[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

If the Board is not just a token body, it was in the voting pipeline for a reason. We really worked hard on trying to make things work - unfortunately, the visions have dramatically diverted. As I wrote before, we have been very supportive of the approach that is problem-oriented and organic (one

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results

Hi, Dariusz here. As a community-elected trustee with nearly a decade on this board (and also as one not upcoming for re-election), I want to share my two cents. Entirely subjective. Very opinionated, too. I understand Vicky's frustration with the idea of 100+ bureaucrats. Over and over I tried

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection

will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al S

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Board Membership at Tor

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open

> *Mahuton POSSOUPE (He/Him)* > > Movement Strategy & Board Governance facilitator > > French-speaking communities > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- w

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2022 election - updates

Hi Andreas, a quick and short response: we do not provide a response on a thing that has not been collectively discussed. That's a standard that should be kept, and the organization of elections is definitely something that needs discussing every time they happen (the procedure involves several

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2022 election - updates

Hi everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met between March 23-24 for our first in-person meeting in over two years. It was an opportunity to welcome our new CEO and several new trustees who have recently joined the Board. Further updates from the meeting will be shared soon, I am

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2022 election - updates

Hi everyone, The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met between March 23-24 for our first in-person meeting in over two years. It was an opportunity to welcome our new CEO and several new trustees who have recently joined the Board. Further updates from the meeting will be shared soon, I am

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Luis Bitencourt-Emilio Joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

have you had a chance to check the link I sent? cheers, dj On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 4:34 PM David Gerard wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 13:41, Dariusz Jemielniak > wrote: > > > even though I appreciate blockchain as a technology, > > This is a common buzzword phrase. Wh

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Luis Bitencourt-Emilio Joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

t, as well as his >> involvement in expanding global recruitment to markets including Ukraine, >> Poland, Great Britain, the EU and Mexico. >> >> Luis was educated in Brazil and the United States, receiving a Bachelor >> of Science in Computer Engineering with Honors

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Welcoming the new Wikimedia Foundation CEO

ps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/14_September_2021_-_Welcoming_the_new_Wikimedia_Foundation_CEO>* >> <

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Foundation org chart

Does some basic functionality work? Sure. Is it as good as Google? Nope. Is it as good as we can make it? Most likely not. BTW, we are not doing great in searches irrespective of multilingualism issues, but we have notably improved over time. best, Dariusz Jemielniak, "pundit" On M

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Appropriate promotion OR Appropriate canvassing protocol/policy

, as Jan writes. However, as Tito notes, canvassing votes in return for favors is something we definitely should reject - as it is pretty much more or less corruption. best, dj "pundit" -- _ <https://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D.

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Update from the Wikimedia Foundation Board chair

Dear Maria, your insight has been super useful on the board, and I am grateful for all of your contributions. This is not a farewell, as I'm confident you will stay in the movement in different roles, be they formal (like the one you're transitioning to) or informal, like always. Can't wait to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Practical implications of Coronavirus

Dear Risker, Many thanks for sharing - I know you're a professional in the field. This is pretty much what we're doing as the WMF, and the affiliates surely can follow suit. All universities I'm currently affiliated with (Harvard, MIT, Kozminski) cancelled all classes and move to virtual

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Practical implications of Coronavirus

edia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2020 Wikimania Scholarships now open

Hi, I believe it likely is too early to make a decision. We have a professional team at the WMF monitoring the situation, but the date is still 5 months in the future. It is reasonable to expect that we may need to make adjustments to the situation as it develops and in 2-3 months it will be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Leadership change at Wikimedia Israel

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Serbia board members

g<mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org>?subject=unsubscribe> -- [http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/minds.jpg]<http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> prof. dr hab. Dariusz Jemielniak kierownik katedry MINDS (Management in Network

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Chief of Community Engagement to leave the Foundation

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Draft recommendations are here!

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 6:00 PM Todd Allen mailto:toddmal...@gmail.com>> wrote: Then, why'd we hear something so dismissive as this? My intent was not dismissive, but factual (I basically made a point that a majority of our communities is not interested in administration, organization,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Draft recommendations are here!

nteer workforce will not wish to continue to participate in a project that has so dramatically changed its entire raison d'etre. Jeff -- [http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/minds.jpg]<http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> prof. dr h

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Movement Strategy: Draft recommendations are here!

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 4:39 PM Jeff Hawke mailto:geoffey.ha...@gmail.com>> wrote: the various projects. I think my question could best have been phrased in terms of the first meaning -- that is, does the WMF Board expect that after these recommendations are enacted, and, as we may reasonably

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New board for Wikimedia Belgium + evaluation behaviour WMF

Hi Paulo, On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 4:54 PM Paulo Santos Perneta wrote: " I'm referring to message from Caroline" - How have you jumped from Caroline wanting to further clarify something, to the conclusion that the OP was "pushing people who felt harassed or mistreated to step forward"? I'm

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New board for Wikimedia Belgium + evaluation behaviour WMF

On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 4:26 PM Michel Vuijlsteke mailto:wikipe...@zog.org>> wrote: In other words, the best way to ban anyone from any event is to start a rumour about them? My understanding is that noone was banned from an event. On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 4:28 PM Paulo Santos Perneta

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New board for Wikimedia Belgium + evaluation behaviour WMF

whoa! pushing people who felt harassed or mistreated to step forward is not ok at all. I do not honestly understand why the story from nearly a year ago has emerged, with personal details. It is not unusual for people who caused distress to not have done it intentionally, and to genuinely

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Be the change you want to see (was: WMF commitment for a Wikimedia projects archive)

The thing is, we have a number of tools with a lot of cultural/behavioral as.well as.technological heritage. Yes, it would be nice to have a stable one point of entry communication. Unfortunately, even investing a lot in tech does not warrant a success. People tend to the most co..on

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Be the change you want to see (was: WMF commitment for a Wikimedia projects archive)

Likewise. I often refrain from commenting when I think it is more collaborative and peaceful to do so, though. dj "pundit" On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM James Heilman mailto:jmh...@gmail.com>> wrote: As I trustee, I read and generally find this mailing list useful. Per the comments around

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [wikicite-discuss] Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, staying on the wikis

Dario, It has been amazing to watch you develop research at the Foundation, and I mean it both as a researcher myself, and a Wikimedian! DJ "pundit" On Thu, Feb 14, 2019, 14:52 Amir Sarabadani mailto:ladsgr...@gmail.com>> wrote: Dario, I will never forget all of your help when I started

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia in an abstract language

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Celebrating Wikimania 2018 online

Hi Romaine, What a nice idea! Thanks! Dj "pundit" On Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 20:25 Romaine Wiki wrote: > The official part of Wikimania is over, this does not prevent ourselves > from celebrating Africa's first Wikimania online, in more particular: > writing Wikipedia articles. > > Africa is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Craig Franklin passed away

This is deeply saddening. Craig was lively, funny and smart. I will miss him. Dj On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 19:57 Lodewijk wrote: > Hi all, > > Through various other channels I learned the unfortunate news that Craig > Franklin (Lankiveil) has recently passed away. He

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Time to simplify the Bureaucracy ?

dj "pundit" -- <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D. Professor of Management Chair of MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) Department Kozminski University http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> associate

Re: [Wikimedia-l] About Facebook Linked in some of Wikimedia projects

My personal preference is to NOT link to Facebook. I think they use the energy of people enough already. However, I also think it is up to local communities to decide what works for them best, there is no "one size fits all" here, IMHO best, DJ "pundit" On Feb 28, 2018 20:06, "Jimmy Wales"

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Heat Maps

That'd be pretty cool. On Dec 29, 2017 17:44, "James Heilman" wrote: > Also all the underlying software is also under an open license, > specifically the MIT license and can be found on Github per > > https://ourworldindata.org/about/ > > James > > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 9:37

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board approval of FDC recommendation 2017-2018- Round 1

correction of the link: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_approval_of_FDC_recommendation_(2017-18,_Round_1) (Thanks Frans and Anders for spotting and reaching out!). dj On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak <dar...@alk.edu.pl> wrote: >

[Wikimedia-l] Board approval of FDC recommendation 2017-2018- Round 1

of the participating organizations and are looking forward to the next round of applications in April 2018. Sincerely, Dariusz Jemielniak ("pundit"), on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_approval_of_FDC_recommendation_(2016-1

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Experimental onion service for all Wikimedia projects set up by Alec Muffett

; https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/A_Tor_ >> > Onion_Service_for_Wikipedia >> > [3]:https://twitter.com/AlecMuffett/status/933739816038076419 >> > [4]: https://github.com/alecmuffett/eotk >> > [5]: >> > https://arstechnica.com/information-technol

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Experimental onion service for all Wikimedia projects set up by Alec Muffett

a choice). For unlogged Wikipedia reading this solution is practically transparent for users. I've recently contacted the WMF with Orbot people and hope that at least we can evaluate this approach as a possibility. best, Dariusz Jemielniak "pundit" On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 2:11 AM, Cristia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] What to do when the WMF is stingy with the community?

hi David, On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:52 PM, David Cuenca Tudela wrote: > Recently the review for the Wikidata conference grant application has > started, and I have complained that the funds allocated are insuficient to > cover the needs of the grants. The requested amount

[Wikimedia-l] Board approval of FDC recommendation 2016-2017- Round 2

for being elected. The Board is looking forward to working with you. Sincerely, Dariusz Jemielniak (“pundit”), on behalf of the WMF Board of Trustees [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Board_approval_of_FDC_recommendation_(2016-17,_Round_2) [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation

e paper you brought to the BGC on > the 13th April, then? Or are you ready to discuss them now? Or will the > possibility of establishing them be postponed until some time after the > Advisory Board is reconstituted? > > "Rogol" > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Dari

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation

uted Board and the Community at large, nor > opportunities for the Community at large to be involved in suggesting > names. I assume then that engagement with the Community is not considered > important here? > > "Rogol" > > On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Dariusz Jemie

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation

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[Wikimedia-l] FDC results

Hi, Somehow the results of the FDC elections have not been yet announced here on the list. The certified outcome of the elections can be found here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Results Congratulations to: FDC members - Michał Buczyński – User:Aegis

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's set up a Tor onion service for Wikipedia

hi Faidon, On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Faidon Liambotis wrote: > > > However, it hasn't been a priority for me or my team for these reasons: > - As long as communities feel so-and-so about Tor overall, and e.g. > block edits from Tor users, it's hard to justify us

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's set up a Tor onion service for Wikipedia

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Yongmin H. wrote: > FYI: Editing through tor is blocked for logged in users too, unless you > have `ipblock-exempt`. (It's included in admins and IP Block Exemptions.) it is NOW, it does not have to be - through an app. cheers, dj

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Let's set up a Tor onion service for Wikipedia

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:22 PM, Trillium Corsage wrote: > 06.06.2017, 01:11, "Risker" : > > As far as I can tell (and from comments made in the past by actual Tor > > users), there is no problem whatsoever for Tor users to read Wikipedia > > while

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Katherine Maher is making me happy this week

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Results of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election

t; >> > > >> > On 22 May 2017 at 11:53, Rogol Domedonfors <domedonf...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Indeed. It would be appropriate for members of the Board to state > now, > >> > in > >> > > publ

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMIL General Assembly meeting and Board elections 2017

Congrats! You clearly do something right :) On May 9, 2017 11:02 AM, "Itzik - Wikimedia Israel" wrote: Dear all, Yesterday (8.5.17) Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) held a general assembly meeting, during which the members held the elections for members of the Board of WMIL.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Join us for a conversation with Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee candidates

-- > >>> Lane Rasberry > >>> user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia > >>> 206.801.0814 <(206)%20801-0814> > >>> l...@bluerasberry.com > >>> ___ > >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Join us for a conversation with Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee candidates

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Philippines

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Gnangarra wrote: > > I look at the current processes around affiliates thats made it a longer > journey for any group to become a chapter, but once there it appears rather > to not take that way in reverse. Maybe the process could be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [arbcom-l] Where is WMF with pursuing companies that offer paid editing services

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 5:23 AM, Gnangarra wrote: > > > but they didnt spam, nor did they introduce any false hoods, or remove > > controversial content, they just put a description of the Whopper for the > > opening sentence. I agree with James on this one. They

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF advanced permissions for employees

kimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mail

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chapter De-Recognition: Wikimedia Hong Kong

On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Gnangarra wrote: > Observation: When we place trust within the projects and the community it > appears that we like to grab the biggest stick possible to whack people > with it with at the first opportunity. I am not going to comment on this

Re: [Wikimedia-l] February 2: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#5)

On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Oloruntoba Oyeyele < oloruntobaoyey...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for this update. Most especially, it's interesting to know the > renewed focus on the African community. It has been overdue and it is great we can work more in this exciting region! :) dj

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Medicine Foundation: New Board Elected

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] News regarding Wikimania 2018

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Delegation of policy-making authority" resolution

hi Craig, On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 5:18 AM, Craig Franklin wrote: > As frustrating as the drama was at the beginning of the year for us, I'd > prefer to get one well considered story from someone like Dariusz, rather > than a mishmash of uncoordinated replies that have

[Wikimedia-l] Board approval of FDC recommendation 2016-2017- Round 1

Dear members of the Wikimedia community, On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, I write to share the news that we have approved [1] the full slate of the FDC’s Round 1 2016-2017 recommendations [2] for the Annual Plan Grants. In this round, 11 organizations will be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] (no subject)

hi Rogol, On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Rogol Domedonfors wrote: > I quite understand that some members of the Board feel that there are more > important calls on their collective time and resources than engaging > directly with individual members of the community,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] (no subject)

Dear Rogol, On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Rogol Domedonfors wrote: > Jimmy Wales wrote: "it is possible and welcomed to bring forward issues to > board members at any time". > > It would be most helpful to know where and how the Board in general would > welcome such

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Agenda for the November 13, 2016 Board Meeting

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] How should security of Wikimedia accounts be better?

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Respect and good faith

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Rogol Domedonfors wrote: > Since however, board and staff members are so concerned about respect and > good faith, perhaps they would like demonstrate their commitment by being > more willing to extend those courtesies to members of the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Board: Vacant appointed seats and Turnover (Was: Personal Update)

+1 to what Lodewijk, Anders, and James wrote. I see benefits in onboarding around Wikimania, and having a system in which each year we add three people (one year from the community, one from chapters, one from experts). However, I don't see it as an argument to extend the terms for current

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

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[Wikimedia-l] FDC appointments

Dear Wikimedians, We are pleased to inform you that the WMF Board of Trustees has come to a decision about which four candidates to appoint to the FDC for the next 2 years. It wasn't easy, as the caliber of candidates[*] was extremely high, and their range of skills and expertise extremely

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Elections Committee

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Risker wrote: > I am also curious whether the committee members (and by extension the WMF > staff and Board liaisons) have undertaken to not run in the next election. > Given that the Committee is tasked with reviewing and potentially

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 2016 call for Board Governance Committee Volunteer and Advisory members [results]

+1, and also I'm amazed how many outstanding people are willing to help! 17.08.2016 2:34 AM "Christophe Henner" napisał(a): > I hope nobody will mind, but I'll "Yay" with you too. > > Thanks and kuddos to Natalia for bringing the idea up, leading the process, > and making

[Wikimedia-l] FD candidates - shortlisted

Many thanks to all those who nominated themselves for the four vacancies on the FDC; we have an exceptional slate of candidates this round, of diverse backgrounds and experiences. The shortlist of candidates has been posted on meta:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Suggesting moderation

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Adrian Raddatz wrote: > Considering how horrible on-wiki dispute resolution can currently be for > all involved, I'm OK with keeping this in private here. > > Fair enough. My comment was meant to rather point out that we don't have rules of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] New Elections Committee

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 4:22 AM, WereSpielChequers < werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pine has a point. We all know that the founder seat will go eventually. > Whether it goes on the death or incapacity of the founder or earlier is a > valid question for the board and the community. I'm not

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimania-l] [Wikimania Committee] Wikimania 2018

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Florence Devouard wrote: > > We have listened to a lot of community members, both those present at > Wikimania 2016 and more widely, and decided overall that, given there was > strong desire for holding Wikimania every year, we should

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] June minutes from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 11:18 PM, Pine W wrote: > > I feel that it's important that Board members be able to ask employees at > any level of the company how things are going. That is different from > providing direction, which can remain in the management structure adding

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] June minutes from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

hi Pine, On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Pine W wrote: > It seems to me that it's > the Board's job to supervise the ED, which hopefully includes supporting > him/her but also may include providing direction or removing him/her. I > personally feel that Katherine is doing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Conference: Report 2016, Outlook 2017

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[Wikimedia-l] The FDC's funding recommendation approved by the Board

Dear members of the Wikimedia community, On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, I write to share the news that we have approved [1] the full slate of the FDC’s Round 2 2015-2016 recommendations [2] for the Annual Plan Grants, as well as taken good note of the remarks and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board Governance Committee update

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Sydney Poore wrote: > With the growth in new methods and processes is the Board planning to have > a method to monitor/measure the success of these activities? > in fact, we have discussed a public "to-do" tracking system, but we are

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:32 PM, Pine W wrote: > I'll add a question of my own here. I find this statement interesting: > "Please > rate these other qualifications: (Please rate 0 to 5 with 0 being 0 not > important; 5 for extremely important)... Experience of working in an >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Nikola Kalchev wrote: > Dariusz, thank you for your clarification. I understand that translations > take time. > > Would you please elaborate on the assumption that the most important > principle of the ED search committee was speed and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

t; > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > ___________ &g

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Luis Villa wrote: > > I would love to see a solid and rigorous hiring process that lends > credibility to the eventual selection. Has the board done an analysis of > the previous hiring process to help ensure that the new process will be > solid and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thoughts on WMF Governance reviews

Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- __ prof. dr hab. Dariusz Jemielniak kierownik katedry Zarządzania Międzynaro

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 5:36 PM, James Salsman wrote: > > Can we at least get confirmation that her performance working at the > Foundation will be appropriately weighted in her favor if we do have > another lengthy, expensive, third-party search? > I believe it is always

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts right now

ia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: &g

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] April 2016 minutes for the Board of Trustees

hi, On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Ben Creasy wrote: > Last month, "Geoff and Stephen prepared a draft set of basic best-practice > recommendations [on governance]". These weren't released publicly as far > as I > am aware. "Maria and Dariusz were tasked with preparing a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] governance improvements

On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Chris Keating wrote: > * Does your discussion on Monday include the Code of Conduct and > Confidentiality Agreement mentioned in the March minutes? > Actually, we have discussed and voted on them in April (minutes are in the process

Re: [Wikimedia-l] governance improvements

On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > Hoi, > I wonder what you mean by doing better. Are you doing your best given the > circumstances? If so you do what can be expected of you. When people think > that is not enough, it is their problem. They are

[Wikimedia-l] governance improvements

ernal governance improvements, communication, onboarding processes, apart from our usual load. We still can do better, and I hope we are on a right path. best, Dariusz Jemielniak, "pundit" (a current WMF Trustee) [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2016-03 [2] https://meta.wik

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Board meeting minutes

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Rogol Domedonfors wrote: > I can see no reason for this failure. We know that the Board is busy, but > it is a legal requirement that the minutes be drawn up and discussed, so > that publication is or should be a matter of very little

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

As some of you may remember, I was the only trustee who voted against James' removal except himself. Nevertheless, I still believe that any functioning body as our Board has to have the right to expel a person, whom they feel like not being able to work with. If a majority of my fellow Board

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

04.05.2016 22:00 "Katie Horn" napisał(a): > > Either way, I would be deeply encouraged to see progress in creating a more > robust and predictable connection between the board and WMF staff. Whether > that connection ends up being a board liaison or something else, I suspect

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Account of the events leading to James Heilman's removal

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Jake Orlowitz wrote: > 2) The whistleblower policy was indeed insufficient because even very > serious ethical complaints raised did not rise to the level of strict > illegality. > without referring to issues in the past, I think that a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] election for 2 seats on WMF board of trustees ends May 7...

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > I'm against publishing the chapters votes before the end of the elections. > More than that - I even offered before the election started that the > chapters votes will be confidential between them and be

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of Confidence

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Fæ wrote: > Your email fits perfectly with my description of the WMF board: "have > not apologized or even changed a single part of their governance > processes, despite vague unmeasurable offers to look into it." I'm not sure if it is typical

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Crisis of Confidence

02.05.2016 5:22 AM "Fæ" napisał(a): > > Perhaps we could stick to facts? > > In the very recent case of Arnnon Geshuri, the WMF board of trustees > proved themselves to be completely out of touch with the > community.[1][2] 314 Wikimedians took part in the vote of no >

[Wikimedia-l] [wikimedia] Wikimania training for external Board members

hi, within the Board Governance Committee, we have discussed several areas for improvement of the Board members skills. One of the areas we should cover is deeper enculturation of external Board members. Both Guy and Kelly are excited to be part of Wikimedia movement, and they want to learn

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