I'm with Vibber too. I work in Engineering. This summary does not represent my views, or the views of anyone I know.
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Anna Stillwell <astillw...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > I'm with Vibber. He has seen things clearly. > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hoi, >> Where have you been when the search was on for a new director for the >> WIkimedia Foundation? It was the vision that Lila refers to that made her >> the chosen candidate. The fact that people object, frustrate and sometimes >> sabotage is an unfortunate micro level consequence of what is happening. >> >> Yes, we as a community are extremely self serving, we care for our own >> hobby horses and we do not consider the impact of this narrow mindedness. >> It makes what Lila stand for one enemy, others who have differing >> objectives are at best ignored because arguments do not really matter, are >> ignored or are refuted by quoting the same old old. >> Thanks, >> GerardM >> >> On 22 February 2016 at 05:38, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Lila's statement of her vision for WMF is compelling and attractive. If >> > properly and faithfully executed, it seems like it would make just the >> > right adjustments to the culture of the WMF and its interaction with and >> > support of the Wikimedia community. I have long been concerned that a >> > number of positions at the WMF amounted to sinecures, or at least >> returned >> > little value to the projects in exchange for resources expended. It seems >> > logical to me that such a radical change, even well enacted, would prompt >> > discontent and departures from the organization. >> > >> > That said, I'm not convinced that this paradigm shift has been handled >> well >> > by the WMF executive team and the board. First and foremost, this >> statement >> > from Lila is the best explanation given anywhere that I'm aware of >> > describing the shift within the WMF. That is not good. Second, it appears >> > that the work has not been done to get key members of the paid team and >> > volunteers on board with this process. This is another very substantial >> > failure. >> > >> > For anyone who believes that Lila's vision statement is right for the >> > future of the WMF, these unforced errors should cause serious anguish - >> > needed changes might be lost or avoided because incompetent execution of >> > prior initiatives left everyone deeply change-averse. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> > 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> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> 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> >> > > > > -- > Anna Stillwell > Major Gifts Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 415.806.1536 > *www.wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > 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> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines 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>
