Hi Anders
I LOVE your email. I forward it to our public list.
Thanks
Florence
Le 13/07/2017 à 17:37, Anders Wennersten a écrit :
I LOVE the Wikipedia way of working - result-oriented, respectful
dialogues around facts
I HATE power-games and misuse of given authority, both in general in
life and especially in the Wikimedia movement
I ADMIRE the functionaries in France who have stood firm in their own
integrity and their beliefs in our values, and rather resigned then
"played along"
I am very HAPPY to see the decisive stand of FDC, The Board an WMF for
our values in this case of misbehaviour
and I TRULY LOVE to see the constructiveness of the French community as
they arise (as the Phoenix bird from the ashes) in order to
re-establish the chapter to be true to the values, vision and best
practice within the movement
I already know the French community to be both creative, productive and
well working, and am now looking forward to once again see the also
creative, productive and well working as we have been used to see
Anders
wishing everyone involved the energy to get through this challenge in
the best way possible
Den 2017-07-13 kl. 11:44, skrev Natacha Rault:
Der Lodewijk,
Thank you for the message, the threshold has indeed been reached, and
the WMFR board has communicated that they will have the GA asap. The
official number of people requesting the GA is of 73 as of now.
The emphasis on democratic chapters is indeed important. People are
now discussing freely on the public list, and it’s great because they
are starting to reflect on what they want for the future, and also
have spokesmen and women for the organisation of the GA. I think this
was really needed and the discussion is really refreshing after months
of moderation.
Kind regards,
Natacha / Nattes à chat
Le 13 juil. 2017 à 11:32, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> a
écrit :
Thanks Natacha.
I see that 70 members have requested a General Assembly to be held. I
remember from WMFR's bylaws that 25% of the membership can force the
board
to call a General Assembly, or do it themselves. Is this request
formulated
in such a manner? What is the required threshold?
This is a terribly sad situation WMFR finds itself in. There are no
winners, and trying to continue this struggle can only create bigger
losses
on all sides.
I hope an assembly can be held soon, and that a democratic decision
can be
prepared there, where the membership can give its trust to a board -
either
providing the current board (with a majority of board-appointed
members, if
I understand correctly) with the much needed moral authority, or by
electing a new board that can start afresh.
This is why we have always put so much emphasis on having democratic
chapters where the members can in the end intervene.
Lodewijk
(snipping the messages below, as the software complains it's too long)
2017-07-13 10:21 GMT+02:00 Natacha Rault <n.ra...@me.com>:
Dear All,
As some anglophone wikimedians wanted an English version, we have
translated the time line in English concerning what is happening in
the
French chapter, although surely we still have to clarify and correct
mistakes. You can find it here: https://www.mathisbenguigui.eu
/wikimedia-timeline/indexEN.html <https://www.mathisbenguigui.e
u/wikimedia-timeline/indexEN.html>
Kind regards,
Nattes à chat / Natacha
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