(Just reminding that Nat was not elected by the community, as Gnangarra seems to think, but by the affiliates.)
Jan-Bart de Vreede <jan-b...@wikimedia.nl> escreveu no dia segunda, 22/06/2020 à(s) 17:26: > Hi Gnangarra > > I find your request for Nat to resign uncalled for…. and not in the least > because of the common misconception you have with regards to the role of > Board members of the Wikimedia Foundation. > > Quoting from the excellent Wikimedia Board Handbook(1) > > "WMF is an entrusted steward within the Wikimedia movement. The Board's > role (and legal obligation) is to oversee the management of the > organization and ensure that it fulfills its mission and responsibilities > as a steward. To help accomplish this, the Board maintains a strong > connection to the Wikimedia communities. For example, WMF's bylaws require > that a majority of Board seats (not including the Founder's seat and > non-member officer positions) be filled by candidates selected by the > communities and chapters, and appointed by the incumbent Board members - an > unusual requirement for a nonprofit board. Board members are often active > community members as well. That said, Board members have a fiduciary duty > to represent the overall WMF interests during their service on the Board – > not just the interests of chapters or certain parts of the communities. “ > > So while the community certainly gets to elect board members, these board > members have obligations once they are appointed to the board. And yes: > that also means getting community input, but all board members should be > concerned with that, not just those elected by the community. > > Jan-Bart > > > On 22 Jun 2020, at 08:52, Gnangarra <gnanga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The choice is yours to resign because the The Board isnt considering the > > community as a key part of what we have created, or because you > > arent representing the community's voice on the Board. > > > 1) > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Handbook#Fiduciary_duties > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-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, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-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, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
