Yes. It basically means that all effort to rally editors to vote is in vain and a (technical) waste of time.
William/1233 On Thu, 11 Jul 2024, 20:14 Newyorkbrad, <newyorkb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just to be clear, this means that the Charter will not take effect even > if, hypothetically, the community and the affiliates voted to approve it? > > Newyorkbrad/IBM > > > On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> As we await the outcome from all stakeholders who voted on the draft >> Movement Charter ratification, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> met on Monday, July 8, to discuss and cast the Foundation’s vote. >> >> *On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees I am sharing the >> results of that vote, the resolution, meeting minutes, and proposed next >> steps.* >> >> *==Draft Movement Charter== * >> >> >> The proposed charter represents a tremendous amount of work done by the >> Movement >> Charter Drafting Committee >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>, >> alongside several others. The creation of a charter was one of several >> recommendations to come from the Movement Strategy process alongside the >> Strategic Direction that continues to guide the Wikimedia Foundation. >> >> At the same time, the vote on the proposed charter has provided an >> opportunity for all of us to reflect on what has changed – and continues to >> change – since the original Movement Strategy process started in 2018. The >> Foundation has tried to consistently identify these issues in its annual >> plan >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025>, >> strategic planning priorities >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Chief_Executive_Officer/Updates/April_2024_Update>, >> and elsewhere >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Chief_Executive_Officer/Updates/February_2024_Update>. >> They include numerous and growing external threats (and some opportunities) >> of a rapidly changing and fragmenting internet – from the nature of search >> to the rise of generative AI. We have also seen an increase in global >> regulations of content and platforms that have an impact on our people and >> our projects. Furthermore, our collective resources have not been >> growing as quickly >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Financial_Model> >> as we had seen in prior periods. This has required more clarity on >> priorities, trade-offs, and pragmatism. >> >> It is because of these myriad challenges and complex realities that >> clarifying roles and responsibilities within the Wikimedia movement is >> more, not less, important. That is why the Board and the Foundation have >> been cautiously assessing how best to move forward at this point, after >> providing significant support to the Movement Charter Drafting Committee in >> undertaking this task. >> >> Our hope is to take solutions from the intent of the draft charter and >> consider where a future Global Council may be able to provide benefits to >> us all. We believe that this can only be done through concrete, >> practical, and time-bound next steps, based on the areas identified in the >> final draft charter text, rather than a wholesale adoption of the >> proposed charter in its final form. >> >> *==Board resolution==* >> >> >> Therefore, in the Special Board meeting this week, the Wikimedia >> Foundation Board of Trustees voted not to ratify the proposed Charter. >> You can read the full Board resolution [1] and minutes of the meeting [2]. >> >> The Board also approved a way forward, including three experiments that >> the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia affiliates, and community members can >> jointly conduct in the three areas identified in the proposed Movement >> Charter to be taken on by a future Global Council. The outlines of the >> proposals are included in the resolution in the appendix [3] with >> concrete proposals for these key areas. These include experiments designed >> to test the feasibility of proposals related to resource distribution, >> technology >> advancement, and support of Wikimedia movement organizations. Solutions >> for these collaborative experiments should be designed for co-ownership and >> build on the capabilities of the entire Wikimedia movement. And the comments >> received with the votes during the ratification would help shape these >> proposals more. >> >> *==What’s next==* >> >> >> As of this writing, 2,451 individual voters participated and 129 >> affiliate votes were cast, meeting the quorum for both groups. By July 24, >> the outcome of these votes along with comments will be published so that >> any proposed next steps can benefit from the input, reflections, and >> recommendations of all voters. It is important to listen to the feedback >> that has been provided through this process before taking further steps. >> >> Following that, we shall ask for help in the coming months designing >> spaces on- and off-wiki to request more feedback and improvements to the >> specific proposals being offered to help us now move forward together. Some >> of this can happen at Wikimania for those planning to attend, as we shall >> also be offering our formal thanks at Wikimania to the Movement Charter >> Drafting Committee members for their work. >> >> To provide any comments in the meantime, please leave a comment on the >> main talk page of the appendix on Meta [4]. Alternatively, you can request >> a conversation with Foundation leadership as a part of Talking:2024 >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024>. >> You can also use the Let’s Talk >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Talking:_2024#Let%27s_talk> >> feature to sign up for a time to speak with me and/or other trustees. >> >> [1] >> https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Draft_Movement_Charter_and_next_steps >> >> >> [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2024-07-08 >> >> [3] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_resolution_and_vote_on_the_proposed_Movement_Charter/Appendix >> >> >> [4] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_resolution_and_vote_on_the_proposed_Movement_Charter/Appendix >> >> >> Best regards, >> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv >> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> >> *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal >> working hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during >> weekend. 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