Though all inputs and comments are not, the waste here means only the rectify part.
William. On Thu, 11 Jul 2024, 20:17 William Chan, <will...@wchan.hk> wrote: > 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. You should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. >>> Thank you in advance!* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/HW75XO3RBB6AYX45H6DTTSSIP4PWTHHY/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > >
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