You misunderstand the role of Wikivoices and its relationship to the Foundation. It fulfills no official function, does not (and did not) have any official sanction from the Foundation, and was simply an interesting and different way for prospective voters and candidates to participate in a discussion. It's unfortunate that the audio hasn't made it out - pitfalls of a volunteer system, but no blame falls upon the Foundation, its staff, or any other volunteers aside from those who assumed responsibility for the debate. I'd like to see the Foundation host voice debates in some manner or another; the version Wikivoices held on Skype has some drawbacks (particularly the role of the moderator/Wikivoice regulars in controlling the topic/mic, the one-time-only format that limits participation, and the haphazard nature of assigning responsibility for producing a useful audio file of the event, etc.), but none that can't be overcome with some organization and thought.
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