I agree with Lodewijk completely. One of the best reasons for this is simple human dignity. People come and go from jobs all the time, it is neither a scandal, nor a shame. Public speculation about such stuff is offensive and embarassing.
Yes, to community-facing positions. Yes, to high-level positions. Those things are relevant public information and can and should be discussed. But not every job is like that, nor should it be. effe iets anders wrote: > I think the community should be and is being treated as a majority > shareholder, even better! Office IT support is a typical thing that the > community is not affected by AT ALL. So I am not surprised no announcement > is being given on foundation-l about this. If any public list would be > relevant, it would be wikitech-l, but even there it would be doubtful. (not > even to speak about privacy issues) > > We should get used to a situation where the foundation grows, and that more > hirings/firings (or farewells for other reasons) are going to take place > then up to now. It would simply not be practical to announce them all. I do > expect the foundation to announce community-relevant positions such as the > volunteer coordinator, CsomethingO's, board positions and other functions > that relate to the community more directly. Financial controllers, office > supports, personal assistants etc are just not relevant to the community, > and a change on the relevant webpages and maybe a periodic (anonymized?) > overview on monthly reports would make more sense. (2 hirings last month, > and three people left the foundation for example) > > Lodewijk > > 2009/10/30 Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> > >> Why would you even ask that question, let alone expect an answer? Last >> I checked, no Wikimedian also carried the title of "majority >> shareholder" or anything close. You're not entitled to sordid details >> of personnel management. Try to remember that the Wikimedia Foundation >> is a business, and needs to operate with more professionalism than >> "announce everything announce often." >> >> >> Nathan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
