On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:19 AM, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30 March 2012 13:56, WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's a very welcome move, and I hope it helps build bridges back to the >> community. From time to time we will have very divisive issues to discuss, >> and in such situations it is much easier for the "losing" side in the >> community if they can see that their voice was heard on the board, as >> opposed to the board appearing to make a monolithic decision. In the >> current arrangements it can sometimes seem that the community is divided >> and the board is on one side of that divide. It will be much healthier for >> the movement if the board takes a majority decision in scenarios where the >> community is divided. >> Sometimes it may even be worthwhile to record why the board minority >> dissented. > > > Yes. This will also avoid, as recently, board members appearing to > later disclaim actions (a vote) that they were in fact responsible for > taking.
It's worth recalling that for the majority of 2008-2009 the board did record all votes, and often noted who moved the motion, but the practise was dropped. Its great to see it is now mandatory. -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
