Thanks for the assurance that the community "directly and indirectly influences 100% of the board".
Could someone point me to where this happened for the founder of the Wikimedia Foundation? Thanks again, Fae On 21 January 2014 17:28, Jan-Bart de Vreede <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey > > I am sure it is technically feasible, its just not realistic from a hiring > perspective. I cannot tell a potential candidate that process includes a > public vetting process, this is something that is just not going to happen. > We are hiring an ED for the Wikimedia Foundation, and the Board of Trustees > of that Foundation is simply the body that is responsible for the final > decision on this. > > I am not going to debate the different kinds of movement representation in > the board, but I would argue that the community directly and indirectly > influences 100% of the board, as appointed members are appointed by > (s)elected members and the founder of the Wikimedia Foundation. > > Jan-Bart > > > > On 21 Jan 2014, at 15:57, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for getting back to me. >> >> Jan-Bart de Vreede wrote: >>> There is no "community consultation" period in the selection proces. It's >>> simply not feasible or desirable to have someone have a public "vetting" >>> phase. >> >> I'm not sure I understand how it would be infeasible. It's 2014, not 1814. >> I think we've figured out how to solicit feedback in a timely manner. >> >> It seems less desirable to me to reduce the Wikimedia community to waiting >> for the white smoke. >> >> The new Executive Director will be publicly vetted, to be sure, it just >> sounds as though it'll happen after or he or she has been firmly appointed >> by the Board. It would be dishonest to suggest that there's no merit to >> this approach, but I do wonder if it's in line with Wikimedia's values. >> >>> The good news is that you elected representatives on the board who >>> have a strong voice in the selection process and final approval. >> >> I'm not quite sure who "you" is, but only three of ten Board seats are >> directly elected. I suppose that's a strong voice? >> >> MZMcBride >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- [email protected] http://j.mp/faewm Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
