> Please show me, in amongst all the official documents released in relation to > the strategy, where it recommends that WMF employees should have > representation on the WMF Board of Trustees.
I feel it would be best if I stepped away for some days at least, to let the North American Foundation employees who have been organizing for the union rights that their European counterparts enjoy. -Will On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 7:58 PM Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, I think it becomes clearer now. This is your preferred version, not > anything official, based on your interpretations. > > Please show me, in amongst all the official documents released in relation to > the strategy, where it recommends that WMF employees should have > representation on the WMF Board of Trustees. Not as a suggestion from > someone, but something that has officially been agreed upon. I am sure I > don't need to remind you that the WMF is an American foundation and that it > is not required to meet the expectations of legislators in other countries. I > think the broad WIkimedia community would be up in arms at the thought that a > small group of about 500 people would have such proportionately high > representation compared to the broader community (through either > affiliate-selected or participant-selected seats). > > And, having read your "revised" version....no, just no. Projects don't > belong there. > > Risker/Anne > > On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 22:24, Bill Takatoshi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Anne, >> >> Thank you for both of your excellent questions. >> >> 1) In Germany, rank-and-file employees are required to be represented >> in seat(s) on corporate boards of directors. Employee satisfaction is >> off the scale compared to North America, as are advantages such as >> healthcare untethered from employers, maternity and paternity leave, >> substantially longer life expectancy, and reduced income inequality. >> >> 2) The projects were abstracted out of the org chart. Individually, >> they exist in the "Editor" and "Operations" nodes. All of the >> Wikimedia projects have editors, who use the services provided by the >> Engineering Operations team. >> >> I hope there is some way to get comment on the proposed org chart on >> the list of proposed Board candidate questions without disclosing my >> userid. >> >> -Will >> >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 6:58 PM Risker <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Two questions, Bill. >> > >> > 1) Labour representation? Huh? >> > 2) Where are the actual Wikimedia projects? I mean....all of this is >> > hubris if the projects aren't on the org chart. They're the raison d'etre >> > of every aspect of the community. >> > >> > Risker/Anne >> > >> > On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 19:03, Bill Takatoshi <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Earlier today I tried to predict what the WMF org chart will look >> >> like, but I wasn't confident about my suggestion, so I created a new >> >> email account, subscribed it to wikimedia-l, and tried to send from >> >> there. I learned that new subscribers are moderated, which seems >> >> sensible given the level of trolling and disruption, and have since >> >> improved the prediction and become more confident about it. I have >> >> since learned that HTML email with embedded email attachments aren't >> >> allowed either, so, Moderators, please reject my earlier anonymous >> >> submission(s). >> >> >> >> This is what I predict the Wikimedia organizational chart will look >> >> like in one year's time: >> >> >> >> https://i.ibb.co/HPzpqLt/WMF-orgchart.png >> >> >> >> Please critique it! If you are running for the Board of Directors, I >> >> am especially interested in your critique of this prediction. >> >> >> >> Thank you! >> >> >> >> -Will >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/DURUHZ3WN7QBQSXWLUVU7ZRLDWHV42X2/ >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/P4A57AOWXRWM7YMFWCOSAD2C2ZE6ZO4W/ >> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/4ZU6FR7JSMNBJ4RZUHUBHAJ4XBJNTREV/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/7DVPFBQI56OS7XZNO7X3WJOGPOHQSDGL/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/N66QQUGPLGKNO4YUJD3NOPOEQXVL4YIC/ To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
