We better set a new criteria that board candidates for 2022 and 2023 must reside outside the 28th parallel north and 42nd meridian east.
Kind regards, Butch Bustria On Thu, 9 Sep 2021, 7:22 pm Mario Gómez, <[email protected]> wrote: > Fully agree with Mike. > > Also, rather than focusing on how different voting schemes would have > affected some candidates to be one position up or down, wider diversity and > representativity could be achieved by just electing 8 seats from community > elections. > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 7:47 PM Mike Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't get these kinds of arguments. >> >> I'm pretty much equally very active on enwiki + Wikidata + Commons - >> which should I chose as my 'resident' project? Most bytes (Commons), >> most edits (Wikidata), longest editing time (enwiki) - or something >> else? Or language for that matter - most of my editing right now is >> multilingual. >> >> I've lived in UK + Brazil + Spain (islands - off the coast of Africa) - >> am I global north or south? >> >> I've worked with two small affiliates: Wikimedia UK (back when it was >> founded), and Wiki Movimento Brasil - does that count as developed or >> emerging? >> >> What happens to others that fall on both sides of these arbitrary lines? >> >> Obrigado, >> Mike >> P.S., huge congrats to Rosie, Victoria, Dariusz and Lorenzo, who I know >> will do great jobs! >> >> On 8/9/21 05:36:41, Anupam Dutta wrote: >> > Congratulations to the winners and the participants also ! >> > >> > Further to the ongoing discussions, my idea is as follows : >> > >> > In this Wikimedia land, a person is the resident of the project >> > s/he/they have most contributed.... No arguments >> > >> > Now the person can chose to be a worker in 'n' number of projects..... >> > The definition of worker must be clearly defined as per certain number >> > of contributions made..... >> > >> > Below that you a tourist...... >> > >> > In this way elections can have votes from residents and tourists.... >> > >> > Anupamdutta73 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 09:16 Butch Bustria <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Congratulations to the 4 winners. >> > >> > I saw that the STV system unveiled how the 4th and 5th positions >> > (appears to be from a G7 country and a non G7 country) had switched. >> > I am interested to know from which sector/s or Wikimedia project >> > brought the switch of those two positions (starting from the 8th >> > iteration). >> > >> > I also observed that I have no option to choose which wiki I will >> > represent. It appears that the system only allows which wiki I first >> > clicked the central notice link. I tried to go to the other projects >> > and vote, it allowed me to change my vote (still one eligible >> > ballot) but it did not change the project I will represent. I am >> > saying this because it would allow people reading the statistics >> > which project the eligible voter truly represents. >> > >> > Despite all the consultations made prior to the elections to bring >> > the emerging communities/ global south to the board it had not >> > accurately painted the picture. I would personally suggest in the >> > future not all candidates vie for the same set of seats. So for >> > instance, there are 4 seats up for grabs, two seats must be reserved >> > for sector A and two seats for sector B. Candidates must select >> > which sector they represent and cannot be both. Then the whole >> > electorate votes for candidates for Sector A board seats and Sector >> > B board seats using the same STV system. Qualifications for Sector A >> > and Sector B seats shall be different and will be decided by the >> > board of trustees with consent from an advisory/ electoral >> > committee. I personally suggest developed communities (from big >> > chapters and wiki projects with large edit participation) and >> > emerging communities (small to medium sized affiliates and wiki >> > projects with medium to small edit participation). >> > >> > >> > Kind Regards, >> > >> > Butch >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 5:52 AM Alice Wiegand <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Thanks, Jackie! >> > That is indeed different from what I understood and I’m glad >> > about the change :-) >> > >> > Alice. >> > >> > >> > >> >> Am 07.09.2021 um 23:42 schrieb Jackie Koerner >> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >> >>: >> >> >> >> Hi Alice, >> >> >> >> Thanks for asking! The way we are intending "contended" is >> >> that it was the election everyone was waiting for. :) It was >> >> "pushed for" by the community for more than a year and now we >> >> gladly announce: it happened and here are the results! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Jackie >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 4:29 PM Alice Wiegand >> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> congrats to the elected Board members. It’s great to see >> >> people stepping up and taking responsibility, especially >> >> in times where leadership is needed. >> >> >> >> Jackie, may I ask for some elaboration on the subject of >> >> this thread? You say „most contended … election“ and I >> >> wonder what that means. In my understanding this is a >> >> nuance of controversial and I don’t get the point where it >> >> is more controversial than any other election. Maybe it >> >> gets lost in translation, maybe it’s me not having the >> >> complete insight of what has been discussed. >> >> >> >> Alice. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Am 07.09.2021 um 20:10 schrieb Jackie Koerner >> >>> <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >>> >> >>> /Translations can be found on Meta: >> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedi >> >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedi >> >a_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-09-07/2021_Election_Results >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-09-07/2021_Election_Results >> >/ >> >>> Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2021 Board >> >>> election. The Elections Committee has reviewed the votes >> >>> of the 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> >>> election, organized to select four new trustees. A record >> >>> 6,873 people from across 214 projects cast their valid >> >>> votes. The following four candidates received the most >> >>> support: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 1. >> >>> Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight >> >>> 2. >> >>> Victoria Doronina >> >>> 3. >> >>> Dariusz Jemielniak >> >>> 4. >> >>> Lorenzo Losa >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Waiting for the Board’s appointment >> >>> While these candidates have been ranked through the >> >>> community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board >> >>> of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful >> >>> background check and meet the qualifications outlined in >> >>> the Bylaws. This process can be longer depending on the >> >>> country of residence of the candidates. The Board has set >> >>> a tentative date to appoint new trustees at the end of >> >>> this month. The Board also has approved >> >>> < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/37IV7FRWIKM4YAK2WBTUTPJA7LKGOATI/#37IV7FRWIKM4YAK2WBTUTPJA7LKGOATI >> >a >> >>> short extension to the terms of the exiting trustees to >> >>> allow a smooth transition. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks to all the candidates >> >>> Thanks to all candidates for their participation. They >> >>> achieved a record in the number of candidates and >> >>> regional diversity, with more than half of the 19 >> >>> candidates from regions outside North America and Western >> >>> Europe. This election used Single Transferable Voting >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote >> >for >> >>> the first time. This system does not indicate a number of >> >>> votes or percentage of support. Rather, it shows in which >> >>> round each candidate was eliminated. You can review the >> >>> full results on Meta-Wiki >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results >> >, >> >>> which document the order in which the candidates were >> >>> mathematically eliminated. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks to all the election volunteers >> >>> The Board of Trustees stressed >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/2021-04-15_Resolution_about_the_upcoming_Board_elections >> >the >> >>> importance of increasing diversity on the Board. Dozens >> >>> of volunteers supported by a team of multilingual >> >>> facilitators promoted the election in up to 61 languages. >> >>> They hosted many conversations about the Board election >> >>> in more than 50 languages and encouraged community >> >>> members to participate in all areas of the election. >> >>> >> >>> Statistics >> >>> The 2021 Board of Trustees election broke new ground in >> >>> several areas. The Movement Strategy and Governance team >> >>> will publish a report with the most remarkable metrics >> >>> soon. In the meantime, some statistics >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Stats >> >can >> >>> be found on Meta-Wiki. Here you have some highlights. >> >>> >> >>> * >> >>> Participation increased by 1,753 voters over 2017. >> >>> Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 percentage points >> >>> more than in 2017. >> >>> * >> >>> The highest participation among wikis with at least 5 >> >>> eligible voters was seen on the Hausa and Igbo >> >>> Wikipedias. Both wikis had a participation of 75% (6 >> >>> of 8 eligible voters). Other high participation >> >>> numbers were seen on the Telugu, Nepalese, and >> >>> Punjabi Wikipedias. >> >>> * >> >>> The largest increase in participation among wikis >> >>> with at least 50 eligible voters was the Catalan >> >>> Wikipedia, on which 36.3% of eligible voters voted >> >>> (28 percentage points higher than in 2017). >> >>> * >> >>> There were 214 wikis represented in the election. >> >>> This is determined by the wiki on which the account >> >>> was originally created. >> >>> * >> >>> A total of 74 wikis that did not participate in 2017 >> >>> produced voters in this election. >> >>> * >> >>> A total of 226 wikis had at least one eligible voter >> >>> but produced no voters. The largest electorate in >> >>> this group was Cantonese Wikipedia, with 25 eligible >> >>> voters. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> In the upcoming days, an anonymized list of votes will be >> >>> released that will allow deeper inspection and >> >>> publication of more metrics. >> >>> >> >>> 2022 election >> >>> The next Board of Trustees election is planned to take >> >>> place in 2022. Interested community members can watch the >> >>> Wikimedia Foundation elections page for updates >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections>. >> >>> Four community seats will be selected at that time. It is >> >>> not too early to consider and prepare for candidacy. >> >>> Community members may like to check out Candidate >> >>> Resources >> >>> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Candidate_Resources >> >to >> >>> learn more about what to expect and how to prepare for >> >>> this role. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> *Jackie Koerner* >> >>> /she/her >> >>> / >> >>> Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance >> >>> /English language communities and Meta-Wiki/ >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines> >> and >> >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l> >> >>> Public archives at >> >>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/YNJNJETHYEO3JYUJUDIK3FPZVOUOUUEN/ >> >>> < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/YNJNJETHYEO3JYUJUDIK3FPZVOUOUUEN/ >> > >> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- >> >> [email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines> >> >> and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l> >> >> Public archives at >> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/EES6TA27OZEPYOL2D2Y5AD56WLV2SXC7/ >> >> < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/EES6TA27OZEPYOL2D2Y5AD56WLV2SXC7/ >> > >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> >> [email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Jackie Koerner* >> >> /she/her >> >> / >> >> Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance >> >> /English language communities and Meta-Wiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines> and >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l> >> >> Public archives at >> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/FIYTWXVEZ5KZ3H5TO2NZ7T7UCOIMBDWU/ >> >> < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/FIYTWXVEZ5KZ3H5TO2NZ7T7UCOIMBDWU/ >> > >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> >> [email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>, guidelines at: >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines> and >> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l> >> > Public archives at >> > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/QBGG4CS32SDNAAJ2T5K7W5ACS5ZRWE6O/ >> > < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/QBGG4CS32SDNAAJ2T5K7W5ACS5ZRWE6O/ >> > >> > To unsubscribe send an email to >> > [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Roman Bustria Jr. >> > >> > >> > >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > The information contained in this message is privileged and intended >> > only for the recipients named. 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