Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees Options

[carbuncle]

More of the same:

Hello people,

So after receive authorization from all candidates, the list of candidates + statements are in meta, and you can find it here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-sel...2012/Candidates

Until 14 March is time for questions, so if you have any questions to any of the candidates, please put your question in this page:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-sel...dates/Questions (there are already some questions and some answers there)

So there is only one thing. Candidates are not forced to answer, and even if they do, they're not forced to answer in public, so might happens that some answers won't go to meta. If you ask a question and the candidate don't want to make the answer public, I will send you a mail with the answer - but of course, you can't leak the answer anywhere.

Also do keep in mind this isn't a community vote. We are trying to keep as public as we can, but the discussions the chapters will have will be private. So don't expect me to post those in meta.

*Béria Lima*

[carbuncle]

From the questions for candidates:

Questions by an anonymous source (by request)
1. Do you believe that 'badsites' (such as Wikipedia Review or Encyclopedia Dramatica) which have a history of being used to attack or harass Wikimedians and staff are protected as a legitimate form of criticism, parody and free speech?

2. Have you ever contributed to such websites and to what purpose?

3. Over the last year Wikimedians have been subject to off-wiki canvassing, hounding, sexual allegations and homophobic attacks, direct threats and a related group of disaffected users and banned users have formed an effective cross-project travelling circus of 'badsite' regulars manipulating consensus processes. Beyond suggesting that victims of direct threats and false allegations grow a thick skin, take legal action against the WMF or call the police, what are you going to do to ensure the Wikimedia Foundation's response to off-wiki and on-wiki attacks and gaming the system does more to ensure Wikimedia projects can be legitimately promoted as a safe space for contributors of all ages and minority groups?

That anonymous source sounds familiar. Russavia? PaoloNapolitano? Any other guesses?

[Selina]

That would be Wnt (T-C-L-K-R-D) : wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Fæ#General_comment_by_Wnt

The whole "WR as a conspiracy" idea as if we can agree on a bloc POV stance on just about anything any more than people on Wikipedia do

This post has been edited by Selina: Fri 2nd March 2012, 10:18pm