2008/11/29 Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net>et>:
What advantage is there to requiring minority
languages to be
represented on the board? I would be very surprised if that were
required to obtain funds to support minority languages (although
obviously we would need a way to carry out that support...). As and
when we have members who speak minority languages, and if they want
to be on the board, why should they not go through the standard
process? What would we do if we did have reserved seats but no-one to
fill them?
I can understand positive bias to counteract a negative one, but I
don't agree with it - either way, it's still a bias.
Also, we are far from being a Wikipedia/Wikimedia London at present,
and I would be very surprised if we ever turned into that.
I would tend to agree. I think the other options for supporting
minority groups are better. But, by all means, propose a motion for
the AGM and we can vote on it.