On 6 April 2011 00:36, Andrew
Turvey<andrewrturvey(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Andrew
West<andrewcwest(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Not all candidates provided their
wikimedia/wikipedia user name. I
happen to know who Roger Bamkin is, and can guess who Ashley Van
Haeften is, but it would be very helpful if the wiki-identities of all
candidates were to be explicitly stated.
I remember back in 2008 when Wikimedia UK
was relaunched there was a
debate about whether people involved in the chapter should have to
disclose their online identities. In the end most people did but the
conclusion was that it shouldn't be mandatory.
We definitely had that
discussion regarding members and concluded that
we wouldn't collect usernames of members. I'm not sure what we
discussed regarding board members.
While it doesn't make much sense to have a binding rule that says
board member candidates have to reveal their online identity (I'm not
even sure such a rule is legally possible - who is appointed is a
decision for an AGM and a past AGM can't bind a future one), I would
be surprised if anyone that didn't got elected. I certainly wouldn't
vote for someone without knowing who they are in the Wikimedia world.
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All prospective and current Directors of the Company should be asked to
reveal Wikipedia and related identities (e.g. Commons) . And perhaps all
others (e.g. Twitter). It should be made part of the fabric of the
Company, which should be open and accountable.
Gordo (LoopZilla elsewhere)
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Gordon Joly
gordon.joly(a)pobox.com