Thanks for the update Geert. I'll join you in thanking Romaine for the vast
amounts of work that he has done over the past years in Belgium. I think
this was a great trigger to get the chapter to where it is now - even if I
have only seen the tip of the activities from my comfortable outsider
position.
I hope to see you soon again both!
Lodewijk
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 2:55 AM Geert Van Pamel <geertivp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Romaine has decided to step down as Board member of
Wikimedia Belgium
(WMBE). Following an international escalating conflict and an
unauthorized email, he has been feeling stressed and prefers to live in a
safe environment, and give priority to his own health. [1]
It is important to provide a safe environment for all volunteers. As such
the board of Wikimedia Belgium, based on a proposal of the
General Assembly, has requested the Affiliate Chairs to vote to request an
Internal audit (based on international best
practices/standards/norms) of major WMF procedures. [2]
WMBE sincerely thanks Romaine for co-founding Wikimedia Belgium and for
his valued work during his years as Board member. WMBE
regrets having lost one of her most active Board members. It is a loss for
the association, our partners in Belgium and abroad, and
for the Wikimedia community as a whole. [3]
The WMBE Board temporarily assigns the Treasurer function to the Chair
until a new candidate is found. The WMBE statutes allow the
Board to assign technical functions outside of the Board. We would welcome
candidates. [4]
We hope we can return to a safe environment, and that the focus goes back
to where WMBE was founded for: activities to get more free
knowledge.
-- The Board of Wikimedia Belgium (WMBE)
-- Geert Van Pamel, Chair of Wikimedia Belgium
[1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2019-June/092878.html
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Request_for_WMF_Internal_audits_and_appeal_…
[3]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2019-June/092909.html
[4]
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2014/10/17/14190820.pdf
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