Re: WMF Board of Trustees: Board Selection Process Update
Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:31:25 +0200
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--===============0231395073716965530== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001a1107065758e23b" --0000000000001a1107065758e23b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hannah writes: > Multiple people have been discussing this on Meta, too. Agreed, it's confusing to me even after discussing it with a couple of trustees. There are obvious implications for exclusion, with unclear advantages: I'm not sure this addresses the implied desire to have people with "experience with the administration / governance / operations a mid-size organization" Victoria writes: > I know that I would've qualified when I first ran I would have also, but would not now; two of the most effective and competent and governance-experienced trustees I have served with would not qualify. Many people in our movement who have only gotten *more* experienc= e with a wider range of larger organizations, likewise would no longer qualify once they stop using certain wiki-hats (checkuser?), which are simply not indicators of governance experience. Warmly, SJ On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 12:15=E2=80=AFPM Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm a female admin and even I wouldn't qualify under this criteria becaus= e > normal adminship doesn't count. Multiple people have been discussing this > on Meta, too. It's deeply unpopular and the fact we got to the point wher= e > this is being seriously considered without people noticing how out of tou= ch > it is is another reason I'm concerned about the current state of the boar= d. > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 10:19=E2=80=AFa.m. Tila Cappelletto via Wikimedia-l= < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 to Ciell's concern, and thank you for raising it. >> >> While the proposed eligibility criteria for new trustees include >> different forms of governance and community experience, it's important t= o >> note that the latest Community Insights Survey states that "*Women were >> less well represented among Admins, of whom only 7% identified as women*= ." >> (1) Is there similar data on the participation of women and gender-diver= se >> Wikimedians across the other eligibility categories, such as committee >> service? >> >> More importantly, how was the risk of reinforcing the Wikimedia >> movement's long-standing gender gap in participation considered and >> addressed during the development of this proposal? >> >> Finally, systemic issues should be treated as such. The question is not >> whether individual women have managed to overcome structural barriers an= d >> be elected to the WMF Board of Trustees, but how those barriers continue= to >> shape participation and governance across the movement as a whole. >> >> (1) >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Insights/Community_Insights_20= 24_Report#Gender >> In solidarity, >> Tila Cappelletto >> www.linkedin.com/in/tilacappelletto >> >> >> Em seg., 20 de jul. de 2026 =C3=A0s 19:25, Ciell Wikipedia via Wikimedia= -l < >> [email protected]> escreveu: >> >>> I wonder how many women* would qualify under the new conditions, and am >>> concerned that these proposed restrictions on community members would >>> create a glass ceiling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling) >>> for their candidacy. >>> >>> And while Victoria says she does not have time, I hope there will be >>> some numbers available by Wednesday when the topic is scheduled for a >>> session at Wikimania. >>> >>> Best, >>> Ciell >>> >>> Op ma 20 jul 2026, 12:58 schreef Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l < >>> [email protected]>: >>> >>>> > Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligned with the >>>> movement at large and does not trust the community to pick people who = are >>>> actually aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to implement t= he >>>> community's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith support the cu= rrent >>>> changes. >>>> >>>> Same goes for me. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:26=E2=80=AFa.m. Sohom Datta via Wikimedia-l < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wanted to voice concerns over the proposed changes to candidate >>>>> criteria for the Trustee elections. >>>>> >>>>> The current criteria significantly limit community participation, dow= n >>>>> from "almost anyone can participate" to "only functionaries". I think= this >>>>> runs counter to our movement's values, which prioritize openness and >>>>> broader participation. Based on a quick bit of SQL on the replica >>>>> databases, the number of people eligible to stand in the elections an= d >>>>> represent English Wikipedia (a group of 200K active editors) on the B= oT is >>>>> *drum roll, please* 124 users (with an error bar of, say, 10 users?).= I, >>>>> for one, refuse to believe that only 124 out of 200K English Wikipedi= ans >>>>> are familiar enough with the movement at large to make governance dec= isions, >>>>> and I think a comparison with the candidates from previous elections = proves >>>>> the point. I don't think Mike Peel (in their volunteer Commons editor >>>>> capacity, not their affiliate capacity), Doc James (when they were >>>>> elected), or Lane Raspberry (whose removal from the elections kicked = off >>>>> the community response that culminated in this criteria) would be >>>>> eligible to run. In addition, I know of at least 3 more editors who I >>>>> would consider adequately equipped to run for a board seat but who >>>>> would not fit within the guidelines as currently written. >>>>> >>>>> For what it's worth, this feels like a backsliding. The community has= asked >>>>> the board to allow more mission-aligned people to run for the board, = so >>>>> that there are more candidates to pick from in the board election. >>>>> The board appears to have responded by digging its heels in, retainin= g the >>>>> heavily criticized shortlisting process and the equally controversial >>>>> vetting process that eliminated two mission-aligned candidates, but i= nstead >>>>> publishing an extremely restrictive set of criteria that limits who c= an >>>>> actually run for the election in the first place. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligned with the >>>>> movement at large and does not trust the community to pick people who >>>>> are actually aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to >>>>> implement the community's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith >>>>> support the current changes. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sohom Datta >>>>> --- >>>>> Open-source contributor @Wikimedia >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 11:08=E2=80=AFAM Victoria Doronina via Wikime= dia-l < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Sam, >>>>>> >>>>>> You say bureaucracy, I say governance. Please forgive me for stating >>>>>> the obvious, but WMF is a very large international organisation. It'= s much >>>>>> easier to scale up the experience from a smaller Wikimedia organisat= ion >>>>>> than to start from scratch. >>>>>> >>>>>> And people who have Wikimedia governance experience usually have >>>>>> experience with outreach campaigns and education in some form. >>>>>> >>>>>> I also agree that knowing several languages is valuable, but I don't >>>>>> think we should discriminate against "English as a native and only >>>>>> language" speakers - it's our working language. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lastly, while I don't have time to gather the statistics about the >>>>>> current and past candidates, I know that I would've qualified when I= first >>>>>> ran - as a former member of the Russian Wikipedia ArbCom and a forme= r >>>>>> member of the Funds Dissemination Committee - note that I've never b= een on >>>>>> a board of an affiliate. >>>>>> >>>>>> And lastly, I hope that the current criteria will encourage people t= o >>>>>> serve on the global committees such as AffCom, U4C etc, and people w= ho >>>>>> serve on them to participate in the Board elections as candidates - = we need >>>>>> all the talent we can get. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 1:06=E2=80=AFPM Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l= < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks so much Margo. The base requirements seem good. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Categories of Governance or Community Experience seem to trend >>>>>>> mostly towards bureacratic experience, not related to experience wi= th >>>>>>> knowledge work (like education or contribution), or outreach (like >>>>>>> partnerships or campaigns), or multilingualism (including translati= on and >>>>>>> multinational initiatives). It also singles out incorporated affil= iates >>>>>>> with paid staff over all other forms of community organizing and pr= oject >>>>>>> work, as demonstration of community experience; can you say more ab= out >>>>>>> that? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have you analyzed which current and past trustees / candidates woul= d >>>>>>> have fit these proposed criteria? That might be a useful appendix = for the >>>>>>> discussion. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sam >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:40=E2=80=AFPM Margo Lee via Wikimedia-l = < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Following the 2025 elections, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of >>>>>>>> Trustees committed >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_n= oticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_pers= pectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes> >>>>>>>> to reviewing the selection process of new Trustees, soliciting and >>>>>>>> receiving feedback and suggestions and proposing changes. The Boar= d >>>>>>>> received extensive comments posted on Meta >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/20= 25/Debrief>, >>>>>>>> which helped inform this approach. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Board has discussed the following goals for reforms: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Clarity and consistency of the electoral process >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Clarity of roles and responsibilities >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Transparent communications and timeline >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A slate of candidates who strengthen the board through the >>>>>>>> experience they bring >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reduced need for shortlisting >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Strong voter participation >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Board is now ready to publish its draft eligibility >>>>>>>> requirements for feedback from the community. The requirements are= more >>>>>>>> specific and detailed than in years past, to both inform the commu= nity of >>>>>>>> what the Board needs and to create multiple pathways to the Board = for >>>>>>>> Wikimedians. They are also presented as requirements for candidate= s, not >>>>>>>> desirable qualities. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Board is also emphasising the need for previous governance >>>>>>>> experience, including these key elements of experience: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Understanding the role of oversight vs. governance vs. >>>>>>>> management >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Understanding Fiduciary Duties >>>>>>>> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legal_and_Fiduciary= _Duties_for_Wikimedia_Foundation_Trustees_Public_Version.pdf> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Understanding the "Group Dynamics" of a board or committee (and >>>>>>>> other collective decision-making bodies): working well with oth= ers to ask >>>>>>>> probing questions, voice different views and contribute to info= rmed >>>>>>>> decisions for the good of the whole, not an individual agenda >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Board is now looking for specific feedback on the proposed >>>>>>>> eligibility criteria >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foun= dation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Board Governance Committee >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Margo Lee on behalf of the Governance Committee >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Margo Lee* (she/her) >>>>>>>> Deputy Chief of Staff >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], >>>>>>>> guidelines at: >>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>>>>>> Public archives at >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l-RusutVdil2iUmLTBS4g/[email protected]= media.org/message/GS3S74YZFPGACVTOTR7DEL4OHTGCW2JP/ >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>>>> wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 >>>>>>> 529 4266 >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], >>>>>>> guidelines at: >>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>>>>> Public archives at >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]= edia.org/message/WPGOIQJ7OKLX66KRXQHPQRYVLH6PIWNC/ >>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>>> wikimedia-l-leave-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Kind regards, Victoria >>>>>> Victoria Doronina >>>>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/dr-victoria-doronina/> (she= /her), >>>>>> UTC >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation Trustee >>>>>> Community and Affiliates Liaison >>>>>> Human Rights Liaison >>>>>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share >>>>>> in the sum of all knowledge. 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Multiple people have been discussing this on Me= ta, too. It's deeply unpopular and the fact we got to the point where t= his is being seriously considered without people noticing how out of touch = it is is another reason I'm concerned about the current state of the bo= ard.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm= ail_attr">On Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 10:19=E2=80=AFa.m. Tila Cappelletto via Wik= imedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_= blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol= id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><p><span>+1 to = Ciell's concern, and thank you for raising it.</span></p><p><span>While= the proposed eligibility criteria for new trustees include different forms= of governance and community experience, it's important to note that th= e latest Community Insights Survey states that "<i>Women were less wel= l represented among Admins, of whom only 7% identified as women</i>." = (1) Is there similar data on the participation of women and gender-diverse = Wikimedians across the other eligibility categories, such as committee serv= ice?=C2=A0</span></p><p><span>More importantly, how was the risk of reinfor= cing the Wikimedia movement's long-standing gender gap in participation= considered and addressed during the development of this proposal?=C2=A0</s= pan></p><p><span>Finally, systemic issues should be treated as such. The qu= estion is not whether individual women have managed to overcome structural = barriers and be elected=C2=A0to the WMF Board of Trustees, but how those ba= rriers continue to shape participation and governance across the movement a= s a whole.</span></p><p><span>(1) </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.= org/wiki/Community_Insights/Community_Insights_2024_Report#Gender" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communit= y_Insights/Community_Insights_2024_Report#Gender</span></a></p></div><div>I= n solidarity,</div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div><div><font size=3D"2">Tila Cappelletto</font></div><div><a hr= ef=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/in/tilacappelletto" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/tilacappelletto</a></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><= br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div = dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Em seg., 20 de jul. de 2026 =C3=A0s 19:25,= Ciell Wikipedia via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= kimedia.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= ia.org</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding= -left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>I won= der how many women* would qualify under the new conditions, and am concerne= d that these proposed restrictions on community members would create a glas= s ceiling (<a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling</a= >) for their candidacy.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">= And while Victoria says she does not have time, I hope there will be some n= umbers available by Wednesday when the topic is scheduled for a session at = Wikimania.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div><font size=3D"2">Best,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">Ciell</font><= /div></div> </div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"= gmail_attr">Op ma 20 jul 2026, 12:58 schreef Hannah Clover via Wikimedia-l = <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer no= referrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&= gt;:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px= 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D= "auto">> Unfortunately, it feels like the board is not aligned with the = movement at large and does not trust the community to pick people who are a= ctually aligned with the mission, and has thus refused to implement the com= munity's wishes. As a result, I cannot in good faith support the curren= t changes.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Same goes for me.= =C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"= gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:26=E2=80=AFa.m. Sohom Datta via Wikime= dia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"norefer= rer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= ikimedia.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl= e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin= g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:verdana,sans-serif">I wanted to voice concerns over the proposed <= span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">changes to</span> candidat= e criteria for the Trustee elections.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul= t" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_d= efault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The current criteria signi= ficantly limit community participation, <span style=3D"border-style:none;ba= ckground:none">down</span> from "almost anyone can participate" t= o "only functionaries". I think this runs counter to our movement= 's=C2=A0values, which prioritize openness and broader participation.=C2= =A0<span style=3D"background-color:transparent">Based on a quick bit of SQL= on the replica databases, the number of people eligible to stand in the el= ections and represent English Wikipedia (a group of 200K active editors) on= the BoT is *drum roll, please* 124 users (with an error bar of, say, 10 us= ers?).=C2=A0 I, for one, refuse to believe=C2=A0that only 124 out of 200K E= nglish Wikipedians are familiar enough with the movement at large to=C2=A0<= /span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent">make </span><span style= =3D"background:none;border-style:none">governance</span><span style=3D"back= ground-color:transparent">=C2=A0<span style=3D"border-style:none;background= :none">decisions, and</span> I think a comparison with the candidates from = previous elections <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">proves= the</span> point. I don't think Mike Peel (in their volunteer Commons = editor capacity, not their affiliate capacity), Doc James (when they were e= lected), or Lane Raspberry (whose removal from the elections kicked off the= community response that culminated in <span style=3D"border-style:none;bac= kground:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">this</span>= </span> criteria) would be eligible to run. <span style=3D"border-style:non= e;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">In add= ition,</span> I know of </span>at least 3 more=C2=A0<span style=3D"border-s= tyle:none;background:none"><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none= ">editors who I would</span></span> consider adequately equipped to run for= a board seat but=C2=A0who would not <span style=3D"border-style:none;backg= round:none">fit within the guidelines as currently written.</span></span></= div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><= br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-ser= if">For what it's=C2=A0worth, this feels like <span style=3D"border-sty= le:none;background:none">a </span>backsliding. The community <span style=3D= "border-style:none;background:none">has </span>asked the board to allow mor= e mission-aligned people to run for the board, <span style=3D"border-style:= none;background:none">so that there are more candidates to pick from in</sp= an> the board election. The board appears to have responded by digging its = heels in, retaining the heavily criticized shortlisting process and the equ= ally controversial vetting process that eliminated two mission-aligned cand= idates, but instead publishing an extremely restrictive set of criteria tha= t limits who can actually run for the election in the first place.=C2=A0=C2= =A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-ser= if"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,san= s-serif">Unfortunately, it feels like the board=C2=A0is not aligned with th= e movement at large and=C2=A0<span style=3D"background-color:transparent">d= oes not trust the community to pick people who are actually aligned with th= e mission, <span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">and has thus r= efused</span> to implement the community's wishes. As a result, I canno= t in good faith support the current changes.</span></div><br clear=3D"all">= </div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" colo= r=3D"#666666">Regards,</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" = color=3D"#666666">Sohom Datta</font><span></span></div><div><font face=3D"v= erdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">---</font></div><div><font face=3D"ve= rdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Open-source contributor @Wikimedia</fo= nt></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>= </div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 11:08=E2=80=AFAM Victoria Doronina = via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel= =3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blan= k">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r= gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Sam,<div><br></div= ><div>You say bureaucracy, I say governance. Please forgive me for stating = the obvious, but WMF is a very large international organisation. It's m= uch easier to scale up the experience from a smaller Wikimedia organisation= than to start from scratch.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>And people who = have Wikimedia governance=C2=A0experience usually have experience with outr= each campaigns and education in some form.</div><div><br></div><div>I also = agree that knowing several languages is valuable, but I don't think we = should discriminate against "English as a native and only language&quo= t; speakers=C2=A0 - it's our working language.</div><div><br></div><div= >Lastly, while I don't have time to gather the statistics about the cur= rent and past candidates, I know that I would've qualified=C2=A0when I = first ran - as a former member of the Russian Wikipedia ArbCom and a former= member of the Funds Dissemination Committee - note that I've never bee= n on a board of an affiliate.</div><div><br></div><div>And lastly, I hope t= hat the current criteria will encourage people to serve on the global commi= ttees=C2=A0such as AffCom, U4C etc, and people who serve on them to partici= pate in the Board elections as candidates - we need all the talent we can g= et.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= ><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 1:06=E2=80= =AFPM Samuel Klein via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.= wikimedia.org" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferre= r" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></di= v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde= r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks= so much Margo. The base requirements seem good.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div>= <div>The=C2=A0Categories of Governance or Community Experience seem to tren= d mostly towards bureacratic experience, not related to experience with kno= wledge work (like education or contribution), or outreach (like partnership= s or campaigns), or multilingualism (including translation and multinationa= l initiatives).=C2=A0 It also singles out incorporated affiliates with paid= staff over all other forms of community organizing and project work, as de= monstration of community experience;=C2=A0can you say more about that?=C2= =A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Have you analyzed which current and past= trustees / candidates would have fit these proposed criteria?=C2=A0 That m= ight be a useful appendix for the discussion.</div><div><br></div><div><div= >Sam</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di= r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:40=E2=80=AFPM Mar= go Lee via Wikimedia-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= g" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D= "_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquot= e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s= olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span id=3D"m= _-9041169056973056348m_-5588007554162162186m_4469802901689131294m_-17122488= 02140932411m_3771686571495991901m_5237505477281012924m_8819966046611684905m= _-2204210158207707008m_-8125474672116490767m_6755650587874283774m_-81532480= 39563220981gmail-docs-internal-guid-54b4c7fa-7fff-29c9-6c21-132282ddba3b"><= p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><= span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-colo= r:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-w= rap">Hello everyone,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38= ;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-se= rif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;verti= cal-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following the 2025 elections, the = Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees </span><a href=3D"https://meta.wikim= edia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_upda= te#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_futu= re_board_selection_processes" style=3D"text-decoration:none" rel=3D"norefer= rer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span st= yle=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-varia= nt:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre= -wrap">committed</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;colo= r:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-alig= n:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to reviewing the selection process of new= Trustees, soliciting and receiving feedback and suggestions and proposing = changes. The Board received extensive comments </span><a href=3D"https://me= ta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Debrief" style=3D= "text-decoration:none" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;ba= ckground-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;ve= rtical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">posted on Meta</span></a><span = style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tra= nsparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= , which helped inform this approach.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"= line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-fami= ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-vari= ant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board has disc= ussed the following goals for reforms:=C2=A0</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-= top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;fo= nt-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fo= nt-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pre= sentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;= vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clarity and consistency of th= e electoral process</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type= :disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" rol= e=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant= :normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Clarity of roles and = responsibilities</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:di= sc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role= =3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Transparent communicat= ions and timeline</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:d= isc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p di= r=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role= =3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A slate of candidates = who strengthen the board through the experience they bring</span></p></li><= li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;c= olor:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-a= lign:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.3= 8;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"ba= ckground-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whit= e-space:pre-wrap">Reduced need for shortlisting</span></p></li><li dir=3D"l= tr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,= 0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseli= ne;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-to= p:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-co= lor:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre= -wrap">Strong voter participation</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" st= yle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"fo= nt-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fo= nt-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board i= s now ready to publish its draft eligibility requirements for feedback from= the community. The requirements are more specific and detailed than in yea= rs past, to both inform the community of what the Board needs and to create= multiple pathways to the Board for Wikimedians. They are also presented as= requirements for candidates, not desirable qualities.</span></p><br><p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span = style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tra= nsparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= The Board is also emphasising the need for previous governance experience, = including these key elements of experience:</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-t= op:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;fon= t-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fon= t-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"lt= r" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pres= entation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;v= ertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Understanding the role of over= sight vs. governance vs. management</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgro= und-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa= ce:pre-wrap"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin= -bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Under= standing </span><a href=3D"https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legal= _and_Fiduciary_Duties_for_Wikimedia_Foundation_Trustees_Public_Version.pdf"= style=3D"text-decoration:none" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer nor= eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"background-color:trans= parent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baselin= e;white-space:pre-wrap">Fiduciary Duties</span></a></p></li></ul><ul style= =3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-t= ype:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tra= nsparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" = role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-vari= ant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Understanding the = "Group Dynamics" of a board or committee (and other collective de= cision-making bodies): working well with others to ask probing questions, v= oice different views and contribute to informed decisions for the good of t= he whole, not an individual agenda</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" s= tyle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"f= ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;f= ont-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board = is now looking for specific feedback on the </span><a href=3D"https://meta.= wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/P= roposed_eligibility_criteria" style=3D"text-decoration:none" rel=3D"norefer= rer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"><span st= yle=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-varia= nt:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre= -wrap">proposed eligibility criteria</span></a><span style=3D"font-family:A= rial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span = style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tra= nsparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= Regards,</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;= margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,= 0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseli= ne;white-space:pre-wrap">The Board Governance Committee=C2=A0</span></p><br= ><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"= ><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-co= lor:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseli= ne;white-space:pre-wrap">Margo Lee on behalf of the Governance Committee</s= pan></p><br></span></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr"><table style=3D"font-size:14px;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-fami= ly:sans-serif;border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:currentcol= or"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding:5pt"></td><td style=3D"vertical-align:t= op;padding:5pt;font-size:9pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"= ><b>Margo Lee</b>=C2=A0(she/her)<br><span style=3D"font-size:8pt">Deputy Ch= ief of Staff</span><br><a href=3D"https://wikimediafoundation.org/" title= 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