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Do we need to specify anything else in the rules? [[User:AndrewRT|AndrewRT]] 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC) | Do we need to specify anything else in the rules? [[User:AndrewRT|AndrewRT]] 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Answering this question myself, I wanted to put a suggestion regarding minority languages. | |||
:Most of the people active in Wikimedia UK seem to be active in the english Wikimedia projects. However, there are some other smaller Wikimedia languages where UK editors form a vital part of the editing and readorship base. I'm thinking particularly of the native languages of the UK such as Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and maybe Irish, Scots/Ullans, Cornish, Manx etc. | |||
:As well as recognised the diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are also significant public funds available for promoting these languages which could be used by us to support these projects. | |||
:The Board has already reached out to these projects by asking if the newsletter could be translated into these languages. My suggestion is we set aside two reserved seats on the Board for people who actively contribute to at lease one wikimedia project in a minority language of the UK. | |||
:What do you think? [[User:AndrewRT|AndrewRT]] 00:41, 29 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 01:41, 29 November 2008
Number of Directors
How many should we have? AndrewRT 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Voting system
Should we use approval voting? AndrewRT 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Majority criterion
Should we only have directors elected if they get more than 50% approval? AndrewRT 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Proviso for one director
If all the directors get less than 50%, should the highest placed candidate be elected notwithstanding this? AndrewRT 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Any other changes
Do we need to specify anything else in the rules? AndrewRT 00:59, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
- Answering this question myself, I wanted to put a suggestion regarding minority languages.
- Most of the people active in Wikimedia UK seem to be active in the english Wikimedia projects. However, there are some other smaller Wikimedia languages where UK editors form a vital part of the editing and readorship base. I'm thinking particularly of the native languages of the UK such as Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and maybe Irish, Scots/Ullans, Cornish, Manx etc.
- As well as recognised the diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are also significant public funds available for promoting these languages which could be used by us to support these projects.
- The Board has already reached out to these projects by asking if the newsletter could be translated into these languages. My suggestion is we set aside two reserved seats on the Board for people who actively contribute to at lease one wikimedia project in a minority language of the UK.
- What do you think? AndrewRT 00:41, 29 November 2008 (UTC)