Wikimedia UK v2.0/Candidate questions

Questions to be asked of the candidates for election to the Board of Wikimedia v2.0 in September 2008:

Mandatory questions

These questions must be answered by all candidates or (is the following consequence agreed?) their candidacy will be invalidated.

• What is your full name

Voluntary questions

• How much time can you commit to acting on the Board?
• What user names have you used to edit wikimedia projects?
• What's your proudest achievement as a wikimedia editor?
• Would you be interested in being an officer of the Board (i.e. Chair, Secretary or Treasurer)?
• Were you involved in Wikimedia UK v1 and if so, what lessons do you think can be learned from it's failure?
• Would you anticipate any difficulties in proving your identity or address for bank account opening purposes?

Answers and questions for individual candidates

Skenmy

Mandatory

• What is your full name?

Paul Roy Williams

Voluntary

• How much time can you commit to acting on the Board?

This is currently impossible for me to answer truthfully. I am in a period of change where I am starting a new job and also starting a distance learning BSc course that takes up 14-16 hours of my week. I do not intend to neglect my duties, if elected, however, as it is my hope and wish to see v2 succeed.

• What user names have you used to edit wikimedia projects?

Only "Skenmy".

• What's your proudest achievement as a wikimedia editor?

My proudest achievement would be becoming one of the more senior members of the English Wikinews - while not an "achievement" per se, it makes me proud.

• Would you be interested in being an officer of the Board (i.e. Chair, Secretary or Treasurer)?

I have experience in chairing meetings, so I would be interested in being Chair, but not Treasurer.

• Were you involved in Wikimedia UK v1 and if so, what lessons do you think can be learned from it's failure?

I was uninvolved apart from being an outside observer.

• Would you anticipate any difficulties in proving your identity or address for bank account opening purposes?

I anticipate no difficulties here. I am already identified to the foundation.

Questions Last Updated: --Skenmy 14:03, 13 September 2008 (UTC)