Talk:Movement Charter/Affiliates by Region
Please could someone inform me if there is an organised conversation somewhre with the "thematic organisation" Nattes à chat (talk) 10:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
- I was bold and just created one here: Movement Charter/Affiliates by Region/Thematic Affiliates. --LiAnna (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:03, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi, there is a coordinated effort taking place at: (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_European_Affiliates_Cooperation) and we have reached out to all the affiliates of that region using mail. Jan-Bart (talk) 13:46, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
Process for the Western and Northern European Affiliates
editHi all, I have been asked to post the process which we are using to choose the selector for Western and Northern Affiliates. Below is the process which we mailed to all the affiliates in our region in order to get everyone involved.
Context
There are 73 candidates running for the committee. Communities will elect 7 members, Affiliates will select 6 members, and the WMF will select 2, so 15 members in total.
It is now up to us, as a geographic region[2], to choose one “selector”. We need to agree upon that one person by October 10.
So what does a selector do?
The selector which we choose will convene with the selectors of the other 8 regions, and together, they will create a preferential list from which the 6 members of the committee will be appointed. This will happen before October 25. Kaarel’s mail has more details, and for those who prefer more visual approach, here is also the timeline infographic.[3]
Our selector
(we) suggest we choose our selector in an open and straightforward way, and propose the following steps:
1) By 30 September: Those of you who would be interested in taking on that role sign up on the Meta page of the Wikimedia European Affiliates Cooperation (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_European_Affiliates_Cooperation) Keeping in mind that our selector should add a different perspective than the popular vote which elects other members we would suggest that the only requirements for a selector are that they are a board or staff member of an affiliate from our region and are not already drafting committee candidates.
2) By 8 October: Each affiliate has one public vote for a selector of their choice. Votes are counted and the person with the most votes will be the selector (details to be clarified).
3) By 10 October: On the same meta page, we gather criteria that we think the MCDC candidates must fulfill, and provide the selector with some guidance on how to select the best candidates. This could be complemented by a meeting with the selector and the affiliate representatives.
4) By 10 October: The affiliates provide the selector with the mandate to create their preferential list according to above mentioned criteria.
5) By 25 October: The selector makes their choice together with the other selectors.
6) 1 November: The MCDC members will be announced.
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As of this posting two nominations have taken place and tomorrow I will post a public voting area on our talk page (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_European_Affiliates_Cooperation)
Hopefully this might be of some help to you. You might have to adjust the timing a bit if you have not started yet, but we found this to be the simplest way of doing this.
Jan-Bart (talk) 15:17, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for posting this, Jan-Bart! This is a helpful framework to think about how to pick a selector. --LiAnna (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:49, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region
