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[edit] The Signpost Dozen

The Signpost recently asked 12 questions of the candidates. My answers:

  1. How did you become involved with the Wikimedia community? What contributions are you most proud of?
  2. What do you see as the role of the Board?
  3. What would you bring to the board that it currently lacks?
  4. What specific goals would you have as a trustee?
  5. What are the key elements you would like to see prioritized in Wikimedia's strategy?
  6. What do you think the Wikimedia Foundation isn't doing that it should be? What is it doing that it shouldn't be?
  7. The English Wikipedia community is concerned with project governance...
  8. What sorts of partnerships should the Foundation pursue?
  9. What is your view of the current financial plan?
  10. What role do chapters play in your vision for Wikimedia?
  11. How does the Advisory Board fit into your strategic vision for Wikimedia?
  12. You've run unsuccessfully for the Board of Trustees before. What has changed?


[edit] Candidate questions from Meta

These are questions asked to all of the candidates.

  1. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
  2. Ads?
  3. Fundraising increase
  4. Spending increase
  5. Paid editing
  6. Functions of the Foundation
  7. Chapters
  8. Age restrictions
  9. One more about Foundation income
  10. Censorship & Suppression of information
  11. Sexual content on WMF
  12. Chapter-foundation relationship
  13. Usability projects
  14. Privacy policy
  15. Licensing and Terms of use
  16. Wikimedia chapters' legitimacy and power
  17. Board-level restrictions of private information disclosure
  18. What will you do about the WMF mishandling it's funding?
  19. Board - Staff
  20. Events and outreach
  21. Foundation Endowment
  22. "Office actions" and BLP issues