Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2007/Candidates/Sean Heron/questions

Unfortunately I will presumably not be answering questions here before Friday the 22nd of June. Sean Heron 12:39, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ads, branding, business dev., GHGs.

On the board, will you vote for ads on Wikimedia sites?
1. yes
  1. pop-ups/flash/banners/graphics
  2. flash/banners/graphics in skin whitespace or at bottom
  3. company logos in site notices
  4. prominent text ads
  5. company names in site notices
  6. text ads in skin whitespace or at bottom
  7. opt out
  8. opt in
  9. other
2. maybe
  1. only for a huge amount of money
  2. only during budget emergencies
  3. only if editors support it
3. never
4. other
What are your thoughts on Wikimedia branding?
What are your thoughts on the foundation's hiring of a business developer?
How would you vote on the board about the foundation reducing or offsetting anthropogenic greenhouse gases, e.g. power used by hardware, flights, etc.?

Thanks. -- Jeandré, 2007-06-20t14:19z

Wikinews and Accredited reporters attending events

Wikinews may be one of the lesser-known projects, but we recently managed to get a contributor entry to the G8 conference. Efforts were made to get the Board involved in the drafting of a letter for the reporter's entry to the G8, but these received no response. As an involved party there is more about this issue on Eloquence's questions page [1]. What is your opinion on this, it is - I believe - an issue the board should take seriously. Those of us who contribute on Wikinews are ambitious enough to think that we can overtake the Wikipedia article count (although I may be retired before we manage it there are new news stories every day). As we really want to be able to do truly original reporting we need people who can "almost" say they represent us. Do you support this, and do you believe the board should have been involved for something as important as sending a reporter to the G8 conference? --Brian McNeil / ^talk 21:08, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Non-free images and other media

What are your opinions on the use of non-free images and media on Wikimedia Foundation projects? Should they be used at all, or disallowed completely? And what do you think about the 23 March board resolution on this issue? Is it sufficient, too much, or does not go far enough. Thanks. Zzyzx11 00:51, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Impending failure

The Wikimedia Foundation at a corporate level is soaked in its own drama and if conditions don't improve soon, it will crash and burn. I want the newly elected trustees to act as catalystic mediators to simply and peacefully transform drama into productivity and then success for the foundation. How do you plan on doing this? —Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker. 06:09, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Change

Hi Sean,

What is the top 3 things you want to have changed in the current strategy of the foundation? Thanks, Effeietsanders 09:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added Value

Hi Sean,

What kind of value do you add to the current set of boardmembers in the area of Legal, Financial, Accounting etc expertise? Thanks, Effeietsanders 09:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IRC Debate

This is a mass question being posted to all candidates. A couple days ago there was a proposal to hold an all candidates debate on IRC at a time TBD. The planning page is at ElectionDebate07 - please indicate if you are interested and if so, a time that would work for you. -- Tawker 23:00, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]