Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2007/Candidates/Yann/en
| User | Yann | |
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Yann Forget |  |
| Location | Annemasse, France | |
| Age | 42 | |
| User page(s) | fr.wiki, en.wiki, Commons, en.wikisource, fr.wikisource | |
| Wikimedia participant since | 24 December 2002 | |
| Projects in which I participate | Wikipedia (fr, en, hi, gu), Commons, Wikisource (fr, en, sa, hi), Wiktionary (fr, hi, gu) | |
| Languages in which I participate | fr, en (3), hi (2), gu (1) | |
| Link to user contribution pages | fr.wiki, commons, Wikisource | |
| My candidate statement | I have been involved in Wikimedia projects since December 2002 (4.5 years), mainly on Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Commons and Wikisource. I am one of the early contributors of Wikisource, from when it was still called Project Sourceberg. I am admin on about a dozen Wikimedia projects and steward since June 2005. I proposed the creation of Wikimédia France in November 2003, of which I was secretary in 2004-2005.
I am a computer professional specialized in free software since 1998. Before that I worked for 10 years with NGOs on humanitarian, social and cultural projects. I would like to bring my experience of non-profit organizations and free culture movement to the service of Wikimedia Foundation. I would like the Foundation to be an influential organization, to bring free knowledge far and wide. My main input would be working on financial independence. | |
| For questions, please post here | Board elections/2007/Candidates/Yann/questions | |