These are the questions that were proposed by affiliates on the #wmf-bot-2022 election and didn´t make it to the top-15 selection. They are sorted by their votes received.
Candidates are expected to reply only to the 15 questions selected, to avoid overloading them and indirectly favor those who have more free time during the election. However, these are very good questions for community conversations. Anyone can quote any question and start a new discussion with it.
With the goals of equity and infrastructure for knowledge set by the 2030 plan in mind. How would you like to see WMF address the funding of and technical dept in areas like Commons/media, accessibility, and maps?
How will you ensure that political disputes in the world don’t affect the Wikimedia communities?
What climate risks do you see emerging for the movement that will potentially impact the sustainability of the WMF?
Do you think we should unite efforts in PR and image building on a global scale, or leave it to local communities?
How would you see (realistically) for non-privileged regions to advance in access, re-distribution and management of Wikimedia resources in the next 2 years?
What do you think are the main needs of the underrepresented communities around the world?
In what ways do you think that equity could be centered in the Movement Strategy and how do you see the board’s role in that work?
With regard to the initiatives of the strategy of the movement, there are points which are not engaged, do you think that these points can be treated by the communities?
How do you plan to connect your knowledge of Wikimedian culture within the strategy of the movement?
What are your thoughts on the current board election process?
Is there a deliberate effort to ensure the preservation or growth of small or minority languages on Wikimedia projects?
What’s the plan for the growing mass of community members and affiliates from under-represented or new communities across the movement?
How can a board member effectively draw a line between his role on the WMF board & a member of an affiliate in any capacity e.g Staff, Board, or volunteer member?
What is an idea/initiative that you would like to implement in the movement during your term on the board?
How do you envisage a future collaboration between the regional and thematic hubs given their different nature?
What do you think are the main challenges faced by the Wikimedia movement at the moment?
In what area would you like to receive coaching and training?
What do you envision as a policy for oral sources to also be accepted as sources that can make an article eligible?
Qu’envisagez-vous comme politique pour que les sources orales soient aussi acceptées comme sources pouvant rendre un article admissible ?
In April 2022, [WMF did a partnership with Sowt’s podcast Manbet] (Sowt Podcasts produces a new season of Manbet in partnership with Wikimedia Foundation – Wikimedia Foundation) without going back to the Wikimedians of the Levant user group, which is an official user group by WMF, and has an active community in Jordan, Sowt’s company country. What do you think about this procedure? How will you react if you get into the same situation (An agreement for a partnership within a topic or area in which you have a thematic organization or an active user group working within WMF)
الترجمة العربية:
في أبريل 2022، عقدت مؤسسة ويكيميديا اتفاقية لإنتاج موسم جديد من منبت، أحد منتجات مؤسسة صوت، دون العودة لمجتمع ويكيميديا بلاد الشام المعترف به رسمياً من مؤسسة ويكيميديا، الناشط في الأردن، مع الإشارة لكون صوت هي مؤسسة أردنية أيضاً.
ما رأيك بتصرف المؤسسة هذا؟ وماذا ستفعل إن أتتكم شراكة جديدة بذات الحالة (اتفاقية لشراكة ضمن موضوع أو منطقة لديكم فيها منظمة مواضيعية أو مجموعة مستخدمين ناشطة تعمل ضمن نطاق المؤسسة)؟