Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2007/FAQ/ru
| 2007 board elections |
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Общие вопросы
Что означает "в проекте"? Просто правки сделанные в Википедии?
- Под "Проектом" понимается любой официальный проект фонда Викимедия, включённый в полный список проектов фонда. Это не включает проекты использующие программное обеспечение MediaWiki но не ассоциированные с фондом викимедия, а так же предложенные, но не утверждённые проекты. Существуют официальные проекты не включенные в полный список; решения по всем спорным вопросам будут приниматься Уполномоченными по выборам при содействии Исполнительного директора фонда. Абсолютно неофициальный, простой критерий: если Стюарды могут устанавливать права в проекте - это проект фонда, но это совершенно неофициальный критерий.
Основное пространство имён (правки в статьях) или любое?
Итак, чтобы участвовать в выборах я должен иметь минимум 400 правок. Считаются ли правки вне основного пространства имён?
- Определённо да. Нет ограничений на пространство имён в котором были сделаны правки. Можете включить в это число любые пространства имён: участник, изображение, шаблон, обсуждение ... если они сделаны в проекте фонда Викимедия.
Move is counted as "edit"?
According to Special:Usercontributions on my active project, I have 400 edits. All are in main namespace but one entry is a result of move. Some Wikipedians say my actual edits in main namespace should be counted 399 edits. Are they right? In other words, can I vote or not?
- Yes, you will be able to vote; the blank edit caused by a page move still counts as an edit. Log entries for moves, however, do not count. The same thing should be said about protection.
Will voting take place on Meta, or will there be opportunities to vote on each of the Wikimedia projects?
- The technical details of voting will be announced very soon. Thank you for your patience.
Can I combine my edits on several projects to reach the required number?
- Unfortunately, no. Due to technical limitations, we cannot fairly allow users to combine edits between different Wikimedia wikis at this time for voting purposes.
On candidacy
Who can run as a candidate for the Board of Trustees?
- You have to meet the candidate criteria, but unlike voters, your first edit must have been made at least one year before June 1st, 2007 to be able to run. You also have to be 18 years or older, and need to get the required number of endorsements from eligible voters until the designated date. See Election notice for further information.
How many elected positions are being filled?
- We are electing three replacements for current members of the Board of Trustees whose terms end in July 2007.
To what term will the new member(s) be elected ?
- The Wikimedia bylaws say:
- Persons elected by the community shall be appointed for a term of two years.
- Thus elected people will serve for two years, till July 2009.
How can someone nominate themselves?
Will all the current board members be standing for election? Do they have to?
- No, on this occasion, only Erik Möller, Kat Walsh and Oscar van Dillen come to the end of their terms and their successors will be elected. No other members' terms end at this time. For the term of each member, see Wikimedia:Board of Trustees. At the conclusion of their term, each elected Board member will be required to stand for election or rotate off the Board. Also please note the three appointed members, Jimmy Wales, Michael Davis and Jan-Bart de Vreede, won't be elected by vote.
On endorsement
What is the required number of endorsements?
- It is not decided yet, but will be between 10 and 15.
How do I endorse a candidate for this election?
- Please see m:Board elections/2007/Endorsements for details.
I got endorsed on foundation-l. Can I include this to the required endosements for acceptance?
- No. Any endorsement submitted to any other place than the designated place, possibly m:Board elections/2007/Endorsements, is considered unofficial and not to be counted.
On voters
Who can vote?
- See Election notice for voters' qualification.
I have reached the required number of edits in several projects. Can I vote from each of them ?
- No, you can only vote once. If you fulfill voter qualifications in several projects, you will have to choose from which you want to vote.
On votes
Is the ballot secret? Can I know who votes for whom?
- Yes, this is a secret ballot. Only the third party committee that the Election committee appoints to oversee vote counting can know who votes for whom.
On Board members
Is the Board of Trustee a paid position?
- No. Being on the Board of Trustees is a purely voluntary position, and the bylaws prohibit board members from being compensated for serving as board members. However, expenses related to Board activities, such as travel, may be compensated. (For example, a board member who needs to attend a Board meeting in Florida may be reimbursed for airfare and hotel, but may not be paid simply for attending.)
What are Board members expected to do?
- The Board of Trustees decides the general direction of the Wikimedia Foundation, including its strategy, relationships with third parties, and otherwise running, sustaining, and empowering the project. In order to make effective decisions, members are expected to attend approximately four in-person meetings per year, which usually last from one to three days. One of these will often be immediately before or after the annual Wikimania conference. Besides these in-person meetings, the board also has online meetings in IRC as needed.
Miscellanous
I have comments on this Election. Where can I input my ideas?
- For general comments, post on Talk:Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/En. If you have a question, ask on Talk:Election FAQ 2007. If you have a comment on a specific page, that page's talk will be most appropriate in most cases.