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Proposed rules

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Dear all,

You are invited to review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules from now until May 15, 2025 at 23:59 AoE. The selection rules were updated based on previous versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2025 Board of Trustees selection - where two seats will be filled.

Minor changes have been made to:

• the candidate guidelines
• the voter eligibility criteria
• the protocol for the call for community questions

The Wikimedia Foundation staff is supporting this community comment period so the Elections Committee can receive comments and concerns in advance of the Board selection process and adapt the rules as appropriate.

Visit the Meta-wiki talk page to provide your comments now and invite people you know to do so as well. Your comments will help the Elections Committee provide a better Board selection process.

Best,

Abhishek Suryawanshi

Chair of the Elections Committee

Voter eligibility criteria

I feel that eligibility should be increasing over time, and the time range over which people should have contributed should also, as external pressure on the projects increases. (Because we should be proportionately more worried about people contributing primarily to be able to stuff ballots in future elections.) It is also getting easier to contribute many small edits with automated tools now than it used to be, especially to Wikidata. Possibly updating the language towards something like 500 edits before 60 days in the past, and 50 over the preceding year. –SJ talk  18:43, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Questions for candidates guidelines

"individual Wikimedians may endorse or express support for a certain question to be selected by the EC" Does "Individual Wikimedians" mean all users, or only those users who meet the voter eligibility criteria? Thanks. SCP-2000 17:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Other feedback

Text revision proposal: Current text: “In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates are only required to answer these selected questions.”

Proposed text: “In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified.” — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chefsunilkumar (talk) 23:15, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Extend timeline, please

The timeline for this election feels short, with many other things taking people's attention. There are also no incumbents running, increasing the value of depth in the candidate pool. Please extend the timeline for candidacy submission another two weeks. –SJ talk  18:33, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

Extension of the call for candidates period

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Hi all,

The Elections Committee, in consultation with the Governance Committee, has decided to extend the call for candidates period for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection until Tuesday, July 8, 23:59 AoE (Wednesday, July 9, 11:59 UTC), from the original deadline of Tuesday, July 1, 23:59 AoE (Wednesday, July 2, 11:59 UTC).

This decision was based on the fact that the application process this year is more complex for prospective candidates, particularly with the inclusion of community-sourced questions within the candidate form, and feedback from members of the Wikimedia project communities and affiliates. With this extension, prospective candidates will have more time to fill out their candidacy applications and submit their proof of identity.

Please find more information about the call for candidates on Meta-wiki, including the link to submit your candidacy application.

On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
02:07, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Linking to Wikimedia Projects

The rules are vocal to not circumvent the 2500 words limit with linking to external pages, mentioning blogs and other documents. On the other hand, Wikimedia projects are explicitly allowed.

To be on the safe side, I removed a reference to the Movement Charter subpage I would like to recall and bring to the BoT table. Considering it is quite short (and my answers are far from 2500 words), it's pretty relevant and probably forgotten by most of the audience - can I reinstate the link?

Otherwise, I'd like to ask for a brief time to put the relevant content into the main body of the application. aegis maelstrom δ 13:01, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Noting that the Elections Committee also received this request via email and has communicated its decision to Michal. For the ElectCom, RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 15:46, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Candidates and shortlisting process

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Hello all,

The Call for Candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now closed. After verification by the Elections Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, 12 (twelve) candidates are eligible. In order to be eligible, all candidates had to complete the required questions in the candidate application and meet the eligibility criteria.

See the list of the all eligible candidates on this meta-wiki page and learn more about the experience, diversity, and expertise they hope to bring to the Board.

As we have more than 10 eligible candidates, a shortlisting process will take place. Representatives of Wikimedia movement affiliates that are currently compliant with their reporting obligations (list of all Affiliates currently compliant) will soon receive a communication detailing how they can participate in the shortlisting process.

Key dates of the next steps:

• July 15 – 28: Shortlisting process

• By July 29: Announcement of the final list of 6 (six) shortlisted candidates
• July 29 – August 26: Campaigning period
• August 27 – September 10: Voting period

Learn more about the full timeline on this meta-wiki page.

On behalf of the Elections Committee,

Abhishek Suryawanshi

01:08, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Required candidate sessions

@RamzyM (WMF): Ramzy sent out the following email Friday 18 July, announcing for the first time and requiring attendance at particular events.

I am writing to request the option to satisfy attendance requirements by watching recordings of these sessions. The short notice of this is putting me in schedule conflicts.

Here is the message. I presume that sharing it is compatible with copyright notice {{WMF-staff-upload}} as there is nothing sensitive here about a group schedule.

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Candidate onboarding [July-August 2025] Candidates are expected to participate in a pre-onboarding process, including two virtual sessions, which are required.

The first session is a 60-minute virtual workshop with all verified candidates and members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board. It will cover the processes of the Board and the Foundation, including what responsibilities the Board does and does not have and how the Board and Foundation staff work together. This session will be held Friday, July 25, 14:00–15:00 UTC and will be recorded. You will receive a calendar invitation from Margo Lee.

The second onboarding session is a leadership strategy workshop focused on the role of the Board held Saturday, August 9, 0500–0700 UTC, held as part of Wikimania. If you are attending Wikimania in person, please let Margo Lee know. Candidates can participate in-person or virtually, depending on their availability. All candidates are welcome to participate, regardless of the outcome of the shortlisting process. This is a leadership development opportunity and there will be other members of the Wikimedia community present.

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Thanks for a speedy reply. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:15, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello Bluerasberry,

I have sent an email to candidates with more information, but we will record the July 25 onboarding session for those who are not able to attend. For August 9, due to the uncomfortable time slot for some attendees, we will not make this session mandatory. The presenters discussed it and we think recording will be difficult because of the participatory nature of the session.

Regards,

Margo MLee (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Resolved.

Thanks Bluerasberry (talk) 21:16, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Videos on candidate pages

I was the only candidate to post a video to my candidate page - Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidates/Lane Rasberry.

@Xeno (WMF): You removed my video in edit special:diff/28985563/28985584.

I am writing to ask if either I can have the video put back, or otherwise if I can request a photo be put.

This year as with the past election, the process requires that candidates produce a 3-minute video as their only option for campaigning at Wikimania, our international conference. The Wikimedia Foundation is organizing a special session at Wikimania in which these videos will be shown.

The same Friday 18 July email I referenced above also set the deadline for candidates to submit videos to be 30 July. Here is that message -

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All candidates are asked to pre-record their statement and submit by July 30. We are asking all candidates to prepare this video, regardless of the shortlisting outcome so everyone is prepared. To ensure equal treatment, we do not anticipate a formal Q&A session during Wikimania. Staff will send more information about where to upload separately.

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I appreciate elections committee approving my eligibility for candidacy, if that was ever in question, and I only am imagining that my video was removed to get me in compliance with eligibility somehow. That said, I never imagined that video would be a problem, as we are in an age of online people making videos, and videos were requested last year, and it seemed compatible with the rules. Now videos are requested this year, and mine is compliant.

Last year, there was no option to share videos, and none of them appeared on candidate pages. This year and going forward, I think it would be great if candidates had the option to share their video on their candidate pages, as I had done. With the 30 July deadline, everyone should be able to submit their video if they like.

So, my questions -

1. Can I have either a video or an image restored to my candidate page?
2. On behalf of all candidates, can I request that the candidate pages be changed to include an option for everyone to add their required videos?

Thanks. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

We've sent you an email some days ago and just now a second one because we got no response.

We asked you to name a photo that we could include instead of the photo as the page is protected and you can no longer do it yourself. Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 23:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

@Der-Wir-Ing: Thanks for granting forgiveness of my error. I do not see the first email, but I see the second one. Here is an image and caption.

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|image = Lane Rasberry 2025-08-06 9.jpg
|image caption = Lane Rasberry, Wikimedian in Residence at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia

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I will submit the video I have into the designated channel for videos for Wikimania, and I hope that it is accessible in that way. Bluerasberry (talk) 15:27, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Lane, this was done. Best, RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 15:47, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Form expired before the deadline

Hi @RamzyM (WMF):,

Flagging here that the voting form has expired before the deadline. As a result, I have submitted the votes of Wikimedia Ukraine by email. Please acknowledge that you have received them and added to the form. Thanks — NickK (talk) 23:02, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I encountered the same issue and responded by email to Ramzy, electcom and WMF CST. Perhaps someone got DST the wrong way around. I trust WBUG's nominations will be considered. GreenReaper (talk) 23:27, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Confirming that we have received WBUG's ballot. Thanks! RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 00:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

NickK: If you are still around, please try to load the survey again. It seems there was indeed a timezone mixup. Xeno (WMF) (talk) 23:48, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

@Xeno (WMF): I have sent you an email, unfortunately I read this a few minutes late — NickK (talk) 00:07, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

NickK: received and entry added to the voting list. Thank you! Xeno (WMF) (talk) 00:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection 2025 - Shortlisting process results

Hello everyone,

The candidates' shortlisting process for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection has concluded. The 6 (six) candidates who received the highest number of votes from affiliates and will advance to the next phase are listed below (in alphabetical order):

1. Bobby Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu)
2. James Alexander (Jamesofur)
3. Lane Rasberry (Bluerasberry)
4. Micha? Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
5. Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)
6. Wojciech P?dzich (Wojciech P?dzich)

For more details about the results, please visit this page on Meta-wiki.

Candidates’ Lightning Talks at Wikimania

If you’re attending Wikimania this year—either onsite or online—join us in Room Nyeri on Wednesday, August 6th, from 11:45 AM to 12:40 PM Nairobi time. Hear directly from the candidates about the skills and expertise they hope to bring to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.

Next steps of the selection process

• Campaign period: July 29–August 26
• Voting launches: August 27, 00:00 UTC
• Voting closes: September 10, 23:59 UTC
• Announcement of preliminary results: October 2025

Please reach out with any questions you may have.

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On behalf of the Elections Committee,

Abhishek Suryawanshi

Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

21:01, 29 July 2025 (UTC)