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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Chris Keating|The Land|I will use what I learned when I was Chair of Wikimedia UK to keep '''WMF focused on its mission and its communities''', and ensure the Board is '''open, listening and effective'''.
The Wikimedia movement is about communities first. We should never fall into the trap of thinking WMF is only about tech.}}" |
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| id | "628" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Milos Rancic|millosh|The next big thing for our movement should be democratization, integration of non-organized editors and solidarity within the movement.
By choosing me, besides giving me Board member responsibilities, you are giving me the symbolic power to not only raise those issues but also work on them.}}" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Dariusz Jemielniak|pundit|The roles of steward, CU, admin, FDC chair, Board member have taught me that we need Board members who '''communicate''' with the community, are '''constructive''' but able to '''speak up''', have '''experience''', seek '''consensus in the movement''', bring strong '''expertise'''. I’ve actually proven these, so I ask for reelection.}}" |
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| id | "630" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|James Heilman|Doc James|To achieve our goal of open knowledge we need to work together as equals, determine our goals together, and maintain our independence. The board needs members who understand our communities. After [https://tools.wmflabs.org/meta/stalktoy/Doc+James more than 10 years and 210,000 edits across 110 projects] I meet this need.}}" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Abbad Diraneyya|عباد ديرانية|What I have to offer is simply another set of rich Wikimedia experiences and, hopefully, a little bit of a new perspective that comes from a relatively underrepresented region of the world. As any other dedicated Wikimedian, I carry plenty of ideas and hopes for our future that I had wish to speak up...| link=Abbad_Diraneyya}}" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|María Sefidari|Raystorm|¡Hola! I have dedicated my time as Vice Chair to getting the WMF back on a path that empowers our community to bring free knowledge to the world. As a [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuaria:Raystorm longtime Wikimedian], I know our work is not yet complete – and I aspire to continue to put my experience, drive and skills at the service of our Movement.}}" |
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| id | "633" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Peter Gallert|Pgallert|The Foundation needs a Board that is transparent, honest, and open, in order to gain credibility from the company's prime asset, the editors. I am running for attaining these values and will stand by them. I have the competence to do the work, and I am ready to be held accountable.}}" |
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| id | "634" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Yuri Astrakhan|yurik|Content and community made Wikipedia succeed, but neither should be taken for granted. A happy community needs better ways to interact, manage, and create. Good content must engage readers, be interactive and easy to understand. My technical & community work will aid board effectiveness/focus}}" |
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| messages | | text | "{{bcl|Abel Lifaefi Mbula|BamLifa|More than 10 years since the Wikimedia movement began. But, alas ... the particular aspects of the (black) African and other Southern country communities are often ignored during Wikimedia decision making on its strategies It is a real handicap that will not allow the movement to reach its ultimate goal... }}" |
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