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Re:Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires uni... by lukeschlather on Sunday August 02, 2026 @12:04PM (#49145770)
Wikimedia requires a board. IMO that board should include at least one representative selected by the employees (i.e. a union rep.) It has one seat reserved for the founder.

This governance question doesn't go away if another Wikimedia rises from the ashes. You still will still need a board making decisions, and someone needs to pick the members of the board. Right now there are 8 seats selected by "the community," 7 seats selected by the board, and 1 seat selected by the founder.

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Re:Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires uni... by stasomatic on Sunday August 02, 2026 @01:43PM (#49146585)
Yes, so? If you are here you could clone that thing in a weekend, no? You’d be the sole Chairman, CEO, and Supreme Leader for life. Wikipedia needs to be eminent domained, but we can’t agree on things while the US is headed by you know who.
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