Talk:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Hobit in topic Verification
Empty candidate statements
There are now four candidates with more or less empty candidate descriptions. Should they be deleted?Yger (talk) 06:39, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- @Yger: [Major disclosure, do not consider in any consensus: candidate] - one of these got filled in a couple of days ago. Even if the non-INVOLVED individuals think they should be removed at some stage I think they should be pinged and given, say, a week first? Nosebagbear (talk) 09:08, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- Yesterday @KVaidla (WMF): mentioned in a Telegram channel that the candidates with no statements etc were being contacted directly to remind them to fill in the statements. So probably worth leaving them - some may be planning to return to their statements before the deadline,which is still some weeks away. (Same disclosure as Nosebagbear ;) ) Chris Keating (The Land) (talk) 10:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- I think not. It's time to sign up. The rules do not specify deletion during a draft time. Our rule is that they can sign up. If time runs out, so the the candidacy will be rejected. ✍️ Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 10:53, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- I am glad to hear they are being contacted. But when nominating closes I do hope we will see none with empty descriptions, it gives a very unserious impression of the whole process.Yger (talk) 19:41, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for raising the topic @Yger: and @The Land: for sharing the discussion from Telegram chat. I am confirming the scenario that has already been stated here on the talk page by other users - 1) the nomination period has opened and people can add their candidacy, 2) we do not expect that everyone will fill their template right away, as there needs to be some thought put to the statement, 3) as a result, we are not deleting incomplete nominations immediately, yet are in contact with the nominees to ensure that they eventually do fill their templates, 4) if by the end of the nomination period the nominations are not completed, we will remove the incomplete applications as to reduce noise and ensure that there is sufficient information available regarding the candidates for the selection process. I hope this description of our process is helpful and I am happy to answer any questions or specifications. --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 22:25, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for answer that is just what I hoped for. Good luck to you all candidates.Yger (talk) 06:15, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for raising the topic @Yger: and @The Land: for sharing the discussion from Telegram chat. I am confirming the scenario that has already been stated here on the talk page by other users - 1) the nomination period has opened and people can add their candidacy, 2) we do not expect that everyone will fill their template right away, as there needs to be some thought put to the statement, 3) as a result, we are not deleting incomplete nominations immediately, yet are in contact with the nominees to ensure that they eventually do fill their templates, 4) if by the end of the nomination period the nominations are not completed, we will remove the incomplete applications as to reduce noise and ensure that there is sufficient information available regarding the candidates for the selection process. I hope this description of our process is helpful and I am happy to answer any questions or specifications. --KVaidla (WMF) (talk) 22:25, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
- I am glad to hear they are being contacted. But when nominating closes I do hope we will see none with empty descriptions, it gives a very unserious impression of the whole process.Yger (talk) 19:41, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
Verification
To confirm, candidates are supposed to verify who they are (and their age) at this point via an email of a relevant document correct? I just did so, but the mechanism seems (just sending an email with the picture of a document) seems remarkably less sophisticated than I'd expect. Hobit (talk) 17:57, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
- And while I'm at it, should I expect to get some kind of verification that my email was received and met the needs of this candidacy? I don't believe I have anything yet. Thanks! Hobit (talk) 02:03, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
- I've not received anything either Hobit - I don't know if they're only planning on verifying post-election, but a confirmation of "received, looks like it meets requirements" would be helpful :) Nosebagbear (talk) 16:38, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
- I'm sitting here wondering if I need to send this stuff in again, because I've done it so many times it's not funny. I'd like to get a definitive response to that. Unless I know exactly who is looking at it, and what they intend to do with it (are they retaining it? for how long? under what security measures?), I'm kind of hesitant to submit. I mean...for someone they don't know, it's child's play to "borrow" someone else's information. That's why that requirement was dropped from the NDA process. For someone they *do* know, they already know full well that the qualifications are being met. (I suspect the entire WMF team knows full well that I haven't been under 18 since before most of them were born.) Risker (talk) 17:24, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
- Yeah, I wasn't really thrilled with the open-ended "just send it to an email, we'll do something with it" thing. @KVaidla (WMF): do you know what's going on here? Thanks, Hobit (talk) 12:22, 8 September 2021 (UTC)