Wikimedia Needs You.     Help with the Elections of Wikimedia Leadership!
Voting ends at 23:59 12 June 2011 (UTC)

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The Election is Very Important...
Elected board members are the very highest leaders of Wikimedia.
  • They select and supervise the Executive Director and staff
  • They determine mission, goals, long-term plans and high level policies of the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • They oversee a budget in excess of $10 million per year.
  • They determine how resources are allocated.
Make a Voter Guide
1. Remember:
  • Be civil.
  • Avoid personal attacks.
2. Write:
  • Talk about yourself.
  • Talk about Wikimedia. What do you want for Wikimedia?
  • Talk about who you support. Why?
  • Talk about concerns. Be civil!
3. Share:
  • Make a link to your Voter Guide. Put it on your user page.
  • Make a link to your Voter Guide. Put it on your user talk page.
  • Make a link to your Voter Guide. Put it in the central location.
  • Make links to all other Voter Guides. Put the links on your Voter Guide.
4. Recruit
  • Ask others to make a voter guide
  • Ask others to talk about the election.
  • Ask others to help promote election participation.
Help Promote
  • Talk to others. Talk about the election and the election's importance.
  • Post notices about Election in Project Discussion areas.
  • Talk to trusted editors. Ask them to Make a Voter Guide.
  • Serve as an Election Promoter.
Use this box: just add {{PromoteElection}} to any page.