Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections/2015/Candidates/Withdrawn

The election ended 31 May 2015. No more votes will be accepted. The results were announced on 5 June 2015. Please consider submitting any feedback regarding the 2015 election on the election's post mortem page.

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This candidate withdrew on May 16, 2015.

Pete Forsyth (Peteforsyth)

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Candidate details	Photo by Ellis Christopher Personal: Name: Pete Forsyth Age: 42 Location: California, USA Languages: en-N, fr-1 Editorial: Wikimedian since: 2006 Active wikis: English Wikipedia, English Wikisource, Commons, Meta, Outreach
Statement	Wikimedia’s human engine makes it unique, beautiful, and successful. Its social dynamics are an extraordinary emergent phenomenon. One person creates something good, but imperfect; another improves upon it - frequently without arguing, grandstanding, or belittling. While negative behavior exists, Wikimedia has thrived on a bedrock of positive behavior. Wikimedia’s complex community can be frustrating to deal with; but those who care most deeply about our mission are within its ranks, and possess wisdom about how to engage the world in collaborative ways to build and document knowledge. The WMF must get to know its central asset, and find better ways to engage with its community. Some evidence: 1000 people signed a letter to WMF, with no response. Superprotect presents a stark new model for Wikimedia decisions, but lacks even a basic statement of when WMF will or won’t use it to override the community. Media Viewer presents millions of pages that, for the first time, lack an "edit" button, or any invitation to the reader to get involved.
Verification	Identity verification performed by Wikimedia Foundation staff and eligibility verification performed by the Elections Committee
	Eligibility: Verified Verified by: --Varnent (talk)(COI) 23:21, 5 May 2015 (UTC)	Identification: Verified Verified by: Jalexander--WMF 00:03, 6 May 2015 (UTC)