The Toolforge standards committee (née Tool Labs standards committee) was established in 2017 following a membership nomination process in December 2016. There have been no formal membership changes in the subsequent 7 years.
As one might imagine, a number of the highly active Toolforge members who formed the original committee have since drifted away from the project as their personal lives and interests have changed. Those that are still active within the movement seem to have drifted away from this particular functionary role.
Per the original charter of the committee, the process for membership changes is to be handled on an as-needed basis at the discretion of the Wikimedia Foundation. This was originally envisioned as an annually reviewed process, but here we are.
@bd808 feels both grateful to those who have served for so long and responsible for not helping them transition away more gracefully prior to now. It is long past time for us to thank @eranroz, @Huji, @Ladsgroup, @Matanya, @Quiddity, and @zhuyifei1999 for their efforts and find a new set of folks to carry on the work of the committee.
TODO:
- Announce open nomination process
- Collect nominations and acceptances
- Vet nominees for good standing within the Toolforge community
- T374993: Facilitate Volunteer NDA application process for 2024 Toolforge standards committee appointees
- Announce new committee membership
- T375134: Reset members and owners for toolforge-standards-committee@lists.wikimedia.org
- Facilitate committee establishing initial meeting schedule and group goals