December 20, 2024 ☼ Zettelkasten ☼ Automated Post
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The internet entrepreneur Joost de Valk calls for a significant reform in the leadership of WordPress. According to Joost, the single-person control of the platform has led to numerous disagreements and lack of diversity. He emphasizes the need for many voices in the development of the system and criticizes current leadership for restricting ideas that may deviate from its vision. Joost widely supports the call of 20 signatories of an open letter on the WordPress Repository, objecting to the current status quo. He advocates for urgent solutions and expresses his disenchantment with the present state of affairs, suggesting WordPress needs a leadership board.
Joost also addresses the recent suspension of new account registrations on WordPress.org and expresses concerns about the uncertainty that looms around when or if it will be reopened. He believes that the situation reaffirms the need for change. Joost communicates his willingness to lead the transition and insists that it changes that the single dictatorship leadership structure should never be replaced, as there is a need for collective leadership and diverse voices. He ends by expressing his intentions to hold a meeting with in-community leaders to decide their next move early next year.
Hashtags: #WordPressLeadership, #ChangeInControl, #DiverseVoices, #CommunitySolutions, #TransitioningLeadership.