Board

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The board oversees Block & Quill Ltd and its operations, as its ultimate corporate authority. It consists of five elected members and two permanent members. The two permanent members are the directors of the company.

Responsibilities

The board is responsible for:

  • Supervising the wiki's operations and communicating with its host (Weird Gloop) on behalf of the wiki communities
  • Serving as an official communication channel and point of contact for third parties (e.g. Mojang Studios)
  • Making sure that the decisions made by the company are in the best interests of the editors of all wikis, with help from the wiki representatives
  • Assisting in the long-term strategic planning for the company
  • Assisting in the day-to-day governance of the company, including:
    • Reviewing the performance of company management
    • Approving budget decisions and reviewing budget requests
    • Attend periodic board meetings to discuss all of the above, and more

In addition, board members have administrator permissions on the Meta Wiki.

Members

The current board was elected by the wiki community in the 2025 elections.

Name Member since Discord handle Time zone
DarkShadowTNT August 16, 2023 @joverwijk Europe/Brussels
Frisk November 17, 2025 Europe/Warsaw
Kingcat November 11, 2024 @kingcat100 Europe/Berlin
MarkusRost August 16, 2023 @markusrost Europe/Berlin
MetalManeMc November 11, 2024 @metalmanemc Europe/Paris
Violine1101 August 16, 2023 @violine1101 Europe/Berlin

Past members

Name from until Term(s)
Harri November 16, 2024 November 14, 2025 1st
Frisk August 16, 2023 November 16, 2024 Interim
Sonicwave August 16, 2023 November 16, 2024

Timeline

Wiki representatives

Main article: Wiki representatives

Wiki representatives are not proper members of the board, but are selected by the community of their respective language wiki. Their task is to represent their respective wiki and facilitate communication with the board as a spokesperson for their community.

Contacting

It is possible to contact the boards in order to bring matters or concerns to its attention. The board can be contacted:

It is also possible to message a board member directly using their provided Discord handle.

Announcements

Occasionally, the Block & Quill board releases announcements or statements about matters concerning the board itself, the wiki, or its community. See the Announcements category for a full list.

Meetings

Main article: Meetings

The board meets at least once per calendar year, on the Block & Quill Discord server and/or Jitsi Meet, allowing everyone to join in on the public parts of the meetings. Notes are taken during the meeting, from which meeting minutes are later written which published after approval by the board members.

No meeting of the board is currently scheduled. 
You can submit questions and agenda points for the board on the board talk page.

Elections

Elections take place at least yearly for the five seats up for election, sooner if conditions specified in the articles of association are met.

Documents

These are important documents and/or contracts approved by the board, published here for transparency. See Category:Documents.