elections

[Melissa Draper]

On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 09:27 +1100, peter baker wrote:
> melissa said
> 
>         While elections are typically how we used to do this back in
>         2006 when
>         we (both the team and ubuntu in general) were much smaller,
>         it's
>         generally now expected that a meritocratic process be followed
>         -- put a
>         motion to the team participants that the role be passed to the
>         particular someone who has demonstrated they can do it, as
>         opposed to
>         taking random names and choosing who is most popular at the
>         time.
> 
> I don't think that the leader of a community has a right to tell the
> community how the position of leader is created or maintained.  I
> believe we should have regular elections for leader positions within
> the community to ensure that the community remains vibrant/active.


The community leader has the /responsibility/ to ensure that the role is
handed off to capable hands.

Elections are all fine and dandy in concept but they are essentially
popularity contests -- who can woo the most people, as opposed to who
can actually do the job. Acquiring a celebrity status does not a leader
make.



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Melissa Draper

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