Renewed call for nominees - IRC Council

[Joseph Price]

Thanks very much for trying to be transparent Jussi.

I hope that the candidates were told as such privately, before this
announcement.

2009/12/1 Jussi Schultink <jussi01 at ubuntu.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I dropped the news list as I don't think they need this discussion.
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Joseph Price <pricechild at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any chance of an explanation for this? It seems a little odd.
>>
>> I saw several more than capable applicants send in their nominations
>> before my term ended, enough to fill the open seats. (Not taking into
>> account the pressure for a CC member to also take a seat of course.)
>>
> My understanding of why this is happening is because the Community council
> decided to make some changes to the IRCC charter and requirements, as you
> can see at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcCouncilChanges
>  Therefore, as I understand it, the coummunity council is asking for
> nominees once again, so the original nominees have a chance to not nominate
> if they do not feel they can go with the new requirements, (but are free to
> renominate if they desire) and for others to nominate if they feel that they
> can fulfill the new requirements.
> I don't think its anything crazy, just a way of acknowledging the changes
> that have happened and allowing people to act on those changes.
> Perhaps someone from the CC would also like to clarify if I have it wrong.
> Hope this helps
> Jussi Schultink
> (jussi01)
>
>>
>> 2009/12/1 Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com>:
>> > Hello everybody,
>> >
>> > The Community Council would like to renew the call for nominations [1]
>> > for the staffing of the IRC Council. The IRC Council consists of five
>> > members and three seats are currently vacant. The Community Council
>> > will be working closely with the IRC Council over the coming 6-12
>> > months and it is an exciting time for the IRC community. We would
>> > really like to see some more nominees come forward with a passion for
>> > improving governance and user experience in our IRC channels, which
>> > are essential resources in the Ubuntu community as a whole.
>> >
>> > [1] http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1930
>> >
>> > If you are interested in the Ubuntu IRC world and in improving and
>> > sustaining transparent and healthy governance in this area, we would
>> > like to hear from you. The only preconditions for nominees are that
>> > you be an Ubuntu member and that you be passionate about improving IRC
>> > governance, in particular in the areas outlined by the CC as their
>> > principal governance expectations on
>> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcCouncilChanges.
>> >
>> > In order to nominate yourself to be considered for the role, please
>> > prepare a brief summary on your personal wiki page of your
>> > contributions to the Ubuntu project generally (which you may have
>> > already as a result of becoming an Ubuntu member) and include in the
>> > page some details about your personal plans and ideas for Ubuntu's IRC
>> > world. Testimonials regarding your IRC experience within the Ubuntu
>> > community are also welcome.
>> >
>> > Then simply email your name and wiki page to the IRC Council at
>> > irc-council at lists.ubuntu.com. All nominations will be passed onto
>> > the Community Council. Alternatively you can email the Community
>> > Council directly at community-council at lists.ubuntu.com.
>> >
>> > Nominations will be accepted until Friday, 11 December 2009. Feel free
>> > to encourage others to apply if you feel they would be a good nominee.
>> >
>> > We look forward to working with you.
>> >
>> > The Ubuntu Community Council
>> >
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>> >
>>
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