[rpd] Selecting WG Co-Chairs: Was Re: Can a Consensual Decision of the PDWG Violate the PDP? (was: Report from Recall Committee)

[Taiwo Oye]

Hi Mike

How many meetings (in your own opinion obviously) do you think a member
needs to attend before he/she becomes an "experienced" member of the
community worthy to contest for the position of the co-chairs?

On Feb 24, 2021 10:46, "Mike Silber" <silber.mike at gmail.com> wrote:


> Thanks Jaco

>

> +1

>

> We have seen two well meaning but inexperienced co-chairs get things very

> wrong. I don’t see any issue with us agreeing some criteria that we think

> will be a useful yardstick against which potential candidates can be

> measured.

>

> The aim is to guide WG decision making (what criteria are likely to lead

> to qualified candidates) rather than any form of rule to include or exclude

> any candidate.

>

> I am not sure why some people are insisting on reading this in the most

> negative way possible when (to me at least) the positive intention was

> clear at the start. Those same folks seem to support the idea that anyone

> can volunteer and can be added to the slate and everyone gets to vote and

> that will result in the ideal candidates being selected for co-chairs.

>

> I am not sure that is true, but let’s roll the dice and see what we get ….

> maybe another recall in a year of two?

>

> Mike

>

> On 24 Feb 2021, at 11:19, Jaco Kroon <jaco at uls.co.za> wrote:

>

> Hi,

> On 2021/02/24 02:12, Owen DeLong via RPD wrote:

>

>

>

> On Feb 20, 2021, at 1:56 PM, Fernando Frediani <fhfrediani at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

> There are no "new rules". Where are you seening them ?

>

> People are just discussing what would be best for new Co-Chairs and and ia

> expected from such person in a time we are in process to choose someone new.

> Just understand the difference.

>

>

> Some have been discussing new eligibility criteria for candidates. That

> would constitute new rules.

>

> Agreed.  I would suggest to view that discussion as more of a "what's

> desirable attributes for the successful candidate".  Hopefully the

> electorate agrees about this, and we can identify appropriate candidates

> and vote for them rather than based on some other criteria.

>

> Kind Regards,

> Jaco

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