On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:14:53 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote: > > I'm close to being convinced that it is not language barriers that cause > > misunderstandings in discussions like this. What is it then? It's a > > completely different line of thinking coupled with frayed nerves. > > So if it isn't a language thing... > > All that I can see here is a reluctance to vote for any person who may > happen to work for Red Hat, regardless of group or duty. Rather than "reluctance", I would call it "personal preference" paired with experience. Is it not forbidden to vote for non-RH nominees only. I find it completely plausible that a community volunteer wants to take the chance at filling community seats with non-RH community reps and giving them a voice. With the disclaimer in front that I am not Ralf's spokes-person, ;) what makes you think that this time Ralf did not have any specific reason not to vote for some [or any] of the RH candidates? > The conclusion > I jump to is that by not wanting to vote for these people, they are > somehow less qualified for the job, or less likely to do a good job than > somebody else. It seems that the reasons given aren't specific to the > individual, just the generic label of being a Red Hat employee. That's > what I take offense to, or at least sadness to. That's too pessimistic. You could still try to persuade such voters with doing a brilliant work as a FPB member, who shares common interests with them. > I honestly hoped that people would be voting due to individual concerns > rather than paycheck signers. Did I get voted in because I work for Red > Hat? I certainly hope not, but at the same time I would certainly hope > that somebody else /wouldn't/ get voted in next time just because > they /do/ work for Red Hat. We don't know who voted. We don't know anything about the voter distribution. How many first-time voters? How many have taken part in past elections and have drawn conclusions? _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
