On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Alex Hudson <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think it's a bit disingenuous to talk about prevailing opinion of the > mailing list otherwise; to me a lot of the discussion looks an awful lot > like a vocal minority, Be careful about meeting subjective opinion with differing subjective opinion. How many individuals vote in the FESCO election? How man individuals chime in on heated devel-list threads? When the voting population is itself a minority of a larger community its difficult to know what minority opinion is big enough to be representative of general thought. it could be argued that the voting record is itself another vocal minority opinion. The general election format that FESCO uses does lend itself to exactly the sort of problems Kevin thinks he's seeing.. even in the brick and mortar world. There's no defined constituencies for any candidate..no topological separation of the voting demographic that helps you point to a specific member of the committee as your representative. It can lead to a sense of disconnectedness..even in the brick and mortar world...especially when there is a strong expectation of representative accountability. But I think your entirely correct about an organized slate of candidates being the correct path to take to address the expressed general concern. This is typically how changes in direction in brick and mortar general election scenarios are carried forward. An organized slate of candidates with a stated agenda. -jef -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
