Eliot Lear [mailto://lear@cisco.com] writes: > Thanks Mike and Don. > > The point of my initial message was NOT to shame those who > were ALREADY > volunteering their time in a substantial way, such as being > on the IAB > or the IESG. Nor was I really targeting those who don't qualify to > serve on NOMCOM. > > As to folks such as Rob Elz & Vern Schryver who can't participate in > person at the meetings but do participate online, it's important for > them to continue to participate online by communicating their > views of > the leadership to the NOMCOM. > > My point is simply this: there has been a lot of noise at > IETF meetings > and on the mailing list about how this or that is not managed well. > Whether you think things run well or not, if you've > participated in the > IETF it's important that you help the group determine its own fate. > Assuming that others will do the job for you is A Very Bad Idea. Assuming that structural defects will be fixed through personnel changes is also A Very Bad Idea. > > Now as I wrote, 2 hours per week is a lot of time. But to mutilate a > common bumper sticker, if you think good leadership is > expensive, try bad. To use another trite catch-phrase, "Been there, done that". > > Regards, > > Eliot > > > >