-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Melinda Shore wrote: > SM wrote: >> Hi Phillip, >> At 08:32 10-06-2009, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: >>> A more useful change would be to abolish NOMCON and for those >>> currently qualified to sit on NOMCON to elect the IAB and ADs >>> directly. >> The implications of the above is much more than publicizing the IETF >> list of nominees. The discussion of that document highlighted how a >> simple statement like "we want an open list" is not as simple as it >> sounds. > > Indeed. Having elections means determining who's > eligible to vote, and that has all kinds of cascading > consequences. We already have that. The only difference is that: - - voters are selected randomly from among those not "running for office" - - voters are required to participate in interviews and meetings, which may make them more informed In the end, though, all voting systems are popularity contests. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoxI5wACgkQE5f5cImnZrtsvwCfduYzOIzSe5WBKPMW7Faiw48v VMsAoKZlZRGzIsPhwj9NIJt2FfjjNM3O =eV6t -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf