The deliberative process of NOMCON means that it is more likely that consensus will be reached on the candidates that fewest people object to rather than those that have the strongest support. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Joe Touch<touch@xxxxxxx> wrote: > -----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----- > -- -- New Website: http://hallambaker.com/ View Quantum of Stupid podcasts, Tuesday and Thursday each week, http://quantumofstupid.com/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf