A few candidates are what I might call 'outsider candidates' in that
they weren't well known across projects before the election and thus
may not be likely to win election to such a democratically-elected
position-- but they seem to have quite a lot to offer us.
If they are elected, we'll have
Finding ways to get people involved in the movement that wouldn't
normally do so is definitely something we need to do (and are starting
to do, through various schemes - for example, the Campus Ambassadors
programme). Don't forget that we do already have routes onto the board
(chapter selected and
On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote:
Don't forget that we do already have routes onto the board
(chapter selected and expert seats) other than the elections for
precisely the reason that the elections don't necessary get the
breadth the board needs.
This is a great point, Alec - something on my mind as well. It is
great that we had such a diversity of candidates, and we need more
ways to invite people to participate in the future of the movement.
To me, this question was prompted by the skills of Jane S. Richardson
(Dcrjsr) and William
