> >> the concept of a single individual with ultimate decision-making > > power, > >> who > >> has both the ability to override any decision made by someone else and > > the > >> inability to pass responsibility on to someone else. We don't have > > anyone > >> like that in our organization. > > > > Yet. People are people, wherever you go. It *will* happen, and it needs > > to be planned for. > > I'm sorry, David, but your comment doesn't make any sense to me in the > context of this conversation about how to handle ties in chair elections.
See quoted comment above my response. You will eventually encounter someone who claims those powers, or simply refuses to leave a position when it's past time to go -- and is actively harming the organization. This organization (or any other, fwiw) is not immune to human nature. Count me as a cynic, but if you don't plan for it, you're going to get burned by it. "oops" is a design failure, and oops with strong personalities involved is especially ugly. Better to try to anticipate the issue. _______________________________________________ AFS3-standardization mailing list [email protected] http://michigan-openafs-lists.central.org/mailman/listinfo/afs3-standardization
