Erik Reuter schreef: > On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 11:24:36PM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > But the problem as I see it, is that as soon as you put up rules, > > you also give someone certain rights and the power to use it. Where > > as the informal way we have been handeling crisis situations until > > now, leaves room for debate and flexibility depending on what the > > listmembers feel is apropriate. This is especially good because the > > list community varies over time. > > Did you see my proposed constitution? I tried to address these concerns > by mostly codifying the way I thought the list had been handled so > far (more or less) with a couple minor details inserted. The only > really serious thing I added was the provision for a formal vote when a > consensus could not be reached. This is useful, since it helps to form > consensus when there is one person dissenting and preventing consensus, > this person knows that they will lose a vote anyway so they might as > well consent. Also, I think it leaves a lot of room for judgement by the > community and will therefore be easy to adapt to any changing situation.
Yes I did see it. I'm not stupid and I can read. But making rules also gives power. And I think you didn't see that when you put the rules in writing, because you think the rules are perfect and without malice. But that's what all governments thought when they made their laws and still lots of crooks get out on technicallities and innocent people are on deathrow. So that is my (I think valid) concern. Sonja [EMAIL PROTECTED]
