--- Sander Striker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Morgan Delagrange > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 28 October 2002 20:36 > > >> Aaron Bannert wrote: > >> > >> The problem with nominations in a forum that does > >> not perfectly match the voting body is that it > makes it > >> difficult to hold discussions about the nominee > in a fair way. > >> Nominations, IMNSHO, belong on the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I can't speak for Ted, but I don't mind, fire > away. > > I'm pretty thick-skinned, and I'm curious to see > what > > goes into the evaluation process. If you're > really > > concerned about keeping your opinion on me > private, > > you can post it to members instead, but I assure > you > > that I'm OK with criticism. > > > > In fact, I'd rather be turned down in public and > know > > why then get turned down "in absentia". :) > > It is not only for the nominee but also for the > voting body. > When someone other than a fellow voter is looking at > you > expectantly, people tend to act differently. [Try > stuffing > a camera in someones face and see if you can spot > behaviour > changes.] > > In a sense this is influencing the voting body, > whether positive > or negative doesn't matter, it's inappropiate IMO. > > > Sander 'who fears he has to wear his asbestos suite > for a while > longer' Striker >
I'd stop short of saying that using a public forum is "inappropriate", but I think you've correctly identified some disadvantages. I'd offer two potential advantages in response: 1) members can pose questions directly to the candidate, and 2) other non-members get to see what goes into the selection process. I'd say the second is the more significant. We've already asserted that member selection is qualitative in nature and varies from case-to-case. By debating on a forum available to other committers, non-members can witness some of the selection criteria as they evolve. - Morgan ===== Morgan Delagrange http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs http://jakarta.apache.org/commons http://axion.tigris.org http://jakarta.apache.org/watchdog __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
