On 11/24/06, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ah. I think the point he was making was that this list on Bizdev is essentially opaque, at least in terms of how a listing was put there. And if we charge, we obviously need to be accountable. I was agreeing that we need to be accountable.
I meant that an elected leader or group is accountable, if he/she does a poor job managing the project they can be removed. I think that if we start charging then people are going to care a little bit more about the quality of the list. I think that holding elections is good for this project in many ways. 1) The leaders are accountable to the members of the list, whether they be paying or waived contributors. 2) The members actively participate in something more than just saying "sign me up". They vote for leaders and that plus paying for the membership should give a sense of franchise. Once they are involved they are more likely to contribute to the project. If I am paying for the list, and I disagree with the way it is being managed then I will stop paying and drop out if I have no other options. However in the case with an elected leadership then I will continue paying only I will vote differently next year. That wasn't meant to be a criticism of the current leadership, or a criticism of the people who donate their time working on the list. I just think that a democratic process can insure fairness and accountability. -- Best regards, Sherman Boyd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
