> >- things being 'easier' when being a member: of course not, and I hope > >that wasn't the impression that I gave > > The message I was trying to get across was that the "firewall" > a.k.a. barrier between members and committers exists mostly in > people's minds. Membership is not much more than a recognition of > one's work plus a stamp of approval for being "usually reasonable." > Think of membership as even more positive karma in slashdot. From the > Foundations perspective membership also entails responsibilities and > obligations but that's a different topic.
It is a real barrier in that things seem less opaque for members. You can tell people that nothing important happens on the members only lists, but as long as there _are_ members only lists and such, the firewall will always be percieved. -- jt, observing not complaining. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
