Alistair Bush wrote:
Is it really necessary to convince the entire community for every GLEP? I thought that the reason we have the council is so they can make decisions. You know specialization of decision making. If the council is going to expect anyone else, besides themselves, to understand an issue then why have the council.
They are a representative body. OF COURSE they should care what the community thinks. They weren't elected SOLELY for technical ability.
Sure, they should use their own judgment as well. However, GLEPs should certainly be debated by the community before they are adopted, and the opinions expressed on-list should certainly be taken into account.
Now, does that mean that every decision requires unanimous community agreement? Of course not! However, the vigorous debate that GLEP55 seems to inspire suggests that there are more than just a few "hold-outs."
