On Dec 16, 2009, at 00:43, John Plocher wrote: > I strongly agree with you, though. There is no way a centralized > document/group can micromanage at the collective participant level, > which is why this doc simply sets expectations and then turns the > collectives loose to award merit as they see fit WITHIN THOSE > GUIDELINES.
Again, this is what I'd been assuming we all understood all along. It's up to every "collective" to decide what justifies Contributor status; it's up to the OGB to check their decision is superficially sound; the best way to do that is to provide guidance. "Collectives" who don't agree with the guidance then need to have their decisions checked by the OGB. S.
