On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 15:25 -0400, Rob Weir wrote: <snip> > > Thanks. > > So would something like this work: > > Site admins must be PPMC members, appointed by PPMC, with actual site > admin assignment made by Infra. In other words, only Infra has the > skeleton key.
Yes I think everyone saw that as a given. > > Forum admins must be also be PPMC members, appointed by PPMC. Would change to: Forum admins must be PPMC members and approved by the PPMC. > The > actual rights assignment could be done by a site admin, not involving > Infra? I think you mean the assignment is done by an existing forum admin, therefore not requiring Inra intervention - yes? and yes. :) > > Moderators/Volunteers selected by the forum participants: > > 1) According to written rules which are publicly posted and approved by the > PPMC No problem with that. > > 2) Rules shall allow any PPMC member or Mentor to become a moderator > or admin on request I would not agree to that - any PPMC member wanting to come do the work of answering questions, over a period of time, is free to do so just as anyone else is free to do. In the case of a non PPMC member if that person then desires to take on responsibilities there is a clear way to do that - first become a volunteer, see how the sausage is made, still want to do this and you want to be a 'standard' moderator no problem. If they want to take on more responsibility then they need to do a few other things, specifically to execute all the steps necessary to be accepted into the PPMC, and get approval from the PPMC. In the case of a PPMC member they simply then have to do that last step. This is not about declaring some lingering ownership rights, this a simple case of giving a little respect to the folks actually doing the work - I don't think this goes against anything I've read about 'the apache way'. - of course that works as long as the site is functioning regularly - but if say the whole crew up and leaves or the couple of admins all die in a plane crash on the way to, oh I don't know, maybe the: Ohio Linux Festival - this coming weekend, Columbus Ohio :) then of course the PPMC can and would just appoint new people a needed. > 3) Changes to such rules require approval by the PPMC Agreed. > > 4) No PPMC approval required for new modertors/volunteers Agreed > > 5) But no moderator has ban rights unless also a PPMC member Agreed > > That avoids any PPMC review except for new Admins, and for the > Admin/Moderator rules which your draft yourselves among the forum > volunteers How does that sound? //drew
