On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 09:27 +1100, peter baker wrote: > melissa said > > While elections are typically how we used to do this back in > 2006 when > we (both the team and ubuntu in general) were much smaller, > it's > generally now expected that a meritocratic process be followed > -- put a > motion to the team participants that the role be passed to the > particular someone who has demonstrated they can do it, as > opposed to > taking random names and choosing who is most popular at the > time. > > I don't think that the leader of a community has a right to tell the > community how the position of leader is created or maintained. I > believe we should have regular elections for leader positions within > the community to ensure that the community remains vibrant/active.
The community leader has the /responsibility/ to ensure that the role is handed off to capable hands. Elections are all fine and dandy in concept but they are essentially popularity contests -- who can woo the most people, as opposed to who can actually do the job. Acquiring a celebrity status does not a leader make. -- Melissa Draper w: http://meldraweb.com & http://geekosophical.net p: +61 4 0472 2736 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
