[ncc-services-wg] debate and representation

I am reluctant to send this so Andy can again criticise me for  
disagreeing. :-)

On Oct 8, 2007, at 16:56, Andy Davidson wrote:

> You're also an NCC board member, and as such were elected to  
> represent the views of the membership.

Of course Andy. But I would expect the membership elects its board  
members to do a lot more than just that. For example by exercising  
their independent judgement in the best interests of the NCC as a whole.

> Those views are apparant from the messages sent in response to your  
> perpetual opposition, and by consistently protesting, you are  
> failing to represent those views.

If the WG declares consensus for the "community view" on this  
subject, or anything else for that matter, I will of course as a  
board member do my best to represent those views as far as I am able  
to. It's not clear we're at that point yet. However I am very  
disappointed that you seem to be saying I should just shut up and not  
be entitled to voice my opinions because they happen to disagree with  
yours. Or that a board member, even when speaking in a personal  
capacity, cannot contribute to a WG's discussions or policy-making  
proposals.

There's a valid debate to be had on this subject and its wider  
implications. This WG would be remiss if it did not allow a reasoned,  
open exchange of views from all sides. I hope we can at least agree  
on that. :-)