[ripe-chair-discuss] RIPE Chair appointment procedure, some ideas

Hi,

On Wed, 16 Nov 2016, Jim Reid wrote:

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>
> When we talk of "election" before deciding that this is the way to go, 
> it unfairly biases the discussion in that direction. It creates a 
> mindset/environment which excludes other possibilities or discourages 
> people from suggesting them.

Making it a "not-so-appropriate-word" to use during a discussion, may also 
create some bias :-))

Again, i didn't say an electi*n is an absolute need, nor did i say that 
it was my preference.

Please note i only mentioned it as a possibility if two (or more) people 
*with* a proven track record within the community (and that to me is being 
a WG Chair, but probably not exclusively...) step up.

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> IMO, the enthusiasts for electing the RIPE Chair need to first solve 
> the eligibility criteria. This is a difficult, perhaps impossible, 
> problem to solve in a forum like RIPE which is completely open and has 
> no membership.

Everyone (in theory) has a voice. If there are no voices against...
I also don't think that we absolutely need to close any eligibility 
criteria at a 1st try. :-)


Cheers,
Carlos