[ripe-list] excuses for my response to provocations in the list yesterday

Hi,

> I don't believe it would be very likely that no one would step up if the
> seat really was vacant.

Unfortunately I know of at least two instances where that has happened
in the past few years, after repeated calls for volunteers when the
in-situ chair was stepping down, or had not decided whether they would
re-stand.

One of those instances led to me becoming NCC-Services co-chair after
I'd done my time in Routing. :)

It varies between working groups too, I can also recall a couple of
different working groups that have had multiple volunteers recently and
then wondered how to select the best candidate.

Several WGs have tried to encourage a composition of two old hands and
one new to the scene, but it hasn't always been successful (that's not
to say we shouldn't keep on trying).

I think it's fair to say that most, if not all, existing WG chairs and
co-chairs would welcome some new volunteers and indeed advice on how to
encourage people to stand, but the fame and glory may occasionally be
over-stated.

Cheers,
Rob