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Hi,
On 6/18/19 3:24 PM, Yaron Koren wrote:
That's what I'm writing about: I now think
that the committee
should be decided via open elections, instead of having the
committee appoint itself. At the moment, this group has a complete
lack of accountability: they could make any decision whatsoever at
any time, and, according to the rules, there is literally no one
who can stop them. With every passing year and additional "renewal"
(that's what it's called), [3] it seems to me that their legitimacy
as representing the views of the overall community decreases.
I don't agree with your conclusion, but I understand and somewhat
agree with having a bit more turnover/change in the makeup of the
committee.
But my understanding is that there simply has been a lack of
candidates stepping forward. In the discussion for 2018 candidates[1],
Dereckson said that there were only 3 applications for people not
already on the committee, and 11 total for 10 spots. Maybe Amir or
another committee member can shed some light on what the situation was
like this year.
I think even less people are likely to stand for an election than in
the current selection process.
So, what do people think - is there any kind of
significant support
for the idea of elections for the CoC Committee?
I think it really depends for what kind of a makeup of committee we're
looking for. I'd like to see the committee staffed with active
Wikimedia developers who are familiar with our community norms, and
then diversity across background/geography/employer/etc. I'm not sure
whether an election is really the best way to create that kind of a
committee.
In any case, so far I've personally been happy with the candidates and
don't yet see any reason for change.
[1]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Ub92clsm4nuzuvzl
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