Posted by twinleaf on December 13, 2010, at 22:47:29
In reply to Re: clarity, posted by Solstice on December 13, 2010, at 22:09:20
This all sounds very promising. I would agree - if we get a Council with the power to modify blocks of cooperative posters who ask, that should give us what we need. Possibly, if that works well, the very long blocks, and the formula that determines them, may become obsolete. Bob might develop confidence in the workings of the Council, and gradually allow the older way of doing things to lapse. We can't be sure, of course, but effective change probably means choosing the most important thing, getting that in place, and then seeing other aspects of the situation change and adapt.
So we do need to put our support behind finding the best way to select Council members. We have lots of intelligent, rather private people here; their style of leadership has very high standards but is subtle . I think it would be hard to find many people willing to conduct open campaigns here. I hope Bob will recognize that, and feel that it's O.K. to move towards the model you have suggested.
It's fascinating that you have been "lurking" for years and are only now so active. I'm sure that doing things that way has allowed you to contribute in a really fresh, strong way now. It's great.
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