stevertigo wrote:
I don't think this line of questioning is helpful.
Jimbo's role in
the community is based not just on his early leadership but his
respect and trust by the community *at large. His position is one of
*trust, and In order for his role to have meaning, this role needs to
remain largely undefined and unconstrained by any set boundaries or
constitutional delineations. He can negate consensus, simply because
he can, as he has in the past, and as he will continue to for as long
as he is active.
To semi-play devil's advocate, how much of that is because he always has
been as opposed to a perhaps mistaken belief that he ultimately runs the
show? It's not like anyone really bothers to question him, not that
such questioning is likely to garner a response given how busy he ends
up being.
I mean, part of me wonders whether his "God-king" status is supported
simply because he's Jimbo and always has been, or because people
honestly think that's best for the project.
-Jeff
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