[Foundation-l] Steward elections

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Sorry, I meant RobH :S

On Nov 13, 2007 11:00 AM, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
> I stopped counting after 20 objections to Jimbo's use of steward
> tools in the "Initial discussions" section alone. Most were from
> respected admins, all certainly respectable contributors to the project.
>
> I'm pretty sure I could find 50 if I really cared to check (Which I
> don't. I know where I stand on the subject, and I know the likelyhood
> of getting my way on this is nil.)  How big is a big enough group?
> What is the required prerequisite? Where is it listed?
>
> I think we're all kidding ourselves if we think this is going to
> happen right now, just like we'd be kidding ourselves if we thought
> world peace is possible right now. Despite it being a blatant
> violation of stewardship rules, Jimmy won't step down (from the
> stewardship) unless he feels like he did something wrong. He doesn't
> feel that way, despite our massed frustration we expressed. Nobody
> can MAKE him step down. So basically, it's time to move onwards. Pick
> and choose your battles.
>
> Dan Rosenthal
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2007, at 5:40 PM, George Herbert wrote:
>
> >
> > I think Jimmy is more accountable than that.
> >
> > I think that if you got a large group of respected contributors
> > together and
> > made a coherent case to Jimmy that he was outside community norms and
> > causing problems, he would change his mind.
> >
> > I don't think that you have a large group of people who can coherently
> > articulate that case.  This is not the place to fight about it,
> > until you
> > meet the required prerequisite.
> >
> > If you want to try putting that case together, please let me know
> > off-list,
> > so I can see what your points are in detail.
> >
> >
> > --
> > -george william herbert
> > george.herbert at gmail.com
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