[Foundation-l] Ombudsman commission

[Anders Wegge Keller]

Michael Snow <wikipedia at verizon.net> writes:

> Rather, the point is that there's a sense the ombudsman commission,
> as currently constituted, has not been a fully satisfactory answer
> to the potential scope of issues. Now one reaction might simply be a
> change in personnel, but I think this is an appropriate point to
> reconsider the structure as well.

 I think the structure need changing. I was one of the first three
ombudsmen, and I'm not satisfied with the very little I've done. One
of the problems was of course that it was a completely new
organization, with a very loosely defined task. Personally, I never
got into the job because of this ad-hocery. So I think that if the
present setup with three outside persons are to be kept, that the
terms should be three times the interval between selecting a new
member, so some continuity and routine could be retained. Otherwise it
will be an uphill struggle for each new generation of ombudsmen.

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/Wegge