James Farrar wrote:
On 12/01/2008, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/01/2008, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
If a dev screws up, are we supposed to ignore the fact and risk a similar screwup in the future?
That's a remarkably general statement in response to a particular case. Are you asserting the dev here screwed up?
Yes. He acted based on a simple majority where consensus was required but absent.
And when it turned out that his action was widely considered improper (or at least controversial), he didn't revert it.
Devs are wonderful and fine people for the work they contribute, but they shouldn't get to set policy by fiat simply because of their ability to do so.