Jimbo before
"o.k., you've earned trust, now here's your
privileges", but rather a
process of "here's your privileges, now earn
trust".
Jimbo after
But to keep it uncontroversial and boring and to avoid it being used as a tool of cabal-ism, it does matter if a person has already caused controversy (whether I think they were right or wrong on the content merits, of course!).
You might have made a run for Governor with those skills, Jim. :)
But its more than simply cabal-ism - its about the process by which we allow for some change to take place--change can be good. Does Erik's unilateral act in this case require that he be "demoted" from his position as developer? Certainly not. Does it require Erik to perhaps admit he was wrong in taking unilateral action, regardless of the situational ethics of his case? Maybe. I see that everything worked out fine--which means (after the fact) that there was a third outcome (also positive) that I did not consider in my lookahead. All of which brings me joy.
-S-
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