Keegan Peterzell wrote:
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:51 AM, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen cimonavaro@gmail.comwrote:
I am sorry, I just can't parse what you are suggesting here. This doesn't correspond to anything real in the past or anything hypothetically in our future.
There has never been a "Get off my lawn!" attitude anywhere. What people have said quite often is: "Please explain your actions, and what variety of justification are they based on, pretty please, with a cherry on top!" And absent a clear and present danger, "Do join us, we respect and value involvement, within the context of the normal operation of our community, from foundation functionaries, no matter how senior."
I hope you're kidding about the politeness and lack of get off my lawn attitude, because it definitely exists.
Only in cases where the senior functionaries come with a bull-dozer. Usually benign lawn-mowers are welcomed.
I think the point is that it would be nice if there was somebody from the community who would be tasked with heading foundation folks aside, before the fact, when they are in danger of doing something seriously controversial that really *does* require a consensus reached.
Give me a pen and I'll write the first sentence.
Sentence of what? I don't understand what you are wanting to write? I am talking about a group of people, who would represent the communities.
Yours,
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen