Cristian, when I said I heartily endorse what Asaf said, I meant exactly that. I agree with him, and with you, that accusatory email threads without evidence are toxic, and should be avoided.
But questions about Conflict of Interest are appropriate. In a Board selection process, we do not merely Assume Good Faith, we Assess the Conditions Impacting Good Faith.
Or at least, we should.
-Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Cristian Consonni kikkocristian@gmail.com wrote:
2016-03-03 2:06 GMT+01:00 Pete Forsyth peteforsyth@gmail.com:
I heartily endorse what Asaf has said here, but I'd add one thing:
When someone runs for the board, that introduces a standard that goes beyond Assume Good Faith.
Yes, but please also note the difference between "assume good faith" and the moral duty of refraining from making unsubstantiated claims of being part of a corrupt and despotic system.
Compare the last email from Andreas in this thread with the first two and draw your own conclusions.
I would like that everybody on this list tries to hold up to the (much lower) second standard.
You are of course welcome to ask tough questions to the candidates. IMHO, tough questions are usually so, because they present evidence to back their contents.
C
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