Reggie wrote: > I'd like to pose an open question to the list. I'm > interested in responses that apply to governance in > general, and also specifically to our current > situation re: Jeroen.
*snip* > Does a truly democratic society need police, or is > there some other, better way to handle disruptive > behavior and those who behave disruptively? I've been thinking about this, espcially in light of some of the complints leveled against Nick and Julia. Nick, I think, has de facto authority over the list, due to the fact that he is providing the hosting, and it's on his equipment, with software he owns. Julia has, in my opinion, shown herself to be levelheaded, impartial and hard to intimidate, so I pretty automatically assumed she'd be in some type of listowner/admin position. How should we handle administrative authority on the list? We've got a lot of options, some less palatable than others. It's obvious that, in light of both recent events ond other events in the past, that there is occasionally a need to move to actively work to rein in a listmember that is acting inappropriately. I'm wondering if we need to set up a three or five person committee (perhaps with rotating membership) to deal with stuff like this. Either elected or volunteer membership would do, but I'd nominate Alberto for sure. I dunno - it's the bare bones of an idea, and I'm not sure how the damn thing would work, but it's worth discussing, I think. Or maybe not. Just throwing out an idea. Adam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
