> That would be fine if we had a very active and engaging community. Like we > had 20 years ago. But the vast vast vast majority of this community is > silent on almost all database matters. The vocal people are a handful of > well known members of the community, whose views on many matters are also > quite well known. > > Sometimes someone raises a point and it gets little or no response. Like > assigning an allocation. Often the chairs know from face to face > discussions, people want this option. But there is no discussion. In > situations like this I've found that a chair needs to drive the discussion. > Even if that means making an outrageous suggestion that no one will agree > to, but it generates a reaction. From the following discussion we can move > forward. > > Also sometimes a chair needs to throw ideas out into the community to move > the service forwards. The chairs talk with the NCC engineers. We often > discuss ideas that no one in the community is thinking about. If the chairs > don't then raise it with the community the idea can never be considered. > > So either the chairs or the NCC engineers need to be able to put ideas into > the public domain, and sometimes drive the discussion to get it started, or > technically and socially the database as a product and service just > stagnates. > > I often take on this role, as well as the devil's advocate to question what > others say. I don't see it as pushing a personal agenda. I have no personal > agenda. It doesn't matter to me personally if the database evolves or dies. > It does matter to the industry and society. I have no employer or financial > interest in how the database evolves. I can look at each issue and consider > how it fits in with that old saying...for the good of the Internet. > > This is one of the reasons why I've put myself forward again as a chair for > another couple of years. I hope in that time David can spearhead a new > generation of WG chairs. Then dinosaurs like myself (and others) can ascend > into advisory positions instead of decision making roles. > > Cheers > Denis
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