On 2017-03-30 15:39:00, Chris Lamb wrote:
> It seems to be an incredibly difficult skill to master and I cannot claim
> to have substantial prior experience. Perhaps it wasn't Zack-as-DPL that
> helped move those particular conversations along but rather Zack's mediation
> skills…? What do you think?
That's true.. And maybe it's not a skill we should necessarily expect
from a DPL, but I'd love to see that role as some sort of a
mediator. After all, our website does state that:
A main task of the Project Leader therefore involves coordination
and communication.
The constitution also states that:
3. Make any decision which requires urgent action
(although it does say below: "This does not apply to decisions which
have only become gradually urgent through lack of relevant action,
unless there is a fixed deadline." which is arguably the case for
the debconf situation)
and:
9. Lead discussions amongst Developers.
Project Leader should attempt to participate in discussions amongst
the Developers in a helpful way which seeks to bring the discussion
to bear on the key issues at hand.
So I would certainly feel much better if we had a leader with strong
mediation skills.
And i'm not saying you don't have those skills, in fact, I have found
you to be generally quite competent at communicating online so far. :)
A.
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La guerre, c'est le massacre d'hommes qui ne se connaissent pas,
au profit d'hommes qui se connaissent mais ne se massacreront pas.
- Paul Valéry
