On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com>wrote:
> One interesting point about consensus decision-making process is the > need to define the starting point. The process assumes that there is a > clear 'status quo', and that a consensus is required to change it. > This may not always be the appropriate way to think about retiring a > podling, but it's clearly the way we're thinking about this one. > > Does anyone else feel that this could have benefitted from a [DISCUSS] > before the [VOTE]. > > At the bottom line, if there are new mentors to be fully responsible, > I think it's reasonable to continue; however, I don't want to have > exactly the same conversation in N months. Would the new mentors like > to propose a time limit, and is the group willing to subscribe to the > notion that, if after that time, the new mentors have the same report > as the old mentors, we're at the end? > > Could we maybe include a time limit next month with the credible plan to give new mentors a little time to get up to speed with the project? ...ant