Hello, we are leaving the GCD itself to enter general discussion territory on consensus, but I cannot resist to give my cents.
Am Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 03:18:17PM +0100 schrieb Gabriel Wicki: > My suggestion would be to have a mediation team that helps conflicting > parties reach consensus I understand the idea behind consensus that in principle, everyone is obliged to help reach consensus (as "responsible adults"). Of course one feels strongly about one's own GCDs, and others may also feel strongly, so this is not always easy; I would say that the sponsors are supposed to fill this role for GCDs. From GCD 001: "A *sponsor* is a contributor who informs the author(s) that they would like to support the GCD by participating in discussions, providing constructive comments to help the author(s), soliciting opinions, and acting as timekeepers." They are emotionally less involved than the authors and thus can help to advance the discussion. Simon's contributions appear to me to fulfill exactly this role. What is a bit unclear in consensus finding is what happens if someone deliberately sabotages the process; this has not happened so far, but could be the case some day. Andreas
