Here is what it said, Brae Sternvue, in case you forgot:

Subject: [VOTE] Steve Raeburn as a Struts Committer

After that there were some +1s, etc., and you were duly inducted.  Now, that
"VOTE" is starting to look like an election.  We could suppose you were not
elected to anything but just elected somehow.  There is that thing there at
the end, however, viz., "Struts Committer", that looks like an official
title of some sort.  Maybe you mean you are an elected official with no
responsiblities but only power, lovely power?

On 3/17/06, Steve Raeburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Frank W. Zammetti wrote:
> > That's certainly one interpretation.  For me, the responsibility comes
> > with the position by default.
> > ...
> > What responsibilities do I have to my elected officials?
> This might be getting to the heart of why we see the responsibilities
> differently. The committers are not elected officials. They represent
> only themselves, and sometimes their companies. Therefore the only
> responsibility they have is to themselves. That doesn't mean they don't
> care about what other people want or think, just that they are not bound
> by any duty other than their own personal code of ethics.
>
> Let me try another analogy. Let's say you go down to volunteer at a
> homeless shelter. You serve a few meals and wipe a few tables a couple
> of times a month. Do you become bound by any responsibility other than
> to show up and help? Do you become responsible for solving the homeless
> problem? Should you feel obligated to give someone a bed? Some people
> may feel they do have such a responsibility. Others won't. It's not my
> place to criticize a volunteer for not taking on those additional
> responsibilities. I am just grateful that you've just done a little bit
> to help out.
>
> As for your response to my last question, I very much agree with you. I
> do not believe blind allegiance is *ever* a good thing. I question
> everything. I can be a real pain, believe me. But at some point you have
> to accept that your way might not be accepted by others. They key thing
> you said is respect. You have to give respect to earn it. The thing that
> pisses me off most on this list (and I'm certainly not talking about you
> here BTW) is people who have done nothing of value but who make personal
> attacks on others who have contributed a lot of time and effort to help
> them. Those people shouldn't be surprised that they don't get listened
> to. You know who you are.
>
> Steve
>
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