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On 10/28/2009 06:55 AM, demerphq wrote: > Every healthy community ends up with checks and balances to keep the > things flowing, in particular there is usual someone that serves the > role of chief justice. I view Larrys roles as pretty much chief > justice. As such I do accept his right to make final decisions > regardless as to his patch/post rate over the past while. Perl is his > and I absolutely do accept his right to make a final ruling. > > What I do not accept, and I believe I have at least some support for > this in the community, is that a Rule 1 hearing has even happened. > > If there is going to be a Rule 1 hearing then IMO the question needs > to be clear and the relevant parties able to present the facts. This > hasn't happened ergo there is no ruling. > Haha. I think you believe in rule 2, then. :-) Yes - we are different on this. I think chief justice as you call it should be an elected term position, and should require certain responsibilities which include a minimum level of activity in the community. I don't believe in benevolent dictators - and especially not absent or casual benevolent dictators. I think the community should have the power to shape its own rules, and the community should evaluate these rules periodically to ensure they are providing the most value. Anyways - unless other people feel the same, my opinions might be that of a secluded community of one. In any case - I don't care what happens, but I do want to ensure that you are respected, and that you are influential in any discussion related to the substantial work you have contributed, which specifically includes regex and unicode. You deserve a hearing - and if it came right down to it, I would accept your call over an absent benevolent dictator, even if it disagreed with my own position. Thank you for your contributions. I'll leave your mailboxes clear for a while again without my drivel. Have a good week. Cheers, mark -- Mark Mielke<mark@mielke.cc>Thread Previous | Thread Next