Talk:Proposed Board Election Procedure
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Why no seconder? First time round, it was interesting and perhaps useful as a recommendation system to members who arent involved in board candidates' communities...
What is an example of a "suitable random method", are we putting lavalamps in front of webcams or throwing runes or reading tealeaves?
- Jo
Seconders are fine, and can add weight to a nomination, but it isn't clear they need to be officially part of the process.
Lavalamps, runes or tealeaves would all be ok as long as the CRO (aka election official) is convinced the method is adequately random. Do you really think we need to spell out a method?
--Warmerda 02:34, 23 March 2007 (CET)
- I prefer using spreadsheet rand() function and sorting a list to get random choices :) My runes are still packed away in some box.
- I think the timing windows could be a bit tight and we should instead provide a maximum time window or address the timing issues as a general guideline only. For example, 10 day or 2 week periods could be more useful for ensuring maximum participation despite holidays, etc. I'm thinking specifically of CRO tasks that could need a fair bit of time. I.e. it may take more than 1 week just to verify nominees and it to track down members who haven't voted, etc.
- Similar to charter member requirements, I'd like to add "Already involved in or supporting OSGeo activities or projects" added to Positive Attributes section. This is even more important for board nominees than charter members, in my opinion, since the past ability to be actively involved and able to participate is important.
--Tyler now(), 23 March 2007
