--On Friday, June 08, 2012 12:49 -0700 Paul Hoffman
<paul(_dot_)hoffman(_at_)vpnc(_dot_)org> wrote:
I am supporting not putting anything about appeals to the ISOC
Board in the Tao. They do not apply to novices.
Paul, that suggests something else which the Tao does sort of
say but maybe not clearly enough in context. A novice really
shouldn't attempt to exercise any of our processes, especially
the more advanced/complex ones like appeals, without either a
lot of observation or seeking out advice and guidance. It is
too easy to get tangled up in things or have an
almost-reasonable request or suggestion rejected because it is
badly presented. Fortunately the community is ultimately
pretty friendly to newcomers/novices. While that friendliness
may not express itself proactively, I've encountered very few
people who would not try to help get a novice pointed in the
right direction if asked for advice.
IMO, the more clearly and broadly that can be said the better.
john