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Re: IAOC Request for community feedback

2012-10-23 19:48:17
First in regards to Bob's post a bit ago, I personally am not asserting
that the IAOC has broken any rules. I was sincere in my applause for
their requesting feedback on this question; in spite of the fact that I
disagree with their premise.

On 10/23/2012 2:32 PM, John Leslie wrote:
Doug Barton <dougb(_at_)dougbarton(_dot_)us> wrote:

You asked for feedback, you have now received a non-trivial number of
responses saying that arbitrarily declaring the position vacant is not
an appropriate action. You have also received volunteers for the recall
process. Rather than spending more time on trying to justify declaring
the position vacant, why not get started on that recall?

   I strongly urge folks who think as Doug does to _read_ RFC 3777.

I watched the castle being built, I've no desire to live in it. :) I did
do a quick review of it just now, and at the risk of repeating myself I
think anyone who is interested in revamping it would be putting their
efforts to excellent use.

   Note that the recall process can only start with 20 "members of the
IETF community, who are qualified to be voting members of a nominating
committee" petitioning to the Internet Society President.

   If that happens, the recall process will start; if not, it won't.

How very tautological of you. :)

[snip]

   Myself, I don't expect to petition or volunteer to serve on a
recall committee. The recall process isn't intended to be "practical",
IMHO, and seems intended only to prod the subject of recall to resign.
In other organizations, I have lived through longish periods of
uncertainty about the exact status of an individual, and I no longer
find it scary.

I tend to agree, which is one of the reasons I think the procedure
should be followed as written.

Doug