On 10/01/2015 07:17, Michael Richardson wrote:
Eric Burger <eburger(_at_)cs(_dot_)georgetown(_dot_)edu> wrote:
> Here is a hypothetical that gives the answer. The nomcom has got
> feedback that nominee X has been consistently obstructive in resolving
> disputes and is always unwilling to compromise. Nomcom doesn't know
> whether this is valid. Should <change>nomcom ask people in the
> community</change> to comment?
> My answer is Yes. As the liaison is part of the community, there is no
> reason not to ask the liaison to comment,
And my experience is that the liason often does go to the datatracker,
outside of the
call, and provides the same kind of feedback as anyone else.
I would hope so. I think the problem area is more where the Nomcom
is trying to understand details of group interaction when a possibly
unfair negative comment has been made. If that is not something where
we expect the liaisons to be a source of input, that probably needs to
be made clear. As I said, currently the only prohibition on liaisons
is the one sentence about not voting on candidates. If there are to
be other restrictions, they should be written down IMHO.
Brian