On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 13:26, Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com> wrote:
I hope that people will be willing to discuss their positions openly, so that we can have a debate on the merits and endeavor to persuade those who disagree.
I agree and fell that we are currently at a disadvantage. I have seen no public posts firmly against supporting a petition. Seeing the reasoning behind that argument would certainly do more to advance the conversation than keeping it off-list. The only way to reach any real consensus is to have an *open* debate.
I support adding petition candidates, and Avri specifically, as a means of democratizing the selection process and bringing additional talent to the candidate pool.
Well said. ~Chris
I think it speaks poorly for At-Large to engage in closed selection processes that pick all-male slates, and adding petition candidates would show our ability to adapt to community concerns.
(I note that I have seen discussion in both the European and Asia-Pacific RALO lists about the possibility of endorsing Avri's petition, so there appears to be a genuine possibility for her to be added to the ballot under the current rules.)
--Wendy
On 11/01/2010 03:03 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
Hello everyone,
Since I posted a request for comments on NARALO's possible participation in adding people to the ballot, there have been a number of replies.
Some have been in support, but as many have also been firmly against supporting a petition. It is clear that NARALO does not have a consensus on this matter.
I will wait to hear more opinions to help determine whether there is enough strong support for a petition to proceed further.
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