[governance] IGC nominees for MAG

[Parminder]

> I agree, I might support an election over a Nomcom, but our charter
> calls for these things to be done by Nomcom and we have no authority or
> time to change it now. 

Yes, lets go with a nomcom this time, and rethink after this process is
over. 

Parminder 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milton L Mueller [mailto:mueller at syr.edu]
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:36 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Subject: RE: [governance] IGC nominees for MAG
> 
> > Why have a nomcomm at all, then?  Have the current MAG
> > members, as well as
> > any others that wish to stand, stand for election.
> 
> I agree, I might support an election over a Nomcom, but our charter
> calls for these things to be done by Nomcom and we have no authority or
> time to change it now. By the way, your implied critique of an election
> -- that the electorate is ill-defined -- applies equally well, if not
> more so, to a randomly selected Nomcom drawn from that very same
> electorate and given powers to make decisions for the rest of us.
> 
> As for the wording, there is no "slip" but a fully consistent position:
> if someone manages to fall off the recommended list I am assuming it
> will be for a good reason; i.e., a consensus of the Nomcom that we would
> prefer not to have them reappointed. OK, "thrown out" may seem like
> strong language but it conforms to American usage, when politicians are
> not re-elected we say they are "thrown out of office."
> 
> On the other hand, your attitude belies a much more problematic stance:
> Are you suggesting that you believe as a matter of principle that all
> existing MAG members must be supported, regardless of any evaluation of
> their performance? Regardless of the value of involving new people? Or
> is it just another knee-jerk "whatever Milton advocates I oppose"
> reaction? I suspect people are getting tired of that, and I'd advise you
> in the most friendly terms, for the sake of your own reputation, to try
> to make more productive interventions.
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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