[OpenID] We Need a Site Editorial Committee (Was: Changes to the OpenID Foundation member page login)

[Scott Kveton]

Johannes: what's stopping you from doing this right now?  +1 to doing
this ... I for one would love to see this.

- Scott




On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Johannes Ernst
<jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us> wrote:
> This is not the first time that some change was made to the openid.net site
> that was not discussed up-front and that seems to favor some people /
> vendors in the community more than others -- something we cannot afford to
> keep doing.
>
> Remember the list of recommended OPs?
>        http://openid.net/get/
> I still don't know who maintains this list, and decides which vendors are
> featured and which not?
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> Similarly, it is not clear who gets to blog on the openid.net front page,
> and what they get to say.
>
> I said it back then, and say it again: we need to charter a site editorial
> committee (or whatever we call it) that decides those things by a vote, and
> BEFORE anybody makes any changes, not after. That committee needs to have
> diverse membership, and minute all of its discussions and decisions so it is
> very clear how these things happen and the membership can hold it
> accountable.
>
> <self-serving>
> If you members of the OIDF vote me on the board again, this will be one of
> the first motions that I'll make.
> </self-serving>
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> Cheers,
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> Johannes.
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> Johannes Ernst
> NetMesh Inc.
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>  http://netmesh.info/jernst
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