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

David Recordon drecordon at sixapart.com
Fri Dec 5 23:02:01 UTC 2008


What I've been hearing in this thread is that accountability isn't the  
main issue; transparency is.  We already have people responsible for  
the website, Scott and myself with Chris Messina and Will Norris  
pitching in.  Hold us accountable.

As one of the people who is accountable, I see the problem being  
expressed is others not knowing how we make decisions or how they can  
more easily contribute.  That should be fixed.  We've already shown  
that others are able to contribute whether it be upgrading the  
WordPress installation, writing site content, or blogging but all of  
those currently require people seek us out if they want to contribute.

On Dec 5, 2008, at 2:52 PM, Johannes Ernst wrote:

> A problem of accountability cannot be solved with a mailing list I'm  
> afraid.
>
> We don't need accountability on all issues, or even most. But we do  
> need it on a few, and this is one of them.
>
> Which is why there needs to be a body with a defined membership and  
> a defined decision making process, chartered by the board of the  
> foundation.
>
> If that body then decides that it conducts all of its business on a  
> mailing list, all the better.
>
> But starting with the mailing list instead of the accountability  
> gets it exactly backwards.
>
>
>
> Johannes Ernst
> NetMesh Inc.
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