Re: Upcoming elections

Joshua Hesketh <[email protected]> Fri, 8 Jan 2016 21:37:06 +1100
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.australia
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Hey all,

Not only is self-nomination cool and in the constitution, it's also
encouraged!

For all the reasons Tennessee has given, anybody interested in being on
the council should put their hand up. It's a great way to ask questions
about what is involved, share your points of view and make it known that
you're keen.

Cheers,
Josh

On 08/01/16 20:47, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Only a very small number of people have been nominated for the top two
> org chart positions. Fewer still have accepted. Is there anyone here
> who would like to be nominated? I don't represent any view other than
> my own here. My view is that people should just feel free to self
> identify. I personally think the reliance on an external nomination
> probably reduces the likelihood that interested parties are
> identified. A more relaxed approach to self-nomination might help, but
> people could well still be reluctant to risk feeling silly for doing
> so. For example, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to self-nominate
> unless someone told me it was cool to go ahead and do.
>
> So my suggestion to anyone who might be interested in any position
> would be to email a friendly individual, possibly with prior council
> experience, and just get their view. 
>
> While I've never been on council here, I have been involved in running
> other volunteer groups. In general, I would describe the level of
> interest in hearing from possible candidates as "desperately
> interested". I think people should feel welcome to consider putting
> their hat in the ring, and then just see how it goes.
>
> Cheers,
> -T
>
>
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