Re: Formal Member Registration

[Suresh Ramasubramanian <sureshr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Biju Chacko saw fit to inform LI that: 

>The formal approach has it's disadvantages - notably the tendency for
>politics over organisational posts and so on. The usual thing that
>happens is that the initial moving forces are either accused of being
>glory-seekers and are deposed or become despotic in their control of
>group policies.

Atul's had this experience several times, and doesn't like it IIRC.  You
_do_ have a point there.  However, there's a stage beyond which this can't
be avoided.

>
>The only remedy for this is complete transperancy of all administrative
>activities. A first step for this would be to post some draft rules for
>discussion.
>

Even the RFCs start that way :)

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