[NA-Discuss] Fwd: ALAC BoD Candidates

[Wendy Seltzer]

I hope that people will be willing to discuss their positions openly, so
that we can have a debate on the merits and endeavor to persuade those
who disagree.

I support adding petition candidates, and Avri specifically, as a means
of democratizing the selection process and bringing additional talent to
the candidate pool.  I think it speaks poorly for At-Large to engage in
closed selection processes that pick all-male slates, and adding
petition candidates would show our ability to adapt to community concerns.

(I note that I have seen discussion in both the European and
Asia-Pacific RALO lists about the possibility of endorsing Avri's
petition, so there appears to be a genuine possibility for her to be
added to the ballot under the current rules.)

--Wendy

On 11/01/2010 03:03 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Since I posted a request for comments on NARALO's possible participation in
> adding people to the ballot, there have been a number of replies.
> 
> Some have been in support, but as many have also been firmly against
> supporting a petition. It is clear that NARALO does not have a consensus on
> this matter.
> 
> I will wait to hear more opinions to help determine whether there is enough
> strong support for a petition to proceed further.
> 
> - Evan
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