Re: [chairs] Is it? RE: [chairs] OASIS Organizational Voting is Somewhat Absurd?

["David Webber \(XML\)" <david@drrw.info>]

Jamie,

Unfortunately there are only 25 people on that "members discuss" list - and
most are not actually just run of the mill members.

If you really want to make discussion happen you should have a full member
list with everyone automatically on it.

However - I suspect the real story is that people are extremely list-averse
because of email overload.

Hence - whether or not the Ubermensche like it or not - this remains the
best forum for informed discussion
within OASIS itself - and for coordination through to the full membership.

Just stating the obvious.

DW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Bryce Clark" <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>
To: <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 3:28 PM
Subject: [chairs] Is it? RE: [chairs] OASIS Organizational Voting is
Somewhat Absurd?


>      This is an interesting thread.  It might be more accessible to
members
> -- and also better would serve our hope to avoid long threads on this
> mandated list -- if it were moved to the general membership discussion
list
> at oasis-member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org.
>      We do want to keep traffic on this particular list low-overhead,
where
> possible, because the only way off this list is to stop being a TC chair.
>      On the merits, I do have some thoughts, but will put them over in the
> anticipated oasis-member-discuss thread.
>     Regards  Jamie
>
> ~   James Bryce Clark
> ~   Director, Standards Development, OASIS
> ~   jamie.clark@oasis-open.org
>
> At 09:48 AM 9/29/2005, Philpott, Robert wrote:
> >+1.  Its not easy for even moderate-sized TCs to avoid having to send out
> >the plea for votes. * * *
> >
> >>From: Wachob, Gabe [mailto:gwachob@visa.com]
> >>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:28 PM
> >>To: chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> >>Subject: [chairs] OASIS Organizational Voting is Somewhat Absurd?
> >>
> >>An issue about the way OASIS holds organizational votes to move TC
drafts
> >>to OASIS specifications has been gnawing on me for quite a while.  Under
> >>the current rules, 15% of organizational members have to vote yes on a
> >>specification. Currently, according to my rough research, this is 15% of
> >>342 voting organizations or 52 positive votes required *minimum*.  * * *
>
>