Re: [chairs] Re: observers vs prospective members

[Karl Best <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

No, it won't automatically convert observers/lurkers; this only applies 
to those people who have signed up to become members. They'll initially 
be considered observers, then the chair will be notified when it's time 
to convert them.

-Karl


Norman Walsh wrote:
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> / Karl Best <karl.best@oasis-open.org> was heard to say:
> | Lauren:
> |
> | I'll look into this. When we designed this functionality we tried to
> | keep it as simple as possible so we re-used the observer role that we
> | already had. I'll see if it will be possible to do a query for
> | propsective members.
> |
> | Yes, the observer role is meant to cover the eligible lurkers.
> 
> It isn't going to automatically make them members after 60 days is it?
> That'd be disaster, there are a whole raft of lurkers on the DocBook
> TC list that afaik have no intention of joining the TC as members.
> 
> And I'm lurking on a couple of TCs that way myself.
> 
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