Re: NANOG Changes

[Steve Gibbard <scg () gibbard org>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Gadi Evron wrote:

> > First, the NANOG list will now be moderated by a volunteer group that
> > includes Marty Hannigan, Steve Gibbard, and Chris Malayter.  Many thanks
> > to these folks for taking on this role in upholding the list's AUP.
> Leaving silly disclaimers aside, how did you collect candidates? How
> were these candidates selected? Who selected them?
>
> Reforms are nice, but unless I missed something, the main point you were
> speaking of was more visibility how of things are done. Why not let the
> community chose it's own side of the leadership, after all, nobody is
> contending:

Speaking only for myself (and certainly not for Merit):

The NANOG Reform group (http://www.nanog-reform.org), which has already
gone on record supporting an open and democratic NANOG, was asked for
volunteers.  I think all three of us are looking at this as a temporary
assignment until the broader issues of NANOG governance are sorted out.

-Steve