[HCoop-Discuss] Membership freeze?

[Zach A]

I for one am willing to support this, speaking as a rank-and-filer. I  
appreciate that there are downsides to having a freeze, but this may  
be a time where we need to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Zach / za


On May 13, 2007, at 13:02, Adam Chlipala wrote:

> Terrence Brannon wrote:
>
>> Freezing is just that - it is cold and impersonal. No one complained
>> doesnt mean they werent unhappy. They might've feared permanent
>> rejection if they opened their mouth. I request a vote on this issue.
>>
>>
>
> If anything, it would be a vote among the people whose life schedules
> are impacted by the decision, not rank-and-file members.  No aspect of
> our culture dictates that volunteers are required to sacrifice  
> arbitrary
> amounts of their time to prevent current and prospective members from
> feeling that something "cold and impersonal" is going on.  Every  
> member
> joining before migration adds concrete time requirements on admins.
>
> At any rate, two out of three board members approved the freeze
> decision, so it is in effect now.  I would consider changing my  
> vote if
> a majority of _admins_ turn out to oppose the idea, or maybe if some
> members want to pay us for our time handling migration.
>
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