[tei-council] Electing a TEI Technical Council Chair for next year.

[Paul Schaffner]

FWIW, I cannot recall ever disagreeing with Sebastian, and I am
happy to agree with him once again (both in favor of openness,
and in the idea of simply ranking people -- dismaying as that may
turn out for those of us who come out at the bottom of the ranking).

But if we go for an elaborate double-authenticated secret polling system
instead, I'm fine with that.

pfs

ps But I of course despise both Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013, at 18:33, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> On 30 Oct 2013, at 22:26, Kevin Hawkins
> <kevin.s.hawkins at ultraslavonic.info> wrote:
> 
> > While Council members have in recent years gotten along well enough that 
> > they feel comfortable with public voting, there's a good reason that 
> > democratic systems have tended to move from open to secret ballot rather 
> > than the other way around.
> 
> I would note the Board has not (I believe) ever had a secret ballot for
> its
> chair, or in its selection of Council chair.
> 
> I instinctively feel that open ballots are more likely in the long term
> to promote harmony, but I am probably in a minority (possibly of one).
> 
> Secrecy is the Great Enemy of our age, after all. Please don't tell
> me I am alone here in being on the side of Edward Snowden and Julian
> Assange.
> 
> (but don't worry, I will go along with whatever is decided).
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