Re: Complaining about ADs to Nomcom (Re: Voting (again))

[Jari Arkko <jari.arkko at piuha.net>]

Hi Brian,

> Please understand the argument that was made strongly while
> RFC 3777 was in WG discussion: there is reason to believe that
> a substantial fraction of the potential candidates would *not*
> volunteer if they were entering a public race. It's hard to
> judge the validity of that argument, but it's certain that
> publishing the names would change the whole process in
> unpredictable ways.


Like Hesham, I am also aware of this argument and do not
necessarily agree with it. (In fact, one could make the point
that not being able to tell you have volunteered sounds a bit
wimpy compared to what kind of public visibility and pressures
the folks need to deal with if they are actually selected,
particularly to the IESG.)

Also, to give you a datapoint on potential candidates -- my name's
been given to nomcom a couple of times and I certainly would not be
bothered by folks knowing who has volunteered and who has not.
And I think John L said something similar as well.

--Jari


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