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Tue Sep 21 19:09:26 CEST 2010

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+2010/9/21 vfmBOFH <vfmbofh at gmail.com>
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+> 2010/9/21 Tux99 <tux99-mga at uridium.org>
+>
+>> On Tue, 21 Sep 2010, vfmBOFH wrote:
+>> >
+>> > I did not say that representatives are decison makers. As its position
+>> > indicates, they "represent" their respective communities. Their vote (or
+>> > decision) *must* be their communities one.
+>>
+>> There is no need for representative democracy on the Internet, arranging
+>> local poll in each community and then a global one where the community
+>> reps vote takes more time and effort than a single global poll.
+>>
+>
+> And what about people who don't undersand english, for example?
+>
+>
+>>
+>> All that's needed is direct links to the global poll from the local
+>> community web sites so everyone can partecipate.
+>>
+>
+> And what happens if the options in the poll doesn't fit with a specific
+> community needs?
+>
+>
+>>
+>> > The "central hub" should be seen as a "parliament", where users (who
+>> have
+>> > previously elected their representatives) are represented.
+>>
+>> Completely disagree. And what about those Mageia users that don't have a
+>> local community or that prefer spending their time on the global forum
+>> rather than in local forums?
+>>
+>
+> As same in the parliaments in the Real World (TM) there are mixed groups
+> whith their own voice and vote.
+>
+>
+>> Again there is zero need for a representative democracy on the Internet.
+>> It only distorts the true wishes of the users and potentially creates
+>> local ego-power-positions that only cause controversy and in-fights.
+>>
+>
+> I think in a representative meritocracy, in fact... No place for egos and
+> controversy are if the work is evaluated.
+>
+>
+>>
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