2010/9/21 Tux99 <tux99-mga@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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