First of all, I'd like to apologize to anyone (including Jan) who felt like I was attacking them. I certainly didn't mean to give off that impression.Part of what I dislike about this conversation, that I may be reading in, is that it's making me feel very defensive on behalf of Jan, Ali, and Adam
That said:
Here's my big problem with this interpretation: it ignores the fact that this isn't the first time the discussion has been brought up, nor was the discussion brought up after she mentioned appointing someone. Outing myself as Confessions, I previously said that it made me feel out of the loop that people were randomly made mods/admins without anyone's input that I thought it was a decision that should have been a community one. I said I thought it was unfair that some decisions were made without consulting the community at all, particularly given the fact that, from the very beginning, this has supposedly been a community-wide endeavor. EL put a clamp on that discussion, but promised that all decisions would take place on-board, would reflect that this is a community endeavor, and would be articulated clearly and publicly. When it became clear that the move was actually happening, I brought it up, again. There was (very) light discussion. That discussion was ignored immediately thereafter and we were all simply told what was going to happen. Which is what led to my initial confusion.It struck me as her trying to appoint someone, as Ami, the person who was formerly in charge used to do without question/complaint, and then explaining why she did it when there was objection.
I agree with this completely. I certainly think they should still have a say in this whole process. They're members just like the rest of us.Nor do I think it's fair for them not to have votes in whatever process is chosen. They are also long-time invested board members who know us and know the community.
I'll post more, tonight.