Re: [steering-discuss] Request for changes of Membership Committee

Hi Paulo,

2011/7/13 Paulo de Souza Lima <paulo.s.lima@varekai.org>

> 2011/7/13 Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
>
> > Hi :)
> > Would his description be more accurate if someone changed it from ...
> > "David is the LibreOffice community representative in         Brazil."
> > to
> > "David is a LibreOffice community representative in         Brazil."
> >
> > It is difficult to claim someone is representing any community accurately
> > as the
> > whole point about a community is that there are many diverse, probably
> > conflicting, opinions and representing all those opinions in a fair way
> is
> > very
> > difficult and possibly unlikely to happen.  We do what we can but never
> > achieve
> > perfection (hopefully).  It is even difficult if the community votes on
> who
> > is
> > to 'represent them'.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> Hi Tom.
>
> In my view, anyone who contribute is a "community representative", mainly
> TDF members. When someone describes himself as "community representative",
> he's taking a "title" that doesn't belong to him. That could give the wrong
> impression he's "in charge" of community's public relationships, when he's
> not.

I have answered this issue twice. The marketing team wrote and can change
back whenever they like.


> But I also think this discussion is taking a wrong path. I don't think
> we must "judge" people for what they've done at this very moment. I
> think Claudio's comment was made only to advise MC that this issue could
> become "ugly" under brazilian community's eyes, with David in MC. It
> *could*, but it doesn't mean it *will*, right?

However, I wanna note that I was invited, just that!!
Then who is "beautiful" for the community's eyes, Cláudio? You, right?

David


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