All,

As a voter I would like people to answer my questions, but I'm abstaining
from asking again.  I will most likely vote for candidates that spend some
time actually participating in a conversation, answering questions, filling
in the wiki page and addressing issues about building, managing, and
supporting our community.  

The conversation is very hard to get going so I hope that we can do it
before it's time to vote.  So far the results are disappointing.  I'll just
send this post from last years election again when the election is over
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-February/101095.
html 

Ron Teitelbaum
Squeak Community Member 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:squeak-dev-
> bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of J J
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:01 PM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: RE: election details *PLEASE READ*
> 
> Well, it is a tough thing.  I would personally like to know about where
> the
> candidates stand on things I want to see happen and things I don't want to
> see happen.  But I don't know how to word my questions in an unloaded way.
> :)
> 
> I would just want to know things like, how much change does the candidate
> want or would support?  Something drastic changes (and imo awful) like
> moving to a more file based, less image architecture, or a more
> conservative
> (but forward moving!) approach.
> 
> >From: "Ron Teitelbaum" <Ron at USMedRec.com>
> >Reply-To: Ron at USMedRec.com, The general-purpose Squeak developers
> >list<squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> >To: "'tim Rowledge'" <tim at rowledge.org>,"'The general-purpose Squeak
> >developers list'"<squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> >Subject: RE: election details *PLEASE READ*
> >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:08:01 -0500
> >
> >All,
> >
> >As a reminder these were the questions that I originally suggested.  I
> did
> >receive other questions that I was planning on incorporating today.
> >
> >1) Do you support stepping up fundraising?  If so what do you propose to
> do
> >with the money collected?
> >
> >2) Do you support bounty projects?  If so can you lay out how you would
> >like
> >to see a bounty program administered?
> >
> >3) Do you support incorporation and not for profit tax status for Squeak
> >Foundation?
> >
> >4) What do you believe is the future of Smalltalk?
> >
> >5) What do you think the community is doing right, what should be
> improved?
> >
> >6) Should the Squeak be represented at more conferences?
> >
> >7) Should Tim be given a gazillon dollars for his excellent work on
> Squeak?
> >
> >They are not arbitrary questions or one sided Ron's agenda questions.  I
> >thought they were pretty well sanitized and general.  Some of them are
> >downright softballs!
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tim Rowledge [mailto:tim at rowledge.org]
> > > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 1:58 PM
> > > To: Ron at USMedRec.com; The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> > > Subject: Re: election details *PLEASE READ*
> > >
> > >
> > > On 19-Feb-07, at 10:32 AM, Ron Teitelbaum wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Craig suggests that we do not post an article that has candidates
> > > > answer my
> > > > questions because my questions are loaded.
> > >
> > > I pretty much agree with Craig here; no bad intent is needed by
> > > anyone in the process and yet it can very easily become a nasty
> > > argument.  It seems to be the nature of email/group communications.
> > > Survey questions (and what Ron was suggesting is essentially a
> > > survey) are very difficult to write in such a way as to *elicit
> > > opinions* rather than *agreement with implied opinion in the
> question*.
> > >
> > > 1) Have you stopped beating your spouse yet?
> > > 2) Do you agree that we must always fight against stopping <foo>
> > > being prevented, if indeed it not happening caused nothing to not be
> > > undoably redone?
> > > 3) Why? Explain in 750 words, double spaced on unlined paper. In
> > > green crayon.
> > >
> > >
> > > tim
> > > --
> > > tim Rowledge; tim at rowledge.org; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
> > > Klingon Code Warrior:- 7) "You question the worthiness of my Code?! I
> > > should kill you where you stand!"
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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