Re: [gentoo-nfp] Trying to figure out Trustee elections 2014-2016

[David Abbott]

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:47 PM Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:

> W dniu czw, 17.05.2018 o godzinie 16∶35 -0400, użytkownik Alec Warner
> napisał:
> > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> >
> > > W dniu czw, 17.05.2018 o godzinie 15∶05 -0400, użytkownik David Abbott
> > > napisał:
> > > > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 1:17 PM Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello, everyone.
> > > > > I'm trying to figure out the historical Trustee boards based on
> > >
> > > election
> > > > > results, and I keep hitting something wrong.  According to what I
have,
> > > > > after 2014 elections, the Board was:
> > > > >    1st year: (antarus, neddyseagoon) [1]
> > > > >    2nd year: (betelgeuse, quantumsummers, swift)
> > > > > The 2015 elections mail says that (betelgeuse, swift) rotate [2],
> > > > > and (robbat2, swift) were elected [3].  The apparent Board after
those
> > > > > elections would be:
> > > > >    1st year: (robbat2, swift, ???)
> > > > >    2nd year: (antarus, neddyseagoon)
> > > > > The 2016 elections mail say that (dabbott, neddyseagoon) rotate
[4].
> > > > > So I have three problems that break continuity of it all:
> > > > > 1. What happened to quantumsummers?  He's not mentioned for
rotation
> > > > > in 2015 yet he seems to disappear after all.
> > > > > 2. When did dabbott come into the picture?  FWIU he wasn't elected
> > > > > in 2014, so why did he rotate in 2016?
> > > > > 3. Why didn't antarus rotate in 2016?  Apparently his term started
> > > > > in 2014.
> > > > > I just can't figure out how this could have happened.  If I
assume that
> > > > > quantumsummers resigned sometime between 2014 and 2015 elections
> > > > > and dabbott replaced him immediately, that could explain his
absence
> > > > > in 2015 rotation and dabbott's sudden rotation in 2016.  But it
doesn't
> > > > > explain why antarus did not rotate.
> > > > > What am I missing?  I'd really like to finish my great
masterpiece,
> > > > > and I've already spent 3 hours trying to figure out what happen
> > > > > to Trustees.
> > > > > [1]:
> > > >
> > > > https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/message/b50682200a033
> > >
> > > 5f275e0ae6368956dcd
> > > > > [2]:
> > > >
> > > > https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/message/4f2e6245859b5
> > >
> > > 7d5e92f075ff0a2ba44
> > > > > [3]:https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Elections/Trustees/201506
> > > > > [4]:
> > > >
> > > > https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/message/ba85d03f0da94
> > >
> > > 0a733d5be106fe28896
> > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Michał Górny
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Michal,
> > > > I did not seek re election and antarus took my spot as a trustee,
but I
> > > > stayed on as secretary, a board member just not a voting trustee.
When
> > > >   quantumsummers was unable to attend meetings we were having a
hard time
> > > > getting a quarum so I replaced quantumsummers. Antarus did not want
to
> > >
> > > run
> > > > for another term afair.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the explanation.  Could you include a few rough dates
> > > in that?  Do I think correctly antarus replaced you in 2014 election,
> > > and you replaced quantumsummer sometime between 2014 and 2015?
> > >
> >
> > I think there are numerous interpretations.
> >
> > Quantumsummers was elected in 2013, so should have been forced to
rotate in
> > 2015. This did not happen, but he was eventually removed in 2015 by the
> > board
> >
> > https://projects.gentoo.org/foundation/motions/2015_motions.txt implies
we
> > replaced quantsummers in December 2015
> >
> > 2014: So this is correct:
> >
> > > >    1st year: (antarus, neddyseagoon) [1]
> > > >    2nd year: (betelgeuse, quantumsummers, swift)
> >
> > 2015: But this means that betelgeuse, quantumsummers, and swift all
should
> > have rotated.
> > Instead quantumsummers remained on the board and was terminated some
time
> > later (in December 2015.)
> >
> > > >    1st year: (robbat2, swift)
> > > >    2nd year: (antarus, neddyseagoon, dabbot)
> >
> > I think we are just bad at rotating 3 trustees at once. I vaguely recall
> > concerns about proper fill (have 3 positions open and not getting
> > sufficient nominations) but I don't recall details; it was mostly
discussed
> > on IRC, if I recall.
> >

> Thanks, that would explain it.  So, do I understand correctly that:

> VIII 2015 - XII 2015:
>    1st year: (robbat2, swift)
>    2nd year: (antarus, neddyseagoon)
>    3rd year: (quantumsummers)

> I 2016 - VII 2016:
>    1st year: (robbat2, swift)
>    2nd year: (antarus, neddyseagoon)
>    replacement: (dabbott)

> VIII 2016 - VII 2017:
>    1st year: (dabbott, prometheanfire)
>    2nd year: (robbat2, swift)
>    3rd year: (antarus)

> ... and in 2017 we finally retire 3 Trustees.

> Is this correct?

> --
> Best regards,
> Michał Górny



I am confused, current trustees are;

alicef
dabbott
kensington
klondike
prometheanfire

Who is up for election this year? 2017
dabbott, prometheanfire?
Who is up for election next year? 2018
alicef, kensington, klondike?

Thanks

-- 
David Abbott (dabbott)
Gentoo Foundation Secretary
http://dev.gentoo.org/~dabbott/