[gentoo-project] Should Council members be pillars of the community?

[Michał Górny]

Hello,

Here's another question for the nominees.

Back when I was on the Council, there was a time that I've been
approached that my behavior is not appropriate for a public Gentoo
representative, even if the comments in question had nothing to do with
the Council matters.

Today, I would like to ask: do you think that Council members should
lead the community by example?  Should their reputation be untainted,
should they be able to withhold their anger even when they believe they
have reasons enough to attack others?  Should they not participate
in flames, unless only to extinguish them?

Is it considered acceptable that a nominee for election calls other
developers inhumane or delusional on the public mailing lists?  Is it
good that he throws false accusations without verifying them?

Is it fine that yet another nominee runs an election campaign focused
on attacking other developers, and apparently trying to get votes
by finding 'a common enemy'?

Should such people become the public faces of Gentoo?  Or should they
maybe be professional enough to withdraw their candidacy after
discrediting themselves in the middle of election?

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Best regards,
Michał Górny