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On 30 Aug 2012 18:13, "Toshio Kuratomi" <<a href="mailto:a.badger@gmail.com">a.badger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Following up on my action item from the IRC Board Meeting, here's a proposal<br>
> for a new Community Working Group Charter.<br>
><br>
> Note that this is just a strawman at this point -- other Board members<br>
> haven't reviewed this. There's definitely room for people on this list to<br>
> have other ideas incorporated here.<br>
><br>
> The last paragraph of the Mission and duties section is the direction that<br>
> I'm working towards in this proposal so I can try to incorporate anything<br>
> that supports this. If you'd like to work towards a different overall goal,<br>
> it might be better to provide an alternate proposal instead.<br>
><br>
> = Community Working Group =<br>
><br>
> == Mission and duties ==<br>
><br>
> The mission of the CWG is to make the environment within the Fedora Project a<br>
> more pleasant place by helping contributors to communicate better with each<br>
> other.<br>
><br>
> Specific duties of the Community Working Group may include:<br>
><br>
> * Serving as mediators[1]_ to facilitate a discussion between two parties<br>
> * Defusing tensions in a situation by helping to clarify ideas<br>
> * Helping to frame debates in terms of problems to be overcome to achieve a<br>
> goal<br>
> * Helping to make decisions address as many concerns as possible without<br>
> sacrificing their core value<br>
> * Alerting governance bodies that do enforcement of any conflicts that may have<br>
> escalated beyond the CWG's ability to defuse the situation.<br>
><br>
> Specific anti-duties of the Community Working Group:<br>
><br>
> * Playing the role of arbitrator[1]_ in a dispute<br>
> * Making judgements in a dispute<br>
><br>
> As a group, the Community Working Group seeks to provide people who are neutral<br>
> third parties to aid in communication, defusing tense situations, and keeping<br>
> conversations flowing along productive paths.<br>
><br>
> .. [1]_:: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration</a> -- the introduction has<br>
> a description of the difference between mediation and arbitration<br>
><br>
> == Selection policy ==<br>
><br>
> The initial members of the CWG shall be chosen by the Board. After the initial<br>
> bootstrapping, the Board envisions the CWG allowing others to join by showing<br>
> up to participate in the group. The Board strongly believes that the CWG will<br>
> need to establish procedures and precedents for itself so that new members of<br>
> the group are given responsibilities gradually. The current members of the<br>
> group should have the power to limit what issues new members are able to take<br>
> on in an official CWG capacity until they feel the new member has the necessary<br>
> skills to alleviate tensions and serve the needs of all sides of a dispute.<br>
> How the CWG chooses to do this is up to the current members.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">+1 from me</p>
<p dir="ltr">Peter</p>
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