[thelist] evolt membership

[Ben Phillips]

> ... just don't have the official badge or anything..
>
> All in all, its a persons actions which define their level of
> commitment(and therefore membership within the community), not always a
> tangible heuristic that can be measured out with a yardstick.. Those
> actions are usually evaluated by other members (and nonmembers) of the
> community over a period of time through interactive methods such as
> debating an idea, sharing a solution, or shooting the shit on IRC or
> thchat list. Although there's no formal process or vote that takes
> place, it is the overall community which decides who it sees as members,
> equals, peers, etc.. and thats a *good* thing :)

it definitely is a good thing, if a community can be established (as evolt
can so successfully) by member-member kudos then it can build itself a
self-sustaining, evol(t)ving hierarchy.

the problem here is when official decisions need to be made. who has more
say than the next person? it is very difficult to measure such kudos in a
quantitive manner. also, which opinion do you take when two members
disagree?

it does help to have titles, responsibilities and roles for different
people. even though i personally dislike the committee way of doing things;
there is no way you can dispute the outcome of a vote.

there are pros and cons for each method - there can be a lot said for
combining the two.

benji
inchima.com