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Charter draft v0.3: stewards, mandates and what happens when they fail

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The latest charter draft is in the repository. Highlights for those who will not read the whole thing (you should, but I forgive you):

  • Stewards are elected for a fixed term, with a hard limit on consecutive terms.
  • All steward decisions affecting the registry are logged publicly with reasons.
  • Financial reporting is public, in plain language, every quarter.
  • A recall process exists: a proportion of members can trigger a vote.
  • Exit by design: a member can export their account, names and content, and leave without penalty.

Open question: how many stewards, and how are they elected without a popularity contest? I think the process matters more than the number.

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I propose five stewards, staggered terms so that never all five change at once. That preserves knowledge and prevents capture.

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Elections must be hard to game. Define membership age and activity requirements for voting, but light, otherwise we exclude newcomers who care.

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I'd like at least one steward who is not a programmer. Someone who asks, 'but how would my aunt do this?'

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Seconded. And a teacher, because teachers are professional explainers and professional patience-keepers.

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Noted, a note in the draft: mixed skill sets encouraged, with the explicit mention of non-technical stewards.

Please publish the charter in all our languages at the same time, not Latin Croatian first and the rest later.

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