<div dir="ltr">Once upon a time there was an individual who was quite vocal in their misconceptions about ARIN and RIR governance, despite not having actively participated. Attempts were made to enlighten the individual. Eventually they were nominated and ran for a seat on the AC. If there is something you are so ardently opposed to, why not be part of the solution? They won and ended up being a fine addition to the AC, and coming around to a much better understanding of how the system works. IMO, it was well worth having this individual on the AC, for them, for the AC and for the community. <div><br></div><div>People come into and out of the numbers community for a variety of reasons. "How it works" can be taught -- the AC used to run training for all AC members every January. The rotational nature of the elections ensures there are folks that know a good chunk of the history. Leif and Chris were coming in around the time I was leaving. Andrew has followed and participated in policy before I was on the AC. I have no doubt John Curran, Rob Seastrom, staff and others in the community would be happy to help any AC member that had questions about how or why something was done. The mailing list and meeting archives are also available. </div><div><br></div><div>Listening is a huge part of the AC job-- listening to all the stakeholders -- community, staff, board, and other AC members. As engineers there is a tendency to try to solve everything, to jump in and cut people off, to not be aware of our biases, or to argue toward the position we've already chosen. It's hard to take everything in, consider and balance it all. The AC is designed to be large enough to encourage representation from different parts of the community. It's worth keeping that need for diversity in mind as you vote -- you certainly wouldn't want the entire AC to be large ISP's just as you wouldn't want it to be all brokers. </div><div><br></div><div>If you aren't sure about a candidate, email them. Reach out and ask for a 1:1 and ask them questions. Are they enthusiastic about policy? Can they lay out different points of view on a given policy? Can they see the broader picture of what impact a change may have? Do they hear and understand your concerns? Do they have the time and energy to give? Can they play well with others? More important than you may realize, as the work of the AC can ground to a halt if everyone is argumentative. </div><div><br></div><div>It used to be that sitting AC members tried to be a bit reserved about their own opinion because the number of people who contribute are a narrow slice of the entire community. We wanted to encourage discussion so we could determine support, but not dominate the conversation. </div><div><br></div><div> --Heather Schiller</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM Fernando Frediani <<a href="mailto:fhfrediani@gmail.com">fhfrediani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I think I undertand what Bill is trying to put and for me it is much simpler.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">How one can put his/her name available for candidacy if doesn't participate on discussions and mainly doesn't properly undertand the mechanics of how this all works ?</div><div dir="auto">I don't think it needs to be a written requirement but anyone voting should not vote because the candidate is a good chap, a good family father or a great technical expert or manager. It must understand how it works, what is involved, the process, the historic, etc and without speaking publiclly how can you evaluate and give your vote the the person ?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Once in AC in my view the person should be as quiet as possible and refrain from giving even personal opinions about any proposals. I don't beleive in that thing "taking my hat off". There are not 2 persons there.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But while community only it is expected someone putting his/her name for candidacy should have been active and be able to show he/she is up for the role.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fernando</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 14:37 Leif Sawyer via ARIN-PPML, <<a href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net" target="_blank">arin-ppml@arin.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">William Herrin <<a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bill@herrin.us</a>> writes:<br>
><br>
>I believe that prior interaction with each segment of the community,<br>
>outside of their duties as AC, should be a hard requirement for rating<br>
>a candidate as "qualified" during the elections process.<br>
>Quantitatively? Start with something simple: one policy-related post<br>
>to PPML while not an AC member and you have to speak at the mike at<br>
>least once at an ARIN meeting. Else you're rated "qualifications not<br>
>demonstrated."<br>
<br>
Thank you for your suggestion and clarification, and I'll take it under advisement.<br>
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Leif Sawyer<br>
AC Chair<br>
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