I think you’ll not find many candidates for stuff like this given your criteria and some will be weird little guys and girls with features that come from being very involved in EA but not working for an EA org. I have though about the criteria and most candidates who spring to mind are non-standard in some way.
Should the ombudsperson be respected by everyone or are we willing to have someone who is sort of the best of a small set even if awkward/difficult.
Honestly that’s a great question. Is it better to have someone who’s relatively more embedded in the community culture, or a relative outsider with the experience and skills that would be useful but who doesn’t know our community as well?
Should the ombudsperson be awkward?
I think you’ll not find many candidates for stuff like this given your criteria and some will be weird little guys and girls with features that come from being very involved in EA but not working for an EA org. I have though about the criteria and most candidates who spring to mind are non-standard in some way.
Should the ombudsperson be respected by everyone or are we willing to have someone who is sort of the best of a small set even if awkward/difficult.
Honestly that’s a great question. Is it better to have someone who’s relatively more embedded in the community culture, or a relative outsider with the experience and skills that would be useful but who doesn’t know our community as well?