Other than the obvious - advising Lee - what else do "advisors" do?
What do they advise Lee on?
Lee comes to us with questions every week, sometimes daily, sometimes multiple times a day. It can be something like the reps issue being discussed in the suggest new features arena, or it could be staffing issues, or things members brought up in conversations with Lee, such as problems with the rules, or policies etc.
Do they set policy, or is that ultimately Lee's decision?
Lee sets the global top level criteria.... we then have to figure out how to get it done, or how to set rules and policy such that it supports and/or does not contradict Lee's criteria.
Is there any reason for us peons to care who the advisors are? Will we ever interact with them or have some reason to contact them?
Technically the chain of command should be used... but on a practical level, members do bring up quite a number of things to us directly. I think nearly every week I receive requests from members ranging from an ID change requests, concerns over a potential stalker, an objection to a policy, complaints about staff, pretty much if there is an issue somewhere, if we don't get it via a staff PM, members PM us.
For the contest, are all advisors equal to one another or is there a hiarchy? If so, please list who reports to whom.
The heirarchy is a function of availability, ie, if folks are around, they weight in equally. If not, they dont. This was one of the driving factors, as in the past when Constance or I was unavailable, things would come to a stop. This should resolve that a great deal.
I suggest Pooh! and Bah! as an appropriate division which also hands the 'h' to both to signify their equality. Mnphysicist was there first, he gets the extra letter. Next guy will have to settle for Humbug! ;-)
I like this, what do you think Arbor?
