[FFmpeg-devel] Re: [POLL][VOTE] Revoke social media delegation

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Baptiste Kempf <jb@videolan.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2025 11:52 PM
> To: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>
> Cc: ga@ffmpeg.org; Michael Niedermayer <michael@niedermayer.cc>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [POLL][VOTE] Revoke social media delegation
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Folks, you really should all calm down.
> All this drama does not help the project, nor does it give a good image
> on the outside.
> It's not even an interesting drama (like vim vs emacs, or gcc vs llvm,
> or AV2 vs VVC...)
> 
> Social Media is a lot of stress for everyone, and to be honest, we
> (nerds) are not the best at it.
> Also Social Media algorithms are done for inflaming everything
> "engagement"
> 
> The FFmpeg Twitter account is very popular, because it plays with the
> edge, which means sometimes, it might be a bit off.
> But come on, this is Social Media. It is done for fighting and
> "engagement".
> 
> So, just calm down, and tell people to move to the next topic.
> And listen to Steven, he is correct as usual on those matters.
> 
> JB

Hi everyone,

Without having followed this in detail, I think this kind of vote doesn't
do any good for the project. Like I suggested a few times, I think we
should establish a number of "positions" for which people can apply to 
volunteer and then get elected for a certain period of time, just like the
TC and CC are being elected. A "Social Media Representative" would be one
such position.

Instead of having someone who never got elected and eventually starting a
revocation poll, an elected position provides a sane procedure and also 
confidence for the volunteer to be backed by a majority. When getting into 
a controversial situation, the community should - at least publicly - rally 
behind that elected person, even when there's disagreement regarding
certain actions, as then it will also be a responsibility of all those who
voted for that person.
When there's dissatisfaction, the community can vote for someone else for 
the subsequent period. 

This would be a win for all parties involved.

sw
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