Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

["Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn ebb org>]

Is it standard procedure for credentials of Foundation members to be
discussed on-list like this -- particularly for existing members in good
standing?

For example, I don't recall my own membership being discussed herein when I
was renewed; it was done in private email with the Membership Committee.

My GNOME contributions have indeed been eclectic, non-regular and, well, just
plain "different" than the norm.  For example, I've helped with licensing
policy discussions and drafting, and I've done some work to defend GNOME 3
publicly against the "Linus Torvalds attacks".

Meanwhile, upon reading this sub-thread and considering my own contributions
to the GNOME Foundation, I'm frankly left wondering if my membership would be
"next" to be called into question on this thread.  I imagine that I'd feel
*really* uncomfortable and even personally offended if my own membership were
being called into question publicly on this list!

Thus, IMO, it frankly seems unnecessarily aggressive and downright
inappropriate to question someone's fitness for membership on the public list
like this, and I hope that folks will show restraint and raise any such
issues privately among the Membership Committee and the member in question.

   -- bkuhn