[ghc-steering-committee] We have a nudger!

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi,

thanks Tom for helping here!

I know I have been slacking on that front a bit, overly optimistically
hoping that github reminders and the “status” emails suffice… well,
they don't. So your support in procedural matters is appreciated!

Cheers,
Joachim 




Am Montag, den 16.11.2020, 08:30 +0000 schrieb Simon Peyton Jones via
ghc-steering-committee:
> Friends
> Our GHC proposals process says
> A shepherd will make a recommendation within 2 weeks
> Committee will make a decision with 4 weeks after that
> But we sometimes drop the ball and we have no recovery mechanism, which isn’t really fair on authors.
> At our ICFP meeting we decided to appoint a "Nudger" to watch the timetable (weekly perhaps) give the shepherds a polite nudge.  If successive nudges don't work (e.g. perhaps a committee member has been overtaken by an emergency) then s/he can alert the Secretary to appoint a new shepherd.
> I’m happy to say that Tom Harding has agreed to act as our Nudger, for  six-month term.  Thank you Tom!  You may want to check with Joachim about exactly what’s in flight.
> Shepherds: note that it’s fine to have an active dialogue with the author about content, before making your recommendation.  That might take longer than 2 weeks, but make sure the author knows that is what you are doing.
> Thanks Tom!
> Simon
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