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hana.satoTL4 Moderator20 Feb 2026#1

On the subject in the title: A staff appointment, and what the role involves Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Asking about staff appointment on behalf of the question I keep seeing asked badly, including by me.

Framed properly it is answerable. Framed the usual way it is not, and that is most of why the previous threads went nowhere.

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s.radichTL27 Mar 2026#2

Reading this as a member rather than staff: the change is sensible and the explanation is better than the change. Publishing the failure mode that prompted it is what makes it possible to argue with.

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BuchholzTL2Member19 Mar 2026 · edited#3

s.radich, post #2: Reading this as a member rather than staff: the change is sensible and the explanation is better than the change. Publishing the failure mode that prompted it is what makes it possible to argue with. Go to post

Taking post #2 at face value and following it one step further.

Staff announcements, policy changes, and scheduled maintenance. Read-only except for questions clarifying what was announced.

A single observation, in a thread that deserves better than single observations.

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