Thelemapedia talk:Stewards

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I still maintain that OTO membership should not be needed for Stewardship. There are times when non-initiates can have positions of authority in OTO activites. For example, at SWL we had non-initiates involved in important jobs during our Rites. As long as the final authority is an OTO initiate, Stewardship should be open to any person who has shown dedication, fidelity, and competence. Fr. Ash 12:14, 20 Nov 2005 (CST)

Consider the possibility of a non-initiate mediating a disagreement between two initiate editors, for an OTO project. This would be pretty weird. In any case the Lodge Master of SWL completely agrees with the new policy. Leaders can delegate authority but not responsibility. He is currently considering whether to allow CUG to continue as steward under a grandfather clause, on my recommendation. Thanks for making your view known. I think that the meritocratic approach is a good one and that is what we aim to have here; but that within the ranks of OTO because this is after all a product of OTO. Joseph Thiebes 13:29, 20 Nov 2005 (CST)