Re: Ombudsteam update

heasley <heas@shrubbery.net> Fri, 11 January 2019 17:43 UTC

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Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:35:40PM -0500, IETF Chair:
> The IETF ombudsteam <https://www.ietf.org/contact/ombudsteam/> is a designated group of people who have been selected to handle reports of potential harassment in the IETF.

Why are these appointed rather than elected positions?