Thank you for the list Sammie. We'll make an official announcement next week, and the list will probably need some work on - talk to the people in the list, maybe some additions and community opinion...
We're also preparing the release procedure description, which would include the rules on how we'd inform pundits and other members about the upcoming release.
As for concerns about control, etc... I'd like to remind everyone that Pundit status doesn't provide any control, per se. It's mostly see more a burden to be honest. Pundits are not Moderators. They are just a group of people who work on quality control and bug-reports a little harder than others. Initially the idea arised from the need to marrow down conversation to cut off posts from less informed members.
I believe that we could have an effective group of about 30-50 pundits, so I'm sure the suggested list is not final. Anyway, we'll process the case next week and will make proper changes and announcements.
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p.s. Technoman, may I ask you skip to a more constructive tone now. Sammie is back on track and you can do so too.
We're also preparing the release procedure description, which would include the rules on how we'd inform pundits and other members about the upcoming release.
As for concerns about control, etc... I'd like to remind everyone that Pundit status doesn't provide any control, per se. It's mostly see more