Why didn't I vote? Nobody asked me. The reason probably is that I have only posted something like like 17 posts since Jan 2006. This doesn't qualify me for the honor. I do however visit internettablettalk quite often without logging in.

Perhaps the Council should aim to have part of its members drawn from the unwashed masses of users. If a newbie writes a post and gets a perfunctory search the forums first, they would have my vote ... but of course I don't get a vote.

You might want to seek membership from folks who are interested in using their devices, but may not be an advanced user, developer, or not someone who posts a lot.

I can see why Nokia is interested in having the face of the community to talk to -- but unless the majority of the community gets a say in the council, or the council is drawn from a representative cross-section of users, it doesn't seem to be representative, and given enough time may tend towards elitism.

The Zaurus community never had a Community Council -- maybe because Sharp ditched the users early on -- but it has been able to still be a more or less vibrant community over the years.