It almost, to me, seems that the Maemo Community Council has polarized the community. To my understanding, the council is supposed to represent us to Nokia but it almost seems quite the other way around.

Because council voting has been so extremely low -- and only representative of a small segment of the community -- it seems that the biggest Maemo/maemo enthusiasts have been elected.

And this will not change when voting totals are in the 3-digit range. Do the people with the loudest voices already, need a megaphone?

And don't tell me to vote to get someone else elected; because since it seems only long-term die-hard Maemo supporters vote, what's the point (and, I did vote)?

That is not to say that the council hasn't been involved in things that has helped this community; I know they're work is behind the scenes and I'm sure they've helped us in many ways.

The major problem is, is every time there is a dissenter, someone who wants to complain -- justly or not -- it seems like a council member always responds to this and three others give Thanks. This cultivates an us against them mentality, which is the exact opposite of what should happen.

In addition to that, even when someone raises a valid point, if they typed Maemo.org with an uppercase M, or Freemantle with two ee's, they are almost immediately scolded by a council member. Is this a joke?

To me, the whole system is broken.