# \#steering-committee **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/tag/steering-committee/224.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [Ansible Core Steering Committee Representative](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-steering-committee-representative/5000)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-steering-committee-representative/5000 "2026-05-15T18:26:33Z")
The Ansible @Core team will have a rotating representative on the @SteeringCommittee. This topic will track the current representative. Generally speaking, the rotation will be for a 3 month period, aligned with the quar… --- ## [Steering Committee votes: add an "abstain" option, and count it to quorum or not?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/steering-committee-votes-add-an-abstain-option-and-count-it-to-quorum-or-not/43252)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/steering-committee-votes-add-an-abstain-option-and-count-it-to-quorum-or-not/43252 "2025-06-14T02:07:49Z")
@russoz suggested in a comment to a vote that there should be an “abstain” option in votes. @gotmax23 wrote that they like this idea. I like the idea as well, and started writing about this in the other thread, but then… --- ## [Split discussion on core rep to SC - 2024](https://forum.ansible.com/t/split-discussion-on-core-rep-to-sc-2024/39679)
**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/split-discussion-on-core-rep-to-sc-2024/39679 "2025-01-17T20:04:18Z")
As was mentioned in the Matrix room, it looks like the @Core representative was never updated here. Can we make sure that happens in the future? --- ## [Serious collection requirement violation of cisco.mso: undeclared dependency on cisco.nd (which isn't part of Ansible community package)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/serious-collection-requirement-violation-of-cisco-mso-undeclared-dependency-on-cisco-nd-which-isnt-part-of-ansible-community-package/7039)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/serious-collection-requirement-violation-of-cisco-mso-undeclared-dependency-on-cisco-nd-which-isnt-part-of-ansible-community-package/7039 "2024-07-15T22:01:39Z")
While working on an ansible-test extension (validate-modules: reject option/alias names equal up to casing belonging to different options by felixfontein · Pull Request #83530 · ansible/ansible · GitHub) I noticed that a… --- ## [Voluntarily leaving the Steering Committee](https://forum.ansible.com/t/voluntarily-leaving-the-steering-committee/3952)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/voluntarily-leaving-the-steering-committee/3952 "2024-02-21T17:30:58Z")
Voluntarily leaving the Steering Committee says to open a Community Topics issue. However, now that we’ve moved to the forum I think this should be announced here and not on GH. I’m not really sure where (directly in Ne… --- ## [Ansible-community/community-topics: New discussions in the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-community-community-topics-new-discussions-in-the-forum/3412)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-community-community-topics-new-discussions-in-the-forum/3412 "2024-01-24T19:56:43Z")
Since we’ve moved discussions and votes from the GH repo ansible-community/community-topics to the forum, we should make this clear in the README. I have created a PR for this that can be discussed here: README: New top… --- ## [Draft for SC voting process on the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/draft-for-sc-voting-process-on-the-forum/1410)
**Author:** [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/draft-for-sc-voting-process-on-the-forum/1410 "2023-10-17T09:19:05Z")
The @SteeringCommittee is discussing changing its voting process to use the forum instead of the current Github Discussions approach in \[associated vote ended on 2023-11-08\] Proposal: allow votes to be conducted in the f…