Who, while in a position of completely unofficial power, is still de facto representing part of the Ruby community on the internet Perhaps people should be enc

Who, while in a position of completely unofficial power, is still de facto representing part of the Ruby community on the internet Perhaps people should be encouraged to stop assigning value to other people based on nothing more than their visibility. Maybe, instead, assign value to the content of their work, be it code, blog posts, presentations, etc. Someone who starts or runs a forum is just that. They are not a [thought|community|whatever] leader or spokesperson, however much they may think themselves so. This is just intellectual laziness. These people represent no one but themselves, and people should stop suggesting otherwise.