Jim Henderson wrote:
> I'm not saying I disagree with your POV, BTW; I do think that people who 
> have the ability to assist in a time of crisis should do so for the 
> common good, *however* we are talking about volunteers here, so it's 
> important to understand what exactly is meant by "volunteer" and 
> "voluntary".  What you are talking about *isn't* volunteers, and *isn't* 
> voluntary, because you are talking about compelling someone to do 
> something *because* they have the skills.

If someone volunteers to do a particular task, expecting them to then do 
that task is not an external compulsion; they made a promise *by 
volunteering* to do it, hence obligated themselves.  Of their own free 
will.  The fact that they have the skills for the task are secondary, 
and more related to why they volunteered in the first place.

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net

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