I must object to Lithos being assigned as Host of this Group. [View all]

From Skinner's thread in the 'Announcements' group:

[div class=excerpt style=border-style:ridge;]What to do if you want to serve as a Host? (THESE INSTRUCTIONS HAVE CHANGED)

If the members of your group decide to select a Host, then you must decide who will serve as the first Host. The DU Administrators will assign ONLY ONE host to each Group, and then it is the responsibility of that Host to select other members of the Host Team (if anyone else wishes to serve).

Hopefully in most Groups, selecting a first Host will be a simple matter of awarding the job to the first person who posts in the Group to volunteer for the job. If more than one person is interested, then you need to discuss the choice of Host amongst yourselves until you come to some sort of consensus regarding who should have the job.

1. If you want to serve as a Host of a particular Group, the first thing you need to do is post in that group to let the members of that group know you are interested in serving as the Host. If a consensus is reached and you are chosen for the job, then -- and only then -- you can report back to this thread and let me know.
2. Post a reply in this thread telling me which group you have been selected to Host. Include a direct link to your post in the group where you want to serve. I need that link in order to give you host powers.
3. I will only assign ONE host to each group. After that first host has been assigned, then that first host has the power to grant host status to anyone else. So, if a host is already assigned to a group, then you need to contact that host to become a host.

Good luck selecting your Hosts.

Skinner
DU Admin
Perhaps I am reading step 1 incorrectly, but I see no post by Lithos in this group stating his interest in becoming a Host and, as far as I can tell, there has been no concensus that he should be the first Host. He has also made no reply in Skinner's thread as outlined in step 2 above.

What is the point of setting up guidelines for groups to choose the first Host position if the Administrators are simply going to make the choice for a group without going through any of the steps they instructed us to follow?

Is this really how we want the Hosting duties of this group to begin? We are told we will be able to decide how our groups are run, but then we find out that someone has been given the first Host position without even having to adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Administrators.

Should we even bother with any further discussions of who should be Hosts in this group? Or should just assume that the Administrators and the first Host will decide all that for us?