Commander Interview

This is a really interesting interview with Sheldon Menery, who's the face of the Commander Rules Committee. 

One thing I found odd was how Sheldon came around to wanting diversity represented in the RC and the Professor pressing him on why that wasn't the case. Not because the question was bad. Because the obvious answer is obvious, and I wonder why it wasn't said. 

Short of firing a member of the Rules Committee, there just isn't space to include more people on the Committee right now. Someone is going to have to step down. For a variety of reasons, I don't think they want to fire people from the Rules Committee-these are all people who care deeply about the format, have put a great deal of time into shaping it, and are friends with each other. Firing someone would be a Very Big Deal. 

Which is what the Commander Advisory Group is for-it's clearly the 'farm team' for people to ascend to the Rules Committee when someone on the RC feels they are done with the work or dies or whatever. The makeup of the CAG is far more diverse and will pay those dividends in the future. 

But isn't that how you do it? You seed the ground and grow the vision for the future you hope to see. Someday the Rules Committee will be a broader selection of voices and I hope they continue to use the philosophy that brought them up to bring others up!

Edit: Sheldon had a clarifying point to make about whether or not he is paid by WotC and I'm including it, just in case someone was curious.