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+Hello everyone!
+
+I would like to submit my name to continue as the release management PTL for
+the Stein release.
+
+Since I failed to recruit someone new to take over for me, I guess I'm still
+it.
+
+But being serious, I think I've now gotten a much deeper understanding of our
+release tools and process. Things with CI jobs have stabilized and we have a
+lot of good checks in place that help identify issues before they become
+problems.
+
+While Doug and Thierry are now very busy with other things that prevent them
+from running again, they are still around and available with a lot of great
+historical information and are able to help immensely with reviews, fixes, and
+keeping code rot at bay. I'm not saying this as a reason to have enough
+confidence in me to continue to run things, but for anyone that might be
+interested in getting involved in the Release Management team - know you would
+have plenty of help getting involved.
+
+I'm looking forward to helping out in whatever ways I can in Stein, and I
+appreciate your consideration for me to continue as PTL for the Release
+Management team.
+
+Sean McGinnis (smcginnis)
+