Originally Posted by
Jenbel
The problem comes, phillipas, when the problems encountered on TB because we don't have a consolidated set of rules about how we operate start to interfere with doing what is actually our role as you outline above. And IMHO, we are at that position now, where we have discovered that if TB members refuse to accept that we are bound by any rules about how we conduct ourselves or how we carry out business, that makes it actually very difficult to continue functioning in any way which discharges our responsibilities. So we can either muddle on as we are, where we are not working well or effectively and as a result, IMHO not living up to our responsibilities, or we can take the time to resolve the situation. So that's what we are having to do.
With the greatest of respect this is utter nonsense.
The rules you claim do not exist for Talkboard activities have been in place for many years. They ARE in place. They DO work.
Show me
WHAT of this motion summary is substantively "new":
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...6&postcount=10
This motion is simply putting them all in one place. It will not affect how TB "muddles on" - I might add I feel that is a highly insulting term to all previous hand-working TB volunteers over the years who have achieved much.
You appear to be blurring the rules that govern FT'ers in general, as distinct from TalkBoard procedures. Both are clear cut, and work well.
This motion is wise, to put the operating procedures for voting and elections etc in one place,
despite it being SOP for many years.
There is nothing really "new" from the current procedures whatever, that you say currently stops TB:
"living up to our responsibilities".
Do all the other TB members all agree they are not meeting their responsibilities - or are you just sloppily using the Royal Plural seeing you are British - and not speaking for them as a group as you appear to be? I have not noticed any posts from the other saying they cannot work with the current rules is why I ask.
The insistence of some TB members of sneaking in extra wording about who may or may not be eligible to stand for TB
is new. If you or others read back on the this entire 230 post thread, it is clearly the sticking point to this motion passing if all 9 TB members have a free vote on it.
If this motion fails just because some TB members refuse to remove that contentions wording
you'll just have to "muddle on" forever with the Status Quo - as no TB member will ever be bothered to raise this again. IMHO.
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