Randy, you set TB up and established the ground rules. That means you're the one to ask to change them.

I don't know if you've noticed that TB hasn't started or concluded a single vote in more than three months. Furthermore, if you look at the actions that TB actually passed (and didn't later rescind) in 2010, they pretty much fall into three categories:

1. Merging/creating/deleting forums due to underlying changes in those programs, something that generally could be done on autopilot.

2. Internal minor or obvious TB structural and procedural changes.

3. Approving charities (actually only one).

If TB is to be effective, it's time that the rules be changed to make TB more decisive. Experiments that fail can readily be undone, and TB motions are just suggestions to you in any case, so there are
plenty of protections in place.

I propose you change TB starting with the next term so that it

a. Contains 7, rather than 9, members, to reduce excessive debate.

b. Reaches decisions by majority, rather than 2/3, vote.

In summary, I am suggesting that as FT has matured, it is the structure rather than the membership of TB that increasingly has made TB become ineffective.

Thanks!