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Old Aug 7, 2011, 4:22 pm
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rehoult
 
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Originally Posted by bhatnasx
So, after a lot of thinking on this one, I think I'm going to vote against it.

The reason I'm not supportive of it is becaue of the 5-2-2 factor. If 2 people are voting no & 2 people who are participating can't commit to a yes vote, then I don't think a motion should pass.

It should take a solid commitment to change FlyerTalk.
If abstaining is the same as voting no, what exactly is someone in a conflict of interest supposed to do?

Every single board I sit on (or have audited, for that matter) has a rule that members in a conflict of interest must abstain; they do vary on whether or not a conflicted member may participate in the discussion leading up to the vote.
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