Originally Posted by
janetdoe
It seems to me that the inability to do issue advocacy during the election 'season' is a huge barrier to making TalkBoard relevant and meaningful to people who (like Sharon said) only visit the hotel or airline or MR Deals forum. It's purposely trying to make TalkBoard a popularity contest rather than a real election with debate of issues.
But I like it that the elections are a popularity contest.
a) I need the validation, and
2) There is no way I would ever win if we applied metrics like fulfilling our manifestos.
Originally Posted by Jenbel
I actually think that TB has become not relevant to FT (and that's why the majority of FTers are not interested in it). It was an interesting experiment, but times have changed. We have a Community Director who is able to make decisions now. Close TB and move on.
Zing!
That's was a good one.
But I do think that TB serves as a useful focus group for the CD. Especially when it is not filled with simpering and sycophantic yes-people.