Originally Posted by
bhatnasx
I'm not speaking for Cholula, but to answer your question, birdstrike, I think that a person can second a motion because he or she thinks that is what would be best for the members of FlyerTalk - they can even vote on it as well. But they don't have to be passionate about it - it's possible to represent the people who elected you, even if you personally disagree with something.
I didn't say anything about seconding motions. One can second a motion, or even propose one, because he or she thinks the vote on the motion would be best for the member of FlyerTalk without necessarily agreeing with the proposed motion. I have no problem with that.
An adbstination is emphatically not a "no" vote in disguise, though politically it can be so used.
With respect to LH/Swiss: The TalkBoard may have realized that merging the LH forum with the Swiss TravelClub had little impact on FlyerTalk and so passed the motion unanimously, but I trust each member thought through the ramifications, and took input from the membership, such as they were.
It was obvious that the recent vote on Omni post counts would be contentious. As such it should have been impossible for TalkBoard members to propose and vote on such a measure before thinking through the ramifications. It should have further been impossible to vote on such a contentious issue before allowing the membership to voice their opinions and consider that input before voting.
I have no problem with the proposal itself or the second, per se.
I do have problems with voting before a call for comments is made.
IMHO, Talkboard members were elected to represent the community, not because they were representative of the community, if that makes any sense.