Originally Posted by
RichMSN
Contrary to this post, I do have a platform, which will be evident from my answers to the ballot questions provided Internet Brands can actually get the answers to my other four questions posted before the election.
I believe that openness, candor, and transparency bring about the best decision making.
I believe that, with few exceptions, the TalkBoard has been nothing more than a glorified board-organizer the past 2 years:
Want a new forum? Ask TalkBoard, where they'll discuss it to death and then let their own personal feelings about the topic decide how they'll vote, rather than put up the board and monitor its progress.
Want to bash OMNI posters yet again? Why, let's put forward a motion to not count OMNI posts while ignoring real proposals other members make.
So, what's my platform?
I want to change how TB does business.
I want forums to be approved quickly and monitored after the fact.
I want every user-submitted proposal to be debated openly and voted on.
I want to seek out members and ask their opinions on how FT can be a better place. PM, emails, DOs, whatever medium possible.
I want the TalkBoard to meet at least twice a year in person and spend actual time together, discussing the future of FT and how the TB can improve that future.
I feel I have an actual platform and "challenging and debunking others" is my way of saying that I DON'T feel others do. This is a debate, right?
Certainly; yet debate is far more than merely gainsaying what has been previously stated.
What I read this as is simply change for change sake. Given that TalkBoard is going to be a mixture of currently serving and new members I'm interested to hear how you intend to turn your 'wants' into reality? It's all well and good to want to be a firebrand. It's another matter entirely to be an actual leader who can get things done by working with others to acheive one's goals.
My belief is that Flyertalk and TalkBoard currently work and work well. I don't think Talkboard needs a major overhaul, nor does FlyerTalk. There's a reason why FT has flourished over the years and the "FT-wannabes" that were started to serve some perceived unmet need have all but universally died on the vine (ITYT, Flyerchat, etc). As we go through the transition to InternetBrands we need agility, stability and focus, not fanciful distractive railings against the status quo and willy-nilly throw-it-at-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks expansion.