Originally Posted by
Dovster
No, TB is not a sounding board -- it is an advisory board. It does not exist to listen to what Randy is saying and then tell him how it sounds to the board members.
You misconstrue both the meaning and intent of TB as Randy's "sounding board." Being a two-time board member yourself, it should not come as any surprise to you that TB exists for the purpose of fulfilling the mandate spelled out in the
TB Guidelines.
The membership elects TB to give Randy its point of view.
Because, of course, Randy permits his sounding board to be elected by the membership.
If it were to be a sounding board, then Randy should appoint all of its members, tell TB not to come up with any suggestions of its own, and only to react if and when he asks its opinion.
Why "should" RP appoint his advisors any way other than he likes?
He made a unilateral decision to permit the general membership to do the cherry picking for him. While you and others may not like his unilateral decisions, that's just the way it is on FT.
BTW, it's rather disingenuous to suggest that RP would ever "tell TB not to come up w/suggestions." If you can support such an assertion I would be very interested in hearing what you have to offer.