Originally Posted by
Dovster
The host of this bulletin board is very much aware that TalkBoard, which he established, is charged with making recommendations to him and that he retains the right to accept those recommendations or not.
Recommendations? Sure.
Badgering him to change his mind on relatively trivial matters? No, at least not me.
Originally Posted by
Dovster
IMHO, a TalkBoard member should vote according to what he believes is the best course for FT to follow. I am not one of the people who say that a TalkBoard member should go along with whatever a majority of posters on a particular issue say -- but he should also not just tell Randy what he believes (or even knows) Randy prefers to hear.
This isn't a case of telling Randy what he wants to hear. It's about not treating Randy like someone who's not allowed to make his own decisions about the board he founded and now hosts on behalf of its new owners without a small vociferous minority jumping all over him. I don't think TalkBoard should add to the pile-on by a small number of dissatisfied individuals.
Originally Posted by
Dovster
TalkBoard members were voted into office to use their own judgment and to vote accordingly.
Done.
Originally Posted by
Dovster
This may wind up making a particular member unpopular, perhaps even costing him re-election, or it might cause Randy to be unhappy with that member -- but neither possibility should be a concern.
It isn't.