Motion Passed 8-0-1: Amendment to TB Guidelines
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Of course, in the future carol can start acting on a motion at THIS point in the process rather than waiting until the last TB member votes which, if past is prologue, will be in about 12.5 days.
Although it's procedural in nature I'm pleased this will be my last act as a TB member! ^
Although it's procedural in nature I'm pleased this will be my last act as a TB member! ^
Congrats on creating the motion & having it passed. And thank you for your four years of service on TB.
Cheers.
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koko is second only to you, Sharon, in my personal ranking of outstanding TalkBoard members of all time. koko spearheaded and drafted the comprehensive TB Guidelines which helped TalkBoard turn the corner away from grandstanding and toward working as a team. I hope he rejoins TalkBoard soon. We need that level of energy and commitment.
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koko is second only to you, Sharon, in my personal ranking of outstanding TalkBoard members of all time. koko spearheaded and drafted the comprehensive TB Guidelines which helped TalkBoard turn the corner away from grandstanding and toward working as a team. I hope he rejoins TalkBoard soon. We need that level of energy and commitment.
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Look at the evidence. We have considered proposals with reasonable care before calling for a vote on them, and most of the motions have passed easily. We have not had any doomed motions intended only to make a statement. I call that cooperation.
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Aw shucks.
And to think that I ran on a bomb-throwing platform.
But look, it's not about me. It's about the posters.
Which is precisely what this motion was all about. ^
And to think that I ran on a bomb-throwing platform.
But look, it's not about me. It's about the posters.
Which is precisely what this motion was all about. ^
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Cooperation isn't quite the word I would've chosen as this TB seemed far more dysfunctional and openly rancorous than any in the past though that's just MHO and YMMV. Hopefully more civility emerges from the current TB elections.
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Hi all - I did (finally) vote and support what was already going to be implemented. Was delayed by a little 18k mileage run.
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Disagreement does not equal dysfunction. You seem to desire some sort of utopia that simply does not exist. As I have said, we are big boys and girls and can disagree without falling to pieces over it.
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What existed until this TB was wasn't a utopia but a place where despite disagreements a collegial, civil tone and respect for fellow members was maintained. That decorum is not just expected it's written right into the TB Guidelines as has been in this post. Apparently it's too much to expect TB Guidelines be followed by TB members.
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What existed until this TB was wasn't a utopia but a place where despite disagreements a collegial, civil tone and respect for fellow members was maintained. That decorum is not just expected it's written right into the TB Guidelines as has been in this post. Apparently it's too much to expect TB Guidelines be followed by TB members.
You may believe -- and you are entitled to believe -- that comity and collegiality trump everything else. I do not. I ran for TalkBoard to actually accomplish something occasionally. When one person repeatedly stood in the way of that goal, I reacted. And I was far from alone. Everything that I said and did over the past two years was intended to make FlyerTalk a better place, and I did that, despite various obstacles.
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By the way, the TalkBoard guidelines have been updated.
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