*I realize you want to streamline how things operate at SynHak, and I encourage that. However there is already a separate discuss thread(* [SH-Discuss] Proposal: Blocking of a Proposal/Membership Application) where you bring up this proposal. Which was started after you brought it up in the other thread([SH-Discuss] Proposal: Consensus with Limited Blocking) discussing how best to deal with blocking and decision making.
I would request, again, that discussion of a given topic/proposal/alternate wording to solve the same problem remain in one thread. It becomes difficult to remember who brought up issues or suggested revisions. Additionally *, Torrie voiced concerns/reservations about your suggestions when they were initially brought up. * > "Bylaws don't say anything about proposals. Sure they say we've got the right to vote on membership applications, but I'm no longer comfortable with that route. The questions asked interview process have the possibility of having no real impact. I imagine asking someone questions and finding out that they're a raging transphobe, but the majority of the people present at the meeting who fail to understand the gravity of my concerns think "haha, they're funny". I certainly would not be comfortable with their membership without being able to block and then further getting to know them. I'm still not convinced that voting is an effective method of getting the support of everyone. Again, if 50% support a decision for something such as "replacing the ceiling in the palm room" (you know, the crappy half), 49% vote against it, and the only people able or willing to invest any effort into replacing the ceiling and seeing the job through vote against it, how does the ceiling get replaced? Again, sorry for a second reply; I should start using drafts... I think that I understand the concerns of choosing Voting over Consensus, and that it boils down to a perception that we need to make decisions quickly. I feel that it is in SYNHAK's best interest to make high quality decisions that practically everyone can support instead of fast decisions that only some people can support. There is absolutely nothing keeping a member from leaving if they feel that the space is in a rush to ignore their concerns. A suggestion or list of suggestions of when these quick decisions are needed would help me understand better." ---Torrie regards, Andrew L
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