On Oct 11, 2005, at 11:50 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
Suggestion #1: Electronic discussions involving organizational matters should always happen on the -org list. No ifs, ands, or buts. Whether it is a motion to incorporate, an idea for a project, a status report, or a misspelling that needs correcting, it should be on the list. If you want to sent "To" one person and "Cc" the list, that's fine, but include everyone. Ideally, *all* such discussions would be repeated to the -org list, but there are technical and resource issues that make that a lot harder. But if we're already tossing electrons around, the cost to do it on the list is near-zero.
What you are suggesting is 100% transparency. It's difficult to be opposed to that.
Suggestion #2: Tell everyone what we're doing. Briefly explain the rationale ("Why are we doing this?") and what it would entail (bylaws, officers, any fees, etc.). Be sure to explain the power structure. Give a pointer to our website for those who want details. And take a vote on whether people are "in favor", "opposed", "indifferent", or "unsure". Do this both at all the local meatspace meetings, at the quarterly/state-wide/big meeting, *AND* on the discuss list. (Maybe we can setup a web-based voting form for that.) This will tell us what people actually want. And that's what this is all about, right?
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