On 11/4/07, Mhac Janapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My 2 cents worth: > 1) Let's convene A.S.A.P. > 2) Let's elect Board Members > 3) Let's elect Other officers > 4) Let's reconvene. Agenda: ConCom > 5) Let's work
While this may sound like the "usual" way to proceed, previous experience tells me that this will not work. Voting in another set of officers, and expecting them to do "something" for the next year is not enough. There should be a close-knit group that will step forward and state their platform. The people comprising this group should have to be able to meet often, be able to rely on each other, should be familiar with each others working styles. What i'd like to propose is a system of ACCOUNTABILITY. Instead of waiting for any movement from the board after they are elected, i'd prefer that WE KNOW WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE before being voted in. This way the organization can have a better way of voting for a board. It won't be based on personalities, but based on a claimed course of action. And if for whatever reason the goals are not met, then it would be plainly evident who are to blame for certain failures. Why should it be a close-knit group? Because it would be very important that the board be able to function, even without any help from others. They must be able to help each other. Because in reality, no one helps the board, and even sometimes, no one helps the president, no matter how many calls for volunteers are made. It's more important now, more than ever that the next board we elect has a plan on what to do, and where to go. If no group will step up, i'm afraid, we will go on again with the sorry mistakes of the past, all talking about what many things PLUG can do, but then leaving the implementation half hearted, or delayed. To answer G. Mercado's post, i don't believe now is the time for 'trying' (we tried that several times already in the past) it's time to step up as a group, and COMMIT to doing something for PLUG, and putting your reputation on the line. It's just one year anyway. Nasaan na yung mga nag post na maraming pang pwedeng gawin ang PLUG? Ian _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
