Elections/Deep Breath/Moving Forward/alt.whatever

[Steven Mudd]

So, a couple of cents in the meter, stand up on this podium, and...

Agree with eveyone.
Well, not really- though it has seemed that just about all of the 
recent postings have made valid points. My initial reaction was
similar to Tom's; sure, this election is fraught with problems, but
let's push on, use it as test run for the real thing. On the other
hand, the time spent may be better invested in the "real thing".
Particularly in issues such as how to validate/tabulate votes. 
Given that, I'm more inclined to agree with Brian, let's appoint
some people, get legal, and get on with gritty details of democracy.
Regarding Steve Banerian's suggestion of an "outsider" rounding out
the temporary triumvirate, how about an SPL person?
(if they're willing).
                     -Steven

-I've got a feeling the SPL may have an opinion on our carrying alt.sex,
and they deserve a voice in the debate.




On Mon, 5 Jun 1995, Tom Sparks wrote:

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> I am perplexed by all this wishy washy behavior.
> There was a general meeting, 30 or more people
> discussed the election process for over a half
> an hour. There was a call for candidates, people
> were nominated, they were given an opportunity to
> accept or decline the nomination. A menu was
> created on SCN with a forum to discuss the election
> and to offer a Q & A for the membership to question
> the candidates.
> 
> One person voices a serious doubt about the timing
> and procedure of the election and suddenly the whole
> thing looks like it may be scraped.
> 
> This is not how organizations flourish, when you start
> a process like this with the apparent approval of the
> SCN organization, it should be seen through to the end.
> Maybe there were some mistakes made in planning and
> implementing this election, we can live with our mistakes.
> Luckly this is a virtual board that will be replaced or
> augmented in the near future.
> 
> There needs to be some consistency here, when we say we are
> going to do something, we should do it. All this second
> guessing, "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" is only going to
> make matters worse.
> 
> Lets use this election as a primer on how to and how not to
> do our next more important election.
> 
> ..Tom Sparks
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