Thank you Tim for clarifying. I apologize for taking your personal
beliefs (no rules) as part of your platform and thinking that Lynn's
response on Feb 11 (see below) was exactly what you intended added to
your note of Feb 14 (see below Lynn's) to which Kathy Hines agreed
with not having more rules . That thread was titled ByLaws.
<Tim,
You've got my vote! I don't want to deal with more by-Laws, rules,
regulations or guidelines. I am rapidly becoming burned out with all
these emails as it is.
Lynn Brandvold
Pennington and Red Lake Counties>
<Linda,
Actually I am not in favor of creating more rules for coordinators to
follow. The national bylaws are sufficient and have been for the nearly 19
years of our existence. Some would say, what would we do if the leadership
disappears again? We could do just as was done this time, ask national for
assistance.
Perhaps more regular roll calls than our previous yearly roll call would
alert the members to a problem sooner - ie a roll call instituted by the
SC/ASC team rather than everyone posting on list 'here' or 'present'.
Since it seems most coordinators are adults, saying to them, that our state
logo needs to be at the top of the main page of a county site and if
linked, linked to the state page - there is really no reason to make a rule
that says do this or else.
Most people are pleasant to work with, so why complicate their lives with
more rules unless those who want the rules seek to control other people's
creativity?
That said, I would not stand in the way of those who like to have more
rules, to serve some purpose that eludes me.
Tim>
I appreciate the "will of the people" attitude. Perhaps you can see
from these two emails why I thought what I did?
Thanks much,
Karen
Becker, Todd and Stearns
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Timothy Stowell via <mngen(a)rootsweb.com> wrote:
Karen and all,
If you look back to my post of 2/13 with the subject line: Marc Pennau Logo, I
stated in part that my priority list included setting up a rules committee.
- form rules committee (volunteers and/or appointees) 4-5 members,
reporting back to the SC within a set time period
I then went on to describe bylaws, guidelines and suggestions.
My personal choices can remain with my sites creation. Leaders need to
listen to input from the members and act by consensus, not by personal
edict.
Tim