I agree with Linda. No private lists! And, the CC's should have the final
say.
- Ron Dailey
Floyd County VAGenWeb
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Lewis [mailto:cityslic@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:16 AM
To: VAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [VAGEN-L] Re: [STATE-COORD-L] [OK-Coordinators] Motion before
the AB (fwd)
This is a ridiculous motion. Make it private??? USGenWeb should be open,
no secrets.
I understand that the motion was from Bill Oliver, who is very used to
*PRIVATE* lists and secret goings-on behind everyone's backs. If you're
not ashamed of your discussions, keep them open. I will not be part of
private discussions that involve the whole of the Project.
The USGenWeb Archives is not private. Our volunteer lists are public.
The only list that is not searchable is our committee list, which is a
management list, and advice list, not a planning list.
vagen-l is searchable, and has been since 1996.
I vote NO on this list, but if there is one, count me out as VAGenWeb
ASC.
Linda
"David W. Morgan" wrote:
Forwarded with permission.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:53:47 -0500
From: Linda Haas Davenport <lhaasdav(a)cox.net>
Reply-To: OK-IT-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: OK-IT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [OK-Coordinators] Motion before the AB
Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:01:04 -0600
Resent-From: OK-IT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Today Bill Oliver posted a motion on Board-L that can effect the entire
Project.
Motion: "I move that the NC, subscribe all the SCs and ASCs of the
USGenWeb Project and the AB members, to a private email
list, for the purpose of discussing and deciding the future
of the Project.
The one item on the agenda to be - whether to continue in
the present form, a revised form, or disband the National
Organization.
Further, that the discussion and decisions be limited to two
weeks, at which time that decision be put to a vote of the
eligible voters of the Project.
Further, that the EC be instructed to prepare for the said
referendum"
----
Although Bill does say that the decision shall be put to the vote of the
members -
I am strongly opposed to this motion. Something of this magnitude
should not be decided by the AB and SC/ASCs and certainly not in private. I
am a CC of this Project and I feel that the CCs have the right to some say
so in this decision and well before it comes to a Yes/No vote on a decision
made in private.
There has long been an underground movement to have the Project return to
its
beginnings with only a web master in charge of the National site and
each SC in complete control of their State. The recent situation with the
states of GA and NC point up the need for a National Organization - although
perhaps a bit different than what we have. But none-the-less this is NOT
something that should be decided by a tiny percentage of this Project.
I strongly urge you to not only let your own SC know your thoughts on this
but to
also write to your AB Representative. If you don't know who they you
can find out at:
http://www.usgenweb.org/about/whoswho.html
Linda Haas Davenport
homepage:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2
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