Re: [atlarge-discuss] No quorum

["NameCritic" <chris1@telnor.net>]

Walter, I agree 100%. I have always done it this way. First, we write the
mission statement, then draft the bylaws and articles of incorporation. Then
take it all to an attorney. If you have the attorney do it all from scratch
it's more expensive than having him just review what you have done and
siggest changes. Some will do this pro-bono because it limits their personal
liability as well because they reviewed it vs writing it themselves.

The posting I made was just to clarify that this group needs a statement of
purpose to proceed. If we proceed to do other things first, then write our
purpose, the things we have already done at that point may not fit within
the scope of that purpose. It needs to specifically outline what this
organization is being formed to accomplish.

I don't see that all the members here have the same purpose. Do you? With a
mission statement we all have the same purpose and it may help us to start
to work together as a unit. Something that is needed IMO. Those who have a
different agenda than what we approve as our purpose then may go off on
their own and start something that fits their agenda.

Also, this question isn't directed at you Walter, but to everyone, on the
ability of a member to arbitrarily form working groups. I don't see that we
have drafted any rules keeping us from doing so. Some of the members can
form working groups on whatever they like than present motions to this
membership. If I am wrong, then point me to where the membership or panel
has made a rule against it.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Schmidt" <walts@dorsai.org>
To: "NameCritic" <chris1@telnor.net>
Cc: "Atlarge Discuss List" <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "Walter
Schmidt" <walts@dorsai.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] No quorum


> On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, NameCritic wrote:
>
> > (501C-3 may not be the way we choose to go...
>
> Chris -
>
> As a CPA for going on three decades who is familar with these things, our
> organization best be "set-up" by an "attorney who is familar with such
> things" - this includes IRS filings.
>
> It is good for us to see certain details - we would be wrong to have
> anyone other than an "attorney who is familar with such things" do the
> filings.
>
> Why? There is a big difference between what is written, and how what is
> written is applied...
>
>
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