RE: [atlarge-discuss] Questions for all candidates

[<bruce@barelyadequate.info>]

Jeff Holt wrote:

| I have
| been a member of several large online "communities in which it is
| regular practice to assemble for organizational meetings online at one
| place and time, given sufficient advance notice for all inte3nded
| participants to agree to meet.

Several of us had wanted to do this, but no one ever stepped up to provide
the infrastructure.  Also, given the global nature of our membership, and
hence our Panel members, it is hard to "get together" virtually at a time
that doesn't inconvenience someone.  We have talked in the past about a
rotating the time to be fair, but without the infrastructure such
conversations are moot.

| As to the situation occurring as you describe where a minority of
| remaining "Panelists" attempt to block progress, this would
| be a simple
| matter of making sure that any Panel position which becomes
| open due to
| a resignation or any other reason is immediately filled by an
| Alternate
| and a Special election is initiated to find a permanent
| replacement.

That was already our procedure.  But we had a mass exodus of Panel members,
and all but one of the remaining alternates refused to serve.  What then?
Our only choce was procede with three Panel members we had, but limit our
authority to holding the election only.  We thought this was a reasonable
compromise solution, given the circumstances.


Bruce Young
Portland, Oregon
bruce@barelyadequate.info
http://www.barelyadequate.info
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