RE: GA "Election" was fake, ignore the "results" ( was Re: [ga] Elections Results - vote count)

["Debbie Garside" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's the thing Ross

If you wanted someone other than Hugh Dierker as Chair of the GA and if you
want to be serious about participation why did you not nominate someone
else?

There wouldn't be a k00k factor if one or two of "you" would actually take
the time and trouble to participate.  There are a few on here, like Danny
for instance, who are seriously trying to get this moving.  You could help.

To be honest, does it really matter who the Chair is?  What matters are the
results that this GA can produce that are then forwarded to the powers that
be.  The Chair is only the conduit IMHO (and I am Chair of a number of
committees). Far better to be a participant.

Best regards

Debbie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ross Rader
> Sent: 04 October 2007 00:06
> To: George Kirikos
> Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: GA "Election" was fake, ignore the "results" (
> was Re: [ga] Elections Results - vote count)
>
>
> George Kirikos wrote:
> > Hello,
> ...
>
> Here's the thing George...
>
> ... I don't believe that Hugh Dieker is any more the chair of
> the GA than Harry Potter or Jeff Williams (to use some
> fictitious examples)...
>
> ...but Council has ratified the list charter, rules, etc. as
> proposed to them a few weeks ago.
>
> What obviously hasn't been sorted out is the who's who within
> the power structure. i.e. who is the legimate chair of the GA
> list (i.e. supreme list moderator). So I'd say, if there are
> still people on this list that are serious about using the GA
> mailing list as a forum for inter-constituency and interested
> stakeholder dialogue, then identify yourself and we'll figure
> out what to do about the k00k factor. If no one feels
> passionately about this, then let the k00ks have their fun. I
> learned from Jeff Williams a long time ago that you can take
> away the list, but you can't take away email. They'll always
> be part of the scene. We'll just have to make the best of it.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ross Rader
> Director, Retail Services
> Tucows Inc.
>
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>
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