Christy,<br><br>Will you please list what your problems with Mitch are. You repeatedly say that we haven't addressed your problems, but you haven't actually said what those problems are. <br><br>"Blocks are generally considered to be an extreme measure, only used
when a member feels a proposal "endanger[s] the organization or its
participants, or violate[s] the mission of the organization" (i.e., a
principled objection). In some consensus models, a group member
opposing a proposal must work with its proponents to find a solution
that will work for everyone.:" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making</a>)<br><br>I would really like to know how Mitch as ED would endanger the organization or its
participants, or violate the mission of the organization. <br><br>Thanks,<br>Zedd<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Ani Niow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:v@oneletterwonder.com">v@oneletterwonder.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I would like to formally re-nominate Mitch for the position of the Executive Director of Noisebridge.<div>
<br></div><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-Ani</div></font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 1:00 AM, Jeffrey Malone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ieatlint@tehinterweb.com" target="_blank">ieatlint@tehinterweb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Sai Emrys <<a href="mailto:noisebridge@saizai.com" target="_blank">noisebridge@saizai.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Andy Isaacson <<a href="mailto:adi@hexapodia.org" target="_blank">adi@hexapodia.org</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div>>> We currently have all of these things. AFAIK, until the board appoints<br>
>> a new ED, Jake continues in his appointment from last year.<br>
><br>
> That's my reading as well. Officers serve until replaced; Board<br>
> members have terms of office.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Actually, you have that kind of backwards.<br>
Both have terms -- 1 year. Board members remain in office until they<br>
are replaced.<br>
There is no such clause for officers. Our bylaws state that they must<br>
be appointed annually, and as the year ran up at the beginning of<br>
October, so did the term for all three officer positions.<br>
<br>
Noisebridge has been without an ED since October. This has been<br>
stated at a board meeting and a general meeting.<br>
In fact, two board members even tried to simply appoint an ED at the<br>
last board meeting to "fix" this. They even planned to do so without<br>
consulting the members before conceding to objections that while the<br>
legal authority exists for them to do that, it runs completely against<br>
Noisebridge policy.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
In general, I would like to thank all of you for turning this into a<br>
discussion about what people feel the ED is, and absolutely nothing to<br>
do with actually selecting a new one.<br>
You might argue that you feel defining the role is the same thing.<br>
It's not -- who it is, and what they will be doing are two different<br>
controversial subjects. Intertwining them has, as best I can tell,<br>
resulted in absolutely no progress on either side.<br>
<br>
So any chance this can get back on topic to its original intent of<br>
nominating people for the ED? Or should I simply give up?<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Jeffrey<br>
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