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We don't actually get to decide what it means to be a "member" in a
501c3 non-profit organization. There is state law and legal
precedent, and "member" is word with special legal meaning. We can't
change the name just because we like the sound of it. This was all
hashed out when the membership process was created and should not be
dismantled without good reason and legal aid. <br>
--David<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/9/13, 9:25 AM, Al Sweigart wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Leif,
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<div>We get it. You don't like Tom. But stop trying to frame all
of his Noisebridge policy suggestions as trolling or somehow
insincere. Renaming the membership is an actual consensus
proposal, and the "high cabal" part was clearly a joke. If you
look on the consensus page, it says "Noisebridge Council".
(Personal note: yeah, I think we could come up with a better
name than council. And I'm fine with the current names.)</div>
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<div>Please quit purposefully misinterpreting what other people
say.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Leif
Ryge <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div class="im">On Sat, Dec 07, 2013 at 06:44:52PM -0800,
Tom Lowenthal wrote:<br>
> I have proposed the following on the [upcoming
consensus items][1] page:<br>
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> > Renaming the category “Noisebridge Members” to
the “Noisebridge Council”, and<br>
> > renaming the category “Associate Members” to
“Noisebridge Members”. This change<br>
> > extends not only to our operations, but also to
our bylaws, so that the effect is only<br>
> > a change of name but does not change the rights
or privileges of any person or<br>
> > category of people.<br>
><br>
> If this topic is of interest to you, I invite you to
come discuss it<br>
> on Tuesday. I'm not a huge fan of the string
“Noisebridge Council”,<br>
> and would be interested in other options.
“Noisebridge High Cabal”,<br>
> perhaps?<br>
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Tom,<br>
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Please quit trolling Noisebridge.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
~leif<br>
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