From jcowan@reutershealth.com Mon Dec 02 20:59:43 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 3 Dec 2002 04:59:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 3376 invoked from network); 3 Dec 2002 04:59:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m11.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 3 Dec 2002 04:59:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 3 Dec 2002 04:59:30 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 18J59e-0005gX-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 02 Dec 2002 20:59:30 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18J59Y-0005gG-00; Mon, 02 Dec 2002 20:59:24 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 02 Dec 2002 20:59:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from [65.246.141.151] (helo=mail2.reutershealth.com) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18J59U-0005fx-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 02 Dec 2002 20:59:20 -0800 Received: from skunk.reutershealth.com (IDENT:cowan@[10.65.117.21]) by mail2.reutershealth.com (Pro-8.9.3/Pro-8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA00080; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 00:11:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200212030511.AAA00080@mail2.reutershealth.com> Received: by skunk.reutershealth.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 2 Dec 2002 23:56:00 +4300 Subject: [lojban] Re: Why we should cancel the vote or all vote NO (was RE: Official Statement- LLG Board approves new baseline policy To: a.rosta@lycos.co.uk Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 23:56:00 -0500 (EST) Cc: lojban-list@lojban.org In-Reply-To: from "And Rosta" at Dec 03, 2002 01:50:57 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-archive-position: 2952 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jcowan@reutershealth.com Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: John Cowan Reply-To: jcowan@reutershealth.com X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=8122456 X-Yahoo-Profile: john_w_cowan And Rosta scripsit: > > Then what the hell is the *point* of having a board? > > I've been wondering about that, and also about the point of having > voting and nonvoting members. I gather it has something to do with > DC legal requirements, but I'm not really clued up. The membership makes decisions for the community at its annual meeting. Historically, almost anyone can become a member if they are willing to either show up for the meeting or send in a proxy. Most people have used generic proxies ("Bob can vote me"), though specific instructions are both legitimate and have been used. The Board, in turn, makes decisions for the membership in between membership meetings. Its decisions can be overruled by an annual or special membership meeting. We have never had a special membership meeting. > except you'd expect them to consult the membership on important issues > with long-term repercussions. > > > Yeesh > > What does "yeesh" mean? Approximately "What an obviously unreasonable expectation." -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Is it not written, "That which is written, is written"?