Here! Here!
And good on David too.
WMarks, Central
Megan Thomas wrote:
> I would submit that each member of this list already voted to accept the
> rules of the forum by agreeing to them when they signed up for the list.
> Therefore 100% of the list members have voted to accept the rules already.
>
> I am extremely impressed by David B's management of this list. He has
> invested a large amount of time that I am sure he could find other uses for.
> His judicious and respectful intervention has prevented this list degrading
> into a glorified pissing match. It only takes a few "poison personalities"
> to turn off list members and make the forum worthless.
>
> Megan Thomas
> Motley (during the day)
>
> > From: "Jordan S. Kushner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:00:37 -0600
> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: [Mpls] List Dictatorship vs. Democracy
> >
> > I suggest that if this list is to be consistent with its stated purpose
> > of promoting democracy, it needs to implement some internal democratic
> > procedure. While the decisions of the List Manager can all be
> > legitimately debated, they would be met with more acceptance and comfort
> > if they were subject to some sort of democratic procedure.
> >
> > How about a mechanism where list members can vote on proposed rules or
> > rule changes, or discipline of members? For example, 75% of at least
> > one-half the members would have to approve an expulsion. Such
> > procedures might seem complicated at first glance, but democracy is not
> > necessarily simple and the creative use of all this technology could
> > make things simpler.
> >
> > Jordan Kushner
> > Powderhorn
> > _______________________________________________
> > Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy
> > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:
> > http://e-democracy.org/mpls
>
> _______________________________________________
> Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy
> Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:
> http://e-democracy.org/mpls
_______________________________________________
Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy
Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:
http://e-democracy.org/mpls
