Hi Steve, I appreciate your input here. It was clearly stated yesterday that several folks do not want a fellows membership class but I do not recall the reasoning other than Joel's comment that fee structure should cover all. Can you clarify why you would elect not to recognize significant contributions made from an individual? Thanks! -ren
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Steve Feldman <feld...@twincreeks.net>wrote: > I'd like to make a few comments about the NewNOG Bylaws and other election > questions. These are my opinions only, and don't necessarily reflect those > of the NewNOG Board or anyone else. > > As with any consensus-driven effort, the NewNOG Bylaws draft was the result > of a lot of work by a lot of people, led by a few dedicated committee > chairs. The Board tried to stay mostly out of the process, in hopes of > encouraging community input. I believe that the result was a good first > attempt at what will undoubtedly be an iterative process. > > Given the discussion on this list and in the community meeting yesterday, > it's clear that we don't have consensus on the membership issue, and that > there's at least significant support for the position that the proposed > membership is too complex for our community's goals. Aside from that, I > haven't heard many other comments on the draft, which I am hopeful means > that we are reaching consensus on the other portions of the Bylaws. > > It is unfortunate that we didn't think to have a vote on the draft in > sections, but it's too late to change that. Assuming that these Bylaws are > adopted, we do have ways to fix mistakes. There's another election a year > from now, with ways for both the Board and community members to place > amendments on the ballot. > > If the vote fails and these Bylaws are not adopted, the current initial > Bylaws will remain in effect. These are very minimal, covering only a basic > nonprofit corporate structure with boilerplate necessary to make the IRS > happy, and pretty much everything else left to the Board's discretion. > > Given the above, I still recommend a "yes" vote to adopt the Bylaws, as > it's a large step in the right direction for NewNOG. > > Since we don't have consensus on the membership issue yet, I will pledge to > do what I can with my Board vote keep from moving down the path specified in > the draft in ways that can't easily be undone when we do come to a > consensus. As one example, I will vote against creating any "fellow" > members if it should come up. > > I hope this helps, and I encourage everyone to vote however you feel is > best for the community. > > Thanks, > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > Nanog-futures mailing list > Nanog-futures@nanog.org > https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures >
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