I don't know what is so hard to understand about mine: please make useful suggestions as to how the problem of how people who 'do not have the inclination to join' or who do not have regular internet access can receive the information they require.
These problems can only be sorted out with generous participation of all Observatory residents who do feel inclined to gripe on the forum even if they do not feel inclined to join the forum or make useful contributions or suggestions. Why should those of us who are satisfied with the current communications make ALL the effort for those who are not? (In fact, why should we feel inclined to?) I am not a member of the CID committee so I would like all of those reading this to understand that these comments are strictly my own and not those of the group. Please make suggestions about alternatives so that those of us who are so inclined can debate them and perhaps implement them. Julia Teale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mel Hoffman" <e...@global.co.za> To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <obsnw@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:00 PM Subject: [obsnw] Re: Moderation at the Obs ID newsgroup = censorship?? >I don't know what is so hard to understand about H. Schultz' very > valid arguments. > This group only reaches a few people, those who > a) have internet access (and there are many people alone in this road, > Strubens, who do not have regular internet access), > b) have the time or inclination to participate in this group. > > What H. Schultz says is: > > "The answer is not to increase the number of subscribers to this site > but to ensure that the > entity using public money seeks to engage with everybody in the area, > not only those who have the time and inclination to participate in > this forum. " > "Communication needs to be informative to promote accountability to > those of us who are subject to the charges, whether we are part of > the > organisation or not. " > > I quite agree with that. > I don't have to go be part of every entity that spends my money, but > the entity needs to make sure I get informed, and a moderated (still > scary) online chat group is not enough. The Obslife is unfortunately a > sad little brochure with a whole lot of advertising and a few > articles, which may or may not arrive at our doorsteps. > I think the Obsid should have a budget for communication, and think > about how to really reach the scores of people who are paying monthly, > otherwise long-term, there will only be discourse. > > A lot of people don't have the time to attend meetings, and they > shouldn't feel bad about it either, it has nothing to do with the > accountability of the obsid. > H Schultz does not have to provide alternative suggestions, the point > is being made that it is the onus of the obsid, not of the individual > funder. > > Observatory residents not only "deserve to be appraised of how their > money is spent" - it's a core duty of the Cid. "Those involved and > working hard", chose to do so, and people signing the forms and > agreeing to pay a monthly amount, is an equal contribution and > commitment. > > my opinion > melanie > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > obsnw-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en > > __________ NOD32 4737 (20100102) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to obsnw@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
