I read this post a couple of times and it seems to me that you are complaining that there aren't enough people actively involved in the process and then blaming the people who are bothered to get involved in the process for being lazy?
You might want to rethink your position. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Andre Mangan <andreman...@gmail.com> wrote: > All these polls, whether they are for governance structures or IRC meeting > times are totally valueless unless the main body of Ubuntu users in > Australia come out of their hiding places and declare their wishes. > > The current poll on governance registers the opinions of 18 Ubuntu users. > Hardly a representative sample and certainly not a valid nor acceptable vote > (as was the vote on IRC meeting times). > > Reading the minutes of the last IRC meeting, I noticed the brave mention of > "should we revisit the time set aside for these meetings". There is no > point in asking the converted, you need to ask the 200+ registered ubuntu-au > members. > > Elect a representative, a governor if the term pleases you, and let this > person drive the push to rejuvenating Ubuntu-au and ultimately > re-accreditation. > > To those who seek refuge behind the voluntary nature of ubuntu-au and > therefore claim that they cannot exercise any authority, I would remind them > that many ubuntu-au users have signed the code of conduct and thereby have > placed themselves under the jurisdiction of the requirements of Launchpad > and Ubuntu. > > "Laissez-faire" is just another term for administrative laziness. > > Andre > > > > > > > On 10 June 2010 14:07, Lisa Milne <l...@ltmnet.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:32:29 +1000 >> andrew <gande...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I have created a poll on the appointment process for team positions. >> > >> > http://www.doodle.com/pn7hyxe77wwr8bka >> > >> > >> > HOW TO VOTE CARD >> > >> > Meritocracy - Keep the current process. >> > >> > Democracy - Everybody has a say in who is appointed to the leadership >> > team. >> > >> > >> > Andrew G. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ubuntu-au mailing list >> > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> >> This poll wasn't discussed or suggested at the meeting, therefore I'm >> calling it "Andrew's personal poll" and ignoring it. >> >> >> -- >> Lisa Milne <l...@ltmnet.com> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >
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