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Re: Self Organisation (Was: Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 00:16:19 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> Ummmmm...... isn't 'appointing' a council somewhat contrary to the way that
> Todd has always run LUGNET? (at least so far as I've seen in the last
> year+) It seems rather backroom and private, which isn't generally the way
> I thought things were dealt with around here.
No, it's not intended to be a private council, unless someone takes something
off-line personally on their own accord unofficially. Anyone is still also
welcome to participate in the discussions (offering opinions, raising
concerns, making suggestions, etc.).
> What about a good old-fashioned vote by the 200+ paid members of LUGNET.
> Might this not be a good time to excercise some democracy?
No, the idea behind the council is to vest or entrust the handling of delicate
situations (which often require a lot of time) to a larger (but not so large
that it becomes stifled) group of trusted individuals, in the hopes of
offloading admin time/workload (primarily of the 'judicial' nature) -- and
also coming up with hopefully more equitable and fair solutions -- due to a
better mixture of viewpoints and issue-interpretations. Involving everyone
in everything would be unwise, just as it would be unwise to have popular
votes on day-to-day legislative issues in the U.S. Senate or House, for
example. That's why we have Senators, Representatives, Judges, and so forth
-- because they're specialists in their particular area. The average citizen
of the U.S. doesn't have the time or desire to become a specialist.
--Todd
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