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Re: LDraw.org Bylaws Drafts: Call for Public Discussion and Consensus
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Wed, 4 Feb 2004 03:09:12 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Jake McKee wrote:
> <snip>
I concur. :)
I haven't been following this thread at all up until now, but Jake's post caught
my eye. And I agree with what he said - only I want to go a little further.
Couldn't anybody that even has association with TLC possibly have a conflict of
interest? Regardless of whether or not you get a check with LEGO's signature
(what is it anyway)?
The thing that sprang to mind when I first read Jake's post was my own position.
I volunteer to host the LEGO MindStorms Forums on the lego.com website. I don't
get paid, I am not privy to any big secrets inside LEGO, I'm just another FOL
with a few extra buttons in the forum. However, could it be possible for me to
have a CoI with something happening in LDraw because of my (perhaps only
personal) desire to further the "official" forum?
Please keep in mind that I have absolutely no more wish to do anything of the
sort than Tim or Larry. I really don't want to make this issue any twistier
either. I just think that Jake has a good point and thought I would underline it
another line or two.
It seems to me that it is the responsibility of the voters to make wise choices
about who they elect to the position. If they believe that one of the candidates
has or could have a definite conflict of interest, it seems logical to me that
it is up to the voters to decide whether it would be wise to elect that person
to a Committee. Let come who may and let the responsible voters determine their
eligibility through their ballots. (ie, campaign issue).
I would say (and as I have had no involvement with LDraw in the past, my opinion
counts as little here) that seeing how anybody could have a conflict of interest
or a wish to steer LDraw.org in a particular direction, it seems ridiculous to
me to want to exclude particular people. Jacob's point about MB employees is a
good one.
I agree with Larry and Tim - I think it should be a campaign topic. If someone
has a conflict, let that be shown through their actions and let it be decided by
the voters.
FWIW (less than $.02, I'm sure)
~Mike
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