Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Opinions close to the vest...

===== Mike wrote:
There has been close to 200 posts to the BoD list since Aug. 1 and
another 300 in the month of July.
=====

I've often thought that it would be quite useful to have the secretary keep
a running track on the issues being discussed in that stream of messages.

At least list the topics that are being discussed and any official like
statements the board wants/needs to make.

I think the raw message stream might be more than anyone would ever want to
see, but the secretary is certainly the elected official we placed our trust
in to document what is appropriate:)

keep it always there so that everyone could see the posted topics which are
being discussed and any statements which members want to make public on the
particular subject.

It would be pretty easy (for all but Jan, but then maybe Kathleen could keep
the actual text and send it to Jan for review and publishing).

There would be much less opportunity to stand on the outside and point
fingers like seems to happen a bit.

I know in the rules committee we had over 560 messages posted since march.
lots of topics, only a bit of which found its way into the EN articles.

johnt

(btw: http://www.aerc.org/committees/rules/ENArticles :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Maul [mailto:mmaul@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:57 AM
To: ridecamp
Cc: john teeter
Subject: Opinions close to the vest...


In response to:
AERC, as the sanctioning body for endurance rides through out the US
and Canada, is not a place to hold your opinions close to the vest so
that you can surprise your fellow directors and the members when you
finally make your 30 second spiel and then vote at a board meeting.

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Actually there has been a large amount of discussion of the motions
already by the BoD on the BoD list.  It's certainly not going to be a
surprise to any BoD member who reads these posts about our views at
the meeting.

There has been close to 200 posts to the BoD list since Aug. 1 and
another 300 in the month of July.

While we don't make these public - there has been intense debate
already on many of the motions.

That said - it's certainly reasonable to have BoD members say more on
their views on lists like RC.  Steph, Randy, Roger Rittenhouse, and I
have made some comments on RC and some of the smaller lists.  It would
be nice to see more.

But rest assured - opinions by quite a number of BoD have been aired
prior to the meeting on the BoD list.

Mike Maul
AERC Director-at-Large


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