Grex Oldcoop Conference

Item 266: Hostile Takeover

Entered by ric on Tue May 10 13:39:05 2005:

Hey, want to know how to increase Grex's assets?

Buy 10 or so $15 m-net citizenships, and then recall the arbornet board of
directors, and elect grexers to the arbornet board.

The arbornet board hasn't met since the last annual meeting in May of 2004,
and hasn't bothered to hold the required elections this year.  They can't even
seem to find the time to appoint an election committee.  

Not that anyone will run for election.

So, who's up for a hostile takeover?

Near as I can tell there aren't more than 5 members in good standing, if you
exclude the lifetime patrons like kite and meg and mike, etc..

C'mon, it'd be fun.
16 responses total.
#1 of 16 by tod on Tue May 10 15:44:05 2005:

Ric, where's the rackmount you promised Arbornet?

#2 of 16 by tod on Tue May 10 15:52:34 2005:

 For the record, I approached Rex on the topic about around the time elections
were supposed to be arranged but he was completely unavailable.  My
understanding as of recent is that he's been in NYC on a bike tour.

 As an aside, I made sure Arbornet's NonProfit Corporation annual update was
filed with the state so we're still good in that arena.  (I donated the $20
and stamp to file it.)
http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_NAME=R200504%5C2005118%5
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002067.tif

 I can't do much at this point to compel Rex to assign a committee but I have
sent him messages to read item 397 in the policy conference over the past few
 days.

At this point, if I were given the authority somehow to initiate a campaign
committee then I would do so. 

One thing that is not being addressed is that Rex has done a good job as
sysadmin for M-Net.  We should be diplomatic to ensure we're not pissing in
the punchbowl i.e. that we don't lose a good sysadmin in the process of
changing the guard from old to new.  A few folks like ric and twinkie are
waving their arms frantically about what lazy bastards run M-Net but I've not
seen either of them trying to contact anyone before their blustering in BBS.

#3 of 16 by twenex on Tue May 10 16:57:02 2005:

 A few folks like ric and twinkie are
 waving their arms frantically about what lazy bastards run M-Net 

I hope ric and/or the lazy bastards who run M-Net are waving their arms
frantically about what an ass runs M-Net party.

#4 of 16 by steve on Tue May 10 17:27:48 2005:

   I wish m-net well but I don't see how this touches upon Grex.

#5 of 16 by naftee on Tue May 10 17:32:45 2005:

ric is a paedophile.

#6 of 16 by jep on Tue May 10 19:15:03 2005:

I am disappointed in ric for entering this item.  I think it's in very 
poor taste, and is not funny in the slightest.

#7 of 16 by happyboy on Tue May 10 19:28:10 2005:

i think serious fat whiteboys are funny!

#8 of 16 by tod on Tue May 10 20:47:41 2005:

I fail to find the location and context of this item anywhere near to being
a "joke" considering the dire straights in which ric has elevated his concerns
elsewhere.

#9 of 16 by happyboy on Tue May 10 21:44:08 2005:

"fat guy in a little coat...fat guy in a little coat!"

#10 of 16 by naftee on Wed May 11 03:53:44 2005:

it's choking him !!!

#11 of 16 by nharmon on Wed May 11 14:50:32 2005:

I agree 100% with #3.

#12 of 16 by naftee on Wed May 11 19:42:32 2005:

 :(

#13 of 16 by slynne on Sun May 15 19:11:33 2005:

We could merge the two organizations but I dont know how either 
organization would gain from that. 

I suppose that any group could pony up the $15 per person and then 
stack the Arbornet board if they wanted to for just about any purpose. 

But then I have to ask...why?

#14 of 16 by naftee on Mon May 16 00:07:24 2005:

because ric is a paedophile.

#15 of 16 by triludaa on Wed May 25 17:23:50 2005:

and slynne a fat pig

#16 of 16 by jesuit on Wed May 17 02:15:31 2006:

TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE

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