Grex Oldcoop Conference

Item 46: statement from slynne

Entered by slynne on Thu Dec 4 17:23:45 2003:

Hi. I am running for Grex board. I am 35 years old and have been on 
Grex for a really long time so I feel that I have a good idea of how 
things are run around here. Mostly, I like Grex the way it is and 
probably will not be pushing for any big changes. I believe that we 
should look at ways to reduce costs rather than trying to increase 
revenues (at least for right now). 

I don t have a lot of experience to offer except for a short period 
where I was on the Mnet board of directors. I do have a good amount of 
time for the next year or so since I don t have a family and I don t 
currently have any other volunteer obligations. If elected, I promise 
to attend all meetings unless there is a valid reason not to go (e.g 
illness). I will serve my entire term. I wont rock the boat. I am 
the  hey things are pretty cool around here  candidate. 

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I dont have access to telnet for a while so I dont know if there is a 
way for me to get the above statement into the vote program via the web 
interface. Can someone help me with that?
35 responses total.
#1 of 35 by mynxcat on Thu Dec 4 17:41:17 2003:

Just grex's kind of candidate :)

What is your position on the remote members on board? Is this 
something you support and think can work? The reason I ask this is 
because you say you've been on M-Net board. Of course I'm assuming 
that you served on board at a time when there was a remote member. I'd 
be interested to know how it worked out for you, and the board in 
general.

#2 of 35 by remmers on Thu Dec 4 18:08:37 2003:

(Re: campaign statement.  There's no way to enter a statement via the
web interface.  That might be a useful enhancement to the vote program,
for the future.  For now, just let me know if you'd like to use your
statement in #0, or email me the statement that you'd like to use, and
I'll arrange for the vote program to display it.  Bear in mind that the
statement should be at most 23 lines long, with each line at most 79
characters in length.)

#3 of 35 by mary on Thu Dec 4 18:53:47 2003:

That's my favorite campaign statement ever.  On Grex.

#4 of 35 by slynne on Thu Dec 4 19:06:18 2003:

resp:1 - Actually, there were no remote board members when I was on the 
board. I dont have a problem with having remote board members though. I 
think it can work. 

resp:2 - I would like to use the statement in #0. If you could put that 
into the vote program for me, I would *really* appreciate it! Thanks. 

resp:3 -Thanks!

#5 of 35 by mynxcat on Thu Dec 4 19:30:56 2003:

Thanks slynne.

#6 of 35 by remmers on Fri Dec 5 00:27:40 2003:

(Slynne's statement is now displayed by the vote program.)

#7 of 35 by slynne on Fri Dec 5 01:15:42 2003:

Thanks!

#8 of 35 by jp2 on Mon Dec 8 20:01:10 2003:

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#9 of 35 by mynxcat on Mon Dec 8 20:36:21 2003:

While I wouldn't be so harsh as Jamie, this statement and some 
responses to it does disturb me.

#10 of 35 by albaugh on Mon Dec 8 20:42:44 2003:

Oh, puh-leeze!

#11 of 35 by mynxcat on Mon Dec 8 21:11:51 2003:

And your response is another one of them. You guys are some of the 
biggest hypocrites around, and what takes the cake is that you refuse 
to see it. (But then if you did, you wouldn't be hypoctrites...)

#12 of 35 by remmers on Mon Dec 8 21:41:03 2003:

"Hypocrite" is a pretty strong word.

Not sure what you find "disturbing" about slynne's statement.
Seems pretty innocuous to me.  Basically she's saying that she
doesn't see a need for major changes to Grex.  Perhaps you
disagree, but do you find every statement with which you
disagree "disturbing", or everyone who does not also disagree
a hypocrite?

#13 of 35 by mynxcat on Mon Dec 8 22:38:36 2003:

No, it's not that she doesn't see any major need for change. I can understand
that. It's just a very pandering type of statement. I'd have to read it agian
to tell you exactly what disturbs me about it, but not right now.

And the hypocrite referance wasn't about slynne's statement. Her statement
doesn't work with me, but definitely not because it's hypocritical. However,
I've perceived some of the other statements to be hypocritical, at least from
what I've seen here on coop and the bbs in general.

#14 of 35 by remmers on Mon Dec 8 22:45:03 2003:

I was assuming "hypocrite" referred to other people, not slynne.
Still don't understand where you're coming from.

#15 of 35 by gelinas on Mon Dec 8 22:52:13 2003:

Especially in light of responses #1 and #5.

#16 of 35 by flem on Mon Dec 8 23:06:10 2003:

To me personally, saying that Grex is in pretty good shape and doesn't
need large changes is anything but vacuous.  While I've served on board,
there have been at least a few times (and it seems like a lot, though
I'm probably exaggerating in memory) where it seemed like board was
under a lot of pressure to Do Something, even the wrong thing, just for
appearance's sake.  Thing is, Grex *is* in pretty good shape, and
nothing is often the best thing for board to do.  There haven't been
many major changes to the way Grex works in a long time, and the few
changes we have had are things that were proposed and voted on by the
membership, not the board.  I think that's great.  "I won't rock the
boat" is, as far as I'm concerned, a great campaign platform for a board
member.

#17 of 35 by gull on Tue Dec 9 01:03:13 2003:

I didn't find slynne's statement pandering.  I think "I'll support the
status quo" is a reasonable campaign position.  I thought mary's
Commandments were a bit over the top, but I'm sure other people find
them witty.

#18 of 35 by slynne on Tue Dec 9 20:45:30 2003:

It is honestly how I feel. I think things around here are run pretty 
well. I dont have any great desire to change anything and probably 
would be very resistant to any big changes. If you are a person who 
wants big changes, I am probably not the candidate for you. However, if 
you like things the way they are, then vote for me.

#19 of 35 by tod on Tue Dec 9 21:53:22 2003:

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#20 of 35 by jep on Wed Dec 10 04:33:00 2003:

Lynne, great as Grex is, there are still some controversies around 
here, which you might become have to be involved with as a Board 
member.  Have you any views about any of them?  Some examples are 
NextGrex, co-location and phone lines.

What other candidates are you going to vote for, and why?

#21 of 35 by mynxcat on Wed Dec 10 16:25:25 2003:

So much for the secret ballot ;)

#22 of 35 by slynne on Wed Dec 10 16:32:50 2003:

I dont have any really strong feelings about NextGrex. Like everyone, I 
would like to have it online sooner rather than later. However, I 
recognize that we are dealing with volunteers. 

I think co-location can be a very good thing. I would like to see grex 
head in that direction. It probably will help reduce costs and that 
might be necessary. However, I dont think it is something that needs to 
be rushed into. 

I believe it is important at least for now for Grex to offer dial up 
access. I like that the phone lines have been reduced though. This was 
a very appropriate response.

I am not going to endorse any other board candidates at this time 
because if I were to do so and then someone else were to be elected, I 
would have to work with that person and I would rather that there 
werent hard feelings between me and anyone I was serving with on the 
board. I will say that grex is very fortunate to have a very good crop 
of candidates. If I had been able to, I would have voted for every one 
running except for one person.

#23 of 35 by willcome on Wed Dec 10 19:15:26 2003:

AND THAT PERSON":S JP@

#24 of 35 by jep on Thu Dec 11 20:34:41 2003:

I asked for Lynne's choices because she hasn't said much that 
distinguishes her from some of the other candidates.  I agree we have a 
terrific slate of candidates.  I thought it was reasonable to ask for 
some further information about her views.

I also think it's reasonable for her to not want to endorse 
candidates.  I don't endorse candidates, either.

#25 of 35 by willcome on Thu Dec 11 21:46:38 2003:

AHAHA< JP@"S GOING TO GET FEWER VOTES THAN HE GOT LAST YEAR

#26 of 35 by tod on Thu Dec 11 22:12:38 2003:

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#27 of 35 by willcome on Thu Dec 11 22:59:14 2003:

WHo'er you voting for, tod!?

#28 of 35 by tod on Thu Dec 11 23:28:58 2003:

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#29 of 35 by mynxcat on Fri Dec 12 00:25:09 2003:

Ree 26> My thoughts exactly.

#30 of 35 by jp2 on Fri Dec 12 13:56:12 2003:

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#31 of 35 by willcome on Fri Dec 12 19:27:49 2003:

You ran the last year you ran.

#32 of 35 by styles on Tue Mar 30 05:28:52 2004:

annoying

#33 of 35 by parcel on Tue Mar 30 12:13:28 2004:

allo, styles

#34 of 35 by soup on Wed Mar 31 15:39:55 2004:

hullo, parcel & styles

#35 of 35 by jesuit on Wed May 17 02:14:27 2006:

TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE

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