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Grex > Coop13 > #370: Nominations for the 2007 Grex Board of Directors | |
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tod
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response 104 of 236:
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Dec 19 18:18 UTC 2006 |
I was here and could do it but I'm having more fun ridiculing the idea.
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jep
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response 105 of 236:
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Dec 20 21:07 UTC 2006 |
Gosh. Let's see... Valerie was the first president, so she must have
been on the Board. I think Dan Romanchik was the first treasurer. Marc
Unangst was still under 18 so he probably wasn't included. I think
Marcus refused to run because outsiders like myself thought of Grex as
"Marcus's New System". Um... My guess is:
Mary Valdivia (chelsea), Valerie Mates (popcorn), Dan Romachik (danr),
John Remmers (remmers), STeve Andre (steve), Katie Geddes (katie), Brian
Dunkle (bad)
Or were there 9 Board members? I don't remember.
Congrats to the winners of the 2006 election. Thanks to all who ran!
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remmers
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response 106 of 236:
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Dec 21 16:18 UTC 2006 |
I was the first president. Marcus (and many others) ran but wasn't
elected. It's always been 7 members. You got 4 of 'em right - popcorn,
remmers, steve, and danr. So there's 3 to go.
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tod
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response 107 of 236:
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Dec 21 18:51 UTC 2006 |
Hmm..Jeff Spindler and Marae Price? *snicker* Oh wait, I'm thinking of a
501(c)(3)..
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remmers
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response 108 of 236:
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Dec 21 19:53 UTC 2006 |
I've started an email list, consisting of the seven board members for
2007, for purposes of scheduling the January meeting. If any of the board
members-elect see this response but *haven't* received the two messages
I've sent so far, please let me know.
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tod
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response 109 of 236:
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Dec 21 20:35 UTC 2006 |
Please try to keep board business on the records, too, folks.
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slynne
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response 110 of 236:
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Dec 21 22:36 UTC 2006 |
I got it but I have to admit that I had to go looking for it. My email
is getting so much spam lately that it is nearly unusable.
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remmers
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response 111 of 236:
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Dec 21 23:45 UTC 2006 |
Re #109: Of course.
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naftee
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response 112 of 236:
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Dec 24 05:25 UTC 2006 |
congrats, you board people !
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aruba
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response 113 of 236:
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Dec 26 19:06 UTC 2006 |
I didn't see it, but probably deleted it by mistake. My brain goes a bit
numb after the 500th or so deletion.
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spooked
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response 114 of 236:
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Dec 26 20:44 UTC 2006 |
Unfortunately when you have a dictatorial, non-visionary, inflexible, and
(sum of parts) incompotent staff - the users lose, lose, and lose.
It is a shame that Grex can't get basic system administration/system
utilities working. There are much better free-shell systems out there,
offering many more services, utilities, and membership strategies. Grex
may have been an honourable, competitive (in terms of services) system
over a decade ago...but, today, it is --- sadly --- nothing but a (tragic)
laughing basket-case of fuckups.
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mary
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response 115 of 236:
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Dec 26 21:03 UTC 2006 |
Oh, I don't know. I think there are some pretty nice people who hang here
and I tend to be able to get on most of the time. We're not perfect but
to listen to you it sounds like we should just set the hardware on fire
and slit our wrists.
Sorry, but I think our biggest problem is a few problem users. And they
aren't that big of a deal.
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nharmon
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response 116 of 236:
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Dec 26 21:20 UTC 2006 |
Some of us feel that Grex's biggest problem is apathy and a general
comfort with the status quo.
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mary
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response 117 of 236:
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Dec 26 21:36 UTC 2006 |
It's not apathy.
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jadecat
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response 118 of 236:
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Dec 26 21:42 UTC 2006 |
resp:114 dictatorial? You mean like demanding a decision made or else
you were going to leave and never come back?
(the adult in my is still on vacation, and the child is wandering
through Grex.)
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spooked
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response 119 of 236:
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Dec 27 00:14 UTC 2006 |
There's a few people who need a match lit up; the hardware is a lot more
diligent, responsive, and visionary than those individuals.
If you mate with them, the shit tastes like caviar.
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cross
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response 120 of 236:
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Dec 27 02:03 UTC 2006 |
Regarding #117; Then what is it?
I'm with Nate.
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jadecat
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response 121 of 236:
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Dec 27 02:33 UTC 2006 |
There's often a fine line between merely being comfortable with the
status quo- and demanding change merely for the sake of change.
Sometimes change is good, sometimes it's not necessary.
For the layman it's sometimes hard to tell what side of the line some of
you "WE MUST CHANGE" types are on.
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cross
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response 122 of 236:
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Dec 27 02:36 UTC 2006 |
True.
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spooked
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response 123 of 236:
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Dec 27 06:21 UTC 2006 |
You don't "have to" change, but if Grex wants to move forward (and I'm
seriously doubting that) then big changes have to take place, because the
current processes have totally screwed the production line and it cannot
keep good people enthusiastically particpating in staffing it (note, this
does NOT include symbolicly staffing it, either).
If you think geez Grex must be great because of its balance sheet -- you're
a moron. Most of Grex's shallow bank account stays propped up because of
large one-off occasional generous donors. The question you should be
asking is if Grex was financially sound (and it is not) is what services
or give backs has/is it providing to the user/community base. You only
need to log onto freeshell.org and know half a degree or two about
Unix/bbs/conferencing to see Grex is well over a decade behind and
falling further and further behind every second.
It's sad enough that Grex is in the position it is in. What's even more
tragic is that supposedly responsible/intelligent/caring Grex-folk think
it is all lovely and snuggly.
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remmers
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response 124 of 236:
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Dec 27 14:02 UTC 2006 |
This response has been erased.
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jadecat
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response 125 of 236:
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Dec 27 15:04 UTC 2006 |
resp:123 I don't think Grex is great because of the balance sheet, I
think Grex is great because of the community of people here. I've always
thought that one of Grex's main purposes in being was the formation of
community.
Also- I DO think changes need to be made- however, your insulting and
negative mode of arguing doesn't convince me that the MAJOR CHANGES
you're suggesting are really the best course of action.
I would like to see e-mail restored for all users, I would like to see
newuser reopened so we can GET newusers. The RAID array conversation is
an interesting one and I'd like to see that pursued.
Merely slamming current staff and the members of Grex doesn't really
propel anything but ire forward, now does it?
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mary
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response 126 of 236:
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Dec 27 15:19 UTC 2006 |
Nice, Anne.
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slynne
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response 127 of 236:
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Dec 27 15:24 UTC 2006 |
What I get most out of grex is the community thing. It would be
fabulous if we could get some new people here. Right now, of course, we
do have some technical problems in that area what with newuser being
turned off and such. But as Anne points out there are also some other
problems that arent technical in nature and those are just as
important.
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tod
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response 128 of 236:
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Dec 27 18:21 UTC 2006 |
No major changes. No complaining. Keep your heads down and stop making
waves. Business as usual. Drink the Kool-Aid.
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