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Grex > Coop7 > #75: You, too, can be a Grex Director! |  |
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davel
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response 75 of 198:
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Sep 19 11:27 UTC 1995 |
I've noticed that the board is *definitely* short on Scots-Irish
Presbyterians, & has been all along.
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rcurl
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response 76 of 198:
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Sep 19 16:56 UTC 1995 |
Well, not entirely, exactly. I used to perform Scottish Country and
Highland Dancing, and taught them too, which required adopting a
Presbyterian perspective.
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zook
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response 77 of 198:
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Sep 19 22:05 UTC 1995 |
But did your parents *plan* for you to be Scotch-Irish and/or Presbyterian?
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robh
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response 78 of 198:
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Sep 19 22:33 UTC 1995 |
Hmm, I'm Scottish but about as far from Presbyterian as you can get...
Maybe I can run on that platform. "robh - he's half of what davel
wants on the Board." >8)
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davel
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response 79 of 198:
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Sep 20 01:12 UTC 1995 |
Hey, I didn't say I wanted it; I'm against that kind of quota. I just
pointed out that people complaining about "under-representation" always
have in mind the categories they want to see represented, not the
demographics of the society or anything as such.
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steve
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response 80 of 198:
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Sep 20 02:41 UTC 1995 |
I don't want a quota--it would just be nice to see some other
people on the board of directors.
Grex does pretty well in terms of the number of women on here;
20% is definately higher than average. But thats still pretty
sad. It would be interesting to see if there being more women
on the board and staff might have an effect of how other women
view Grex farther down the road.
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rcurl
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response 81 of 198:
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Sep 20 06:15 UTC 1995 |
There *are* "other people on the board of directors" - two are in
their first term on the board - that's nearly 30% of the board.
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scg
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response 82 of 198:
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Sep 20 06:33 UTC 1995 |
I'm part Scotch-Irish. I'm not sure if any of my Scotch-Irish ancesters were
Presbeteryan or not, since my family had all become iether Unitarians or
Athiests (or both) by the time I was born.
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wolfmage
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response 83 of 198:
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Sep 20 07:17 UTC 1995 |
Hmmmm. How about Scotts-Irish?
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scott
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response 84 of 198:
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Sep 20 10:57 UTC 1995 |
Or perhaps German-Presbytarian? (not sure how it happened, but that's how
I grew up, anyway) :)
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remmers
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response 85 of 198:
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Sep 21 10:47 UTC 1995 |
As Valerie indicated in #0, 4 out of the 7 board members' terms are
up at the end of this year. Because of the 2-consecutive-term limit,
only one of those is eligible to run for re-election, so there are
3 slots that *must* be filled by people not currently on the board.
So if any new folks are interested in jumping in, the December
election is a good time to do it.
To be eligible to serve on the board, you must be a member in
good standing and have paid at least 3 months worth of membership
--that's only $18.
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scott
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response 86 of 198:
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Sep 21 11:11 UTC 1995 |
I suppose I could be drafted, although I'm not the "board" type usually. :)
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srw
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response 87 of 198:
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Sep 21 12:24 UTC 1995 |
You must also be willing to come to a meeting once every month or two in
Ann Arbor, so it helps to live in the area. Aside from that,
no special "type" is required.
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popcorn
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response 88 of 198:
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Sep 21 13:59 UTC 1995 |
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headdoc
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response 89 of 198:
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Sep 21 20:00 UTC 1995 |
I second "drafting" scott to run.
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remmers
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response 90 of 198:
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Sep 21 21:20 UTC 1995 |
In my opinion, the board could also use more members who are not
computer technologists, to provide some balance with staff and
fresh perspectives. In fact, someone like "headdoc" comes to mind.
This also would address the gender imbalance.
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scg
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response 91 of 198:
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Sep 22 00:10 UTC 1995 |
I think in addition that part about having to have paid three months of
membership dues to run, anybody who is elected should also be prepared to pay
two years of membership dues, since people have to be members to stay on the
board.
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rcurl
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response 92 of 198:
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Sep 22 06:32 UTC 1995 |
Dues are voluntary. Charging a fee for being a board member might even
be illegal. However, a board member's seat on the board is vacant
the instant his/her dues are overdue, and can be replaced. That's the
democratic way.
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popcorn
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response 93 of 198:
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Sep 22 14:34 UTC 1995 |
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abchan
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response 94 of 198:
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Sep 22 18:56 UTC 1995 |
Is it drafting if you ask for someone's permission?
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headdoc
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response 95 of 198:
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Sep 22 23:31 UTC 1995 |
Thank you John and Valerie. Are you thinking I have too little to do 8-)?
Seriously, what is the time committment to being a board member, and really
how much does one have to know about computer operations?
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scg
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response 96 of 198:
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Sep 23 05:47 UTC 1995 |
The time commitment is one meeting per month, which generally don't last more
than two or three hours, plus having your mailbox flooded by baff mail. While
it probably helps to know a fair amount about computers, knowing when to defer
to staff and accept recommendations is probably more important.
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rcurl
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response 97 of 198:
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Sep 23 06:19 UTC 1995 |
Personally, I think it would be valuable to Grex to have a number of
people on the board that know a lot about business, finance, publishing,
education, libraries - and more. Because the board consists almost
entirely of computer geeks now, the discussions always drift into hardware
and software and networking etc, rather than about what all of that is
*for* (which I take to be what our Articles say they are, though we don't
talk about that much).
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srw
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response 98 of 198:
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Sep 23 11:46 UTC 1995 |
I agree with Rane. We have too many computer experts on the board.
The board needs to represent the user community, not the staff.
Common sense is a valuable asset. Time commitment is not too bad.
Board/baff mail is not a great amount. scg must have been thinking
of staff mail, which board members are spared.
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ajax
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response 99 of 198:
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Sep 23 13:15 UTC 1995 |
I agree as well...if someone knows how to connect to Grex and use mail
and Picospan, they know enough about computers to be on the board :-).
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