Discussion (5) ¬

1. 
   EcchiKitty

   June 23, 2016 at 6:55 pm | # | Reply

   I understand this is to compare two types of meetings, the ‘reasonable’ way and an ‘unreasonable’ way (‘right’ and ‘wrong’ may be a stretch)… but I keep thinking without knowing the rest of the situation, this may be an accurate assessment of Joey.

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     Trae Dorn

     June 23, 2016 at 6:59 pm | # | Reply

     I don’t know if either one is RIGHT — I mean, Bork Con keeps putting a guy in a position of authority who just suggested something that could lead to peoples deaths

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       Nick Schneider

       June 25, 2016 at 4:52 am | # | Reply

       I mean, they put a guy in charge who insisted using the ashes of a dead person for some insane ritual.

       However, I think this is a prime example of “decorum does not mean maturity within an organization.” I think folks get a random hair up their ass about how an event should be governed and see all these cspan shows thinking that’s how things should be done. Yet fail to realize that ensuring a semi-professional (SEMI, yes, not entirely. fer chrissake you shouldn’t take yourselves THAT seriously) atmosphere instead of a strict decorum is what actually gets things done.

       I mean, for ffs, our board once voted on a budget issue in the middle of an auction (to help support another convention, btw) only because 3 members were present. (This ended hilariously and good for those curious)
2. 
   Glenn

   June 26, 2016 at 11:29 am | # | Reply

   It has to be the right tool for the right job. Parliamentary procedure isn’t required for a concom of what looks to be seven people. On the other hand, as orgs grow larger, some sort of meeting format is required or it just turns into chaos. Where the sweet spot between needing rules and rules being in the way will always depend on the group.

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     Trae Dorn

     June 27, 2016 at 2:42 pm | # | Reply

     I’m not sure how the system ended up randomly assigning you the “Glenn” avatar, but it makes me very happy that it did.