[Bylaws-l] Fwd: RC Representation

[Dave Blaser]

My point to you, Michael, is that I'm in the "under 40 crowd," and I don't
demand an electronic process, nor hate postal mail (I mostly get bills in
it, so I'm not hugely fond of it, but I don't completely hate it) so your
generalizations are a bit off.

I've also cited some pretty good reasons for preferring a paper based
system, but I've also gone so far as to look for and post a link for an
online voting search.  I'm pretty firmly middle-of-the-road on this one.

Yes, the world is going to a more green method, and that's great, but, by
the same token, we can't expect people to change overnight.

I don't know if this is what you're intending with your messages, Michael,
but some of them are coming across that STARFLEET should just change
immediately, and that it's tough luck for whomever doesn't like it.

Most people don't deal well with change, which is why it's probably a good
idea to phase changes like this in rather than to just snap our fingers and
make everyone have to deal with it.

Dave

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Michael Conard <mconard at itol.com> wrote:

>  Dave,
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> I understand that it might be a preference on your part to have hands-on
> and NOT stare at a computer screen since you do that all day long.
>
>
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> I submit that our work on this committee needs to be about what is good for
> STARFLEET and its members as a whole. I believe that we need to look beyond
> what our personal preferences are and try to be objective about what is best
> for the future of this club. Your individual preferences are completely
> different than mine and I respect that. However, being more green and using
> electrons rather than paper is where the world is heading and we do a
> disservice to the membership if we ignore that trend.
>
>
>
> 3 years ago, my national academy’s House of Delegates stopped printing
> materials that filled a 4” three-ring binder for each of its delegates (234
> of them). We had a lot of gripes the first year, a lot less the second year,
> and this past year – all I saw were laptops with the downloaded electronic
> version. Only one or two people had actually bothered to print the books. I
> know a change in methodology would take some getting used to, but it would
> be worth the effort.
>
>
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> Electronic doesn’t mean tactile people need to give something up. They can
> always print it off. STARFLEET in the long run is going to be better off
> getting away from printing costs. I have always believed that leaders need
> to lead. I’m not in a position to do that in STARFLEET, so I need to
> advocate for the little guy at the bottom of our organization’s hill. I want
> those on this committee who are in leadership positions to look ahead, put
> their own preferences into proper perspective, and make
> recommendations/decisions for the good of STARFLEET and its members even if
> that is contrary to our individual desires. Something about the “needs of
> the many< etc.” comes to mind…….
>
>
>
> Mike
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> 1) I stare at a computer screen all day, every day for my job, and at the
> end of the day my head hurts from it and I get headaches from it.
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> 2) I'm a very tactile person and feel the need to have those items tangibly
> in my hands.
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> 3) I occasionally find electronic copy difficult to read and understand,
> despite the fact that the same printed materials makes much more sense to -
> my brain will sometimes exchange characters, sometimes even full words,
> almost like a dyslexic experiences, but for some reason this only seems to
> happen to me with electronic copy.  This requires me to be a lot
> more diligent and careful about what I'm reading, and often what I'm writing
> to try and make sure that it's clear and understandable (which,
> occasionally, it isn't.)
>
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>  Longevity for an organization means creating a system and process that
> THEY can relate to- the under 40 crowd HATES snail mail and demands
> electronic access.
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> I turned 34 at the end of this summer, and while I agree that E-Mail is
> faster, and online voting would be a very good thing, I don't completely
> hate snail mail, and I don't demand electronic process or access.
>
>
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> Actually, for STARFLEET's sake, I kinda dislike the internet.  It's made
> fan clubs like us a bit less relevant - in the beginning, clubs like
> STARFLEET were one of the only ways to get the behind-the-scenes info about
> what was happening in Trek.  Now, you can get it faster off of sites on the
> web than you'd ever see it in the CQ.
>
>
>
> --
> Dave
> dave at blaser.ca
>
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Dave
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