Fantastic Post Flagging & Governance and Autonomy

[pennylin]

Hi --

I actually like Debbie's suggestion of having a database as one option for main list members to use.  I'd be in favor of having an email option, but I think the database just sounds tons easier from an administrative point of view, long-term especially.

<<<<<<<So can we just elect some leaders, see if MEG will accept them, and then get back to work?>>>>>>>>>

Yes, I wish you'd just cut to the chase without the lengthy discourse on your view of the various failings of MEG over the years, but I agree with your final end conclusion, Cindy.  

I don't know if dissociating this group from MEG's purview is still on the table officially or not, but I do want to comment briefly on how I see this issue.  MEG is at the moment the governing administrative body for HPfGU.  The FPs are based on HPFGU posts and a resource for HPfGU members.  If MEG no longer exercised any control over the FPs or the group tasked with creating them, then I don't see how the FPs could be said to be fully within the HPfGU purview.  Accordingly, I'd probably have to seriously consider withdrawing the 9-10 FPs that I wrote originally (which, I might add, is a still substantial percentage of what's "live" at the moment).  Please don't misunderstand: this isn't a threat.  But, those FPs are based on quotes from HPfGU posts, some of which I obtained specific permission to use for this purpose, and as Heidi has explained, HPfGU has a license to use quotes for this purpose.  So, speaking as a lawyer, I am not at all comfortable with the idea of having this group be independent of HPfGU.  My apologies if I've misunderstood the basic premise or if that option has been tabled already.

Penny  




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