Re: May I Represent You?

On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 08:51 -0700, Michael Weinberg wrote:
> Recently, a press inquiry came to me, regarding wireless in Portland.  
> Over the last few years I have answered many, press inquiries on  
> behalf of Personal Telco, insisting on being quoted as a volunteer,  
> and not a spokesperson or officer of the group. I expect that this  
> has lessened the impact of some of those statements, as they did not  
> carry the weight of the group behind them.
> 
> Regarding this most recent inquiry, I presented to the board of  
> directors that I would be glad to answer it as "a spokesperson for  
> Personal Telco" but that I had no interest in continuing to answer  
> these as simply a volunteer. My reasons for this are two-fold:
...
> 
> PTP President Don Park, expressed his concern that: "a spokesperson  
> would be someone who has regular conversations with the officers  
> about public-facing PTP issues, when there is and when there is not a  
> story to fill."

I have read all the follow-ups that have been posted so far.  I find
Don's argument to be unpersuasive.  I think a spokesperson for PTP needs
to be informed enough to answer most questions on his own, intelligent
enough to know when to consult with others (perhaps the board) and
willing to do the work.  You seem to be well qualified on all counts.  I
think it is a poor reflection on PTP that we even need to have this
discussion, you should have had the title long ago.

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