Re: [activities] Nomination: Michael Chesterton

For those of you who need to know the seven words you must not say, see;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Nrp7cj_tM

David Andresen

On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 11:40 +1100, terryc wrote:
> James Dumay wrote:
> > I really had no idea of the incident. I withdraw my nomination.
> 
> That is probably the whole point. Dirty politics has made the slug 
> elections.
> 
> 1) We have a vague comment made by someone who, as far as I know, is a 
> nobody. Note, I haven't been to a slug event in over  a decade, so other 
> people can point out any ongoing role I may not know about, but that 
> really isn't the point.
> 
> 2) Even when asked to provide details, they fail to provide full, 
> correct details
> 
> 3) Unwisely someone else also provide vague comments that do no really 
> clarrify the situation at all.
> 
> 4) We still do not know which IRC list it was on, when it occurred, 
> context, etc, etc, etc
> 
> 5) No one has shown that it is relevant to the election. AFAIK, the only 
> capacity the committee has to refuse the nomination is if the nominees 
> and person nominated are not current slug members.
> 
> 6) If people does not think someone is suitable, it makes more sense to 

> nominate someone else and promote their case.
> 
> 7) Diversity is the lifeblod of a nation and organisations.
> 
> 8) If this was a work matter, the management would be totally done over. 
> If you have a complaint made against you, AUSTRALIAN law requires full, 
> clear detais of any incident to be provided.
> 
> 9) SLUG is an AUSTRALIAN organisation, subject to NSW and AUSTRALAN law.
> 
> 10) We are not subject to the seven naughty words of the hypocritic USA, 
> which is a morally, ethically and now financially bankrupt country.
> 
> 11) I've been, briefly, on some IRC lists where fanny, if that was the 
> word, patting is the normal way of being friendly. See 4.
> 
> 12) Making another guess, like bastard, prick in this country can be any 
> thing from an insult to congratulations. Perhaps some people eed to get 
> out more into the real world.
> 
> 13) My 2c, from over three decades of being involved (all levels)  in 
> may community organisations is, that unless someone is an axe murder, I 
> really could care less. If they get off their  arse, another acceptable 
> AUSTRALIAN word, and do stuff, then you need them involved.
> 
> Once you start discouraging people from being involved at what ever 
> level because they might offend someone, you start killing the organisation.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Terry Collins {:-)}}}}}
> Bicycles, Appropriate Technology, Natural Environment, Welding

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