[wlug_org] Hostile takeover meanderings

[Wood Brent]

> but yeah .. I think what I was trying to get accross was that  I dont like
> the idea of a group of people deciding the future direction of the group..
> I believe it should be left up to everyone... equal power within the group
> for eveyone .. weather they use Mandrake, redhat or that ultimate supreem
> distro Debian.... or a Mac :)


If it is done properly (IMHO), I've found the rules are there to restrict the
power of the elected authorities, & constrain their role to that of doing what
the members want them to. They include rules that allow committee members to be
voted out, votes of no confidence, etc, rather than empowering the committee to
run as dictators. 

When committees tend to take over, in my experience, it is generally because
the committee comprises virtually the entire active membership anyway, & the
bums on seats only turn up to complain, never contribute. A situation I hope
Wellylug doesn't end up in.


Spotcha....