On 2024-04-16 14:05, Patrick Fitzgerald wrote:
If the only way of community has to understand the decisions of the Board is by attending a particular meeting at a particular time, then the Board is conducting itself in a way that inheriently disadvantages a wide number of members across the world. I do not agree with this practice. You are constructing a narrative that simply doesn't exist. I didn't suggest that at all. Was merely suggesting that you, and others, are free to attend the board meetings. We need more interest and involvement, not sniping.
You have 'interest and involvement' - you've seen a whole bunch of posts from a whooooooole bunch of folk on -Project Just because the involvement doesn't result in us turning up to a meeting, doesn't mean the community isn't engaged.
Else the Board is just going to have an echo-chamber of itself and a few who can afford to attend at the time that best suits the Board. Possibly a better use of your time would be to be more constructive is these kind of matters.
I wrote a nice long post explaining the problem as I see it, the severity of the problem and how much it impacts me as a community member, AND I even made TWO suggestions as to possible routes forward for the Board, the collective approach that I clearly preferred AND another which sadly required addressing individuals which has obviously now got some people, for the lack of a better term, clearly "butt hurt" But then again, if I didn't provide the second suggestion, I would have been accused of railroading the Board into a direction. And if I didn't provide the individual examples for the second suggestion, I would have been been accused of making unjustified noise. I know how this works, isn't my first, second, or third rodeo. Shooting at the messenger is part of progress. But I'm still convinced my efforts here are constructive. It's not like I'm calling for you all to give up and suggesting we need a totally different governance model.
The Board should have collectively owned that. All six of you.
I think that you'll find that we do take ownership, as a board, and it be discussed at the next meeting.
Awesome, looking forward to reading the minutes. I won't be attending the meeting.
The board needs more feedback, not less.
Agreed, but that also means the Board needs to be prepared to hear things they don't like, and/or don't agree with. But you still have to consider them..that's what you signed up for :)