Right and Wrong

[Jon Ford]

Jack-- a future policy would be in order--it isn't very clear right now, and 
Laird was admitted under the old, murky policy, around six-eight months ago 
as I recall--he was just playing possum until recently.  But that means in a 
sense one could say he has more seniority than you do as a list-member, so I 
wouldn't even consider him probationary! Anyway,  that's why I think his 
expulsion was unfair, as it involves changing a policy abruptly in an 
ex-post-facto manner.  I wouldn't be the one to propose a particular change 
for the future, as I have too many enemies on the list who are suspcious of 
my ideas, but I do believe there does need to be a clearer procedure for a) 
admitting a "probationary member" unknown to all but a few of the members 
and b) expelling a probationary member c) Putting even a "regular" members 
on probation for grievous acts such as "flaming" fellow members. I also 
believe strongly that any such procedural change, if others feel it is 
necessary, should be put to the group
for a majority approval of voting members.
Jon


>From: jaxon41 <jaxon41@austin.rr.com>
>To: ghetto ghetto <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
>Subject: Right and Wrong
>Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 20:29:32 -0600
>
>Jon,  Okay, the vote's "for" Don Laird.  But don't talk about a "democracy"
>and what's right and wrong until we have a new, Jon Ford Policy in place
>that will establish future guidelines for admitting new Listers.  jaxon
>
>


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