[torontocbm] Re: Questions for the TPUG Board
- From: Burt <c64dungeon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:59:17 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Ian and TPUG,
TPUG is non-profit organization, regardless if it's run by
volunteers, and since the members pay their dues, it owes
them answers if any arise.
I don't see anything wrong with your postings. I agree
emailing info@xxxxxxx usually does not yield results.
Thus, posting here makes sense, as I'm sure there are
others (myself in it) who may be interested in answers or
would have similar questions.
I would expect TPUG take things seriously and post the
replies to questions on either its website or on this list.
having said that I'd like to add these questions:
- Are the board members elected yearly or "appointed"?
- How and where are the yearly dues spend? Given it's
non-profit organization, this should be published /
presented in newsletter towards the end of year. This
makes the matter legitimate and encourages donations and
special events.
- what was the last time I received a Newsletter?
Considering a $25 membership fee, I would expect to see it
at least quaterly.
thanks.
Burt
--- Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok guys, I truly am not trying to get under anybody's
> skin here and I
> apologize if I have offended anybody, but let me point
> out a few
> things.
>
> 1. I posted to this list because I know that many of the
> people that
> actively show up to meetings read it. I also know that
> the board
> members that I have actually met at meetings read this.
> As for the
> others, I don't know who they are nor do I care since
> they appear to
> be inactive anyway. At least 5 of the 9 listed board
> members
> definitely read this list.
>
> Contacting TPUG as Joe suggests does not appear to be a
> straight
> forward operation. The website provides only one email
> address -
> info@xxxxxxx - that I believe is not handled by anybody
> on the board
> anyway. The way it is presented makes it look like an
> email address to
> be used for generic membership queries from people that
> would be
> interested in joining. Sure the volunteers page lists who
> all the
> board members are, but there are no email addresses
> listed to be able
> to contact anybody. Perhaps something like bod@xxxxxxx
> would be
> prudent?
>
> 2. I know of at least 2 other people that have the same
> questions that
> I do and I thought others would be interested to see the
> response.
>
> 3. I realize that everyone is a volunteer and we all have
> busy lives -
> me too! That being said, timely response - even if it is
> just an
> acknowledgment that people are thinking about it - is
> still important.
> In fact, since we pay dues to TPUG it is absolutely
> necessary. I would
> have thought that since TPUG behaves in such a
> bureaucratic fashion
> that someone would have been assigned the job of dealing
> with email
> like this.
>
> Again, I'm looking forward to having a discussion about
> all this at the meeting.
>
> --
> Ian Colquhoun <icolquhoun@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
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