[svlug] Define Policies and By-Laws

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:14:06 -0800, Paul Reiber wrote:

>> The whole reason we are at this juncture is due to Paul's 'style' of
>> leadership.  And given his sensitivity to feedback and general
>> defensiveness, I don't think it is currently possible for Paul to
>> participate in this effort without it becoming yet another
>> confrontational, Paul knows best, situation.
> 
> Jason, your words betray a truth untold - you've not worked with me
> before, as an SVLUG volunteer, to the best of my recollection.  If you
> had, you'd know that certain of my facets your attributing to
> sensitivites are better attributed to striving to be exemplary... and
> that other facets which some take as confrontational are, for the most
> part, exuberance and impatience with not making progress.

Both of you speak the truth here, and neither truth negates the other
truth. That said, Bill's still ultimately right:

> Jason,
> 
> I don't think that excluding anyone will have any benefit at all at this
> point - this is the basic premise of why we are starting this conference
> to develop by-laws.