I am a member of Interex and did not receive a ballot (therefore I didn't
vote). Had I voted the results may have been the same and my ballot may
have been the only one "lost" in the mail. However, if others did not
receive a ballot then this may indicate an issue.
Steve
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Steve Cole
Outer Banks Solutions, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Interex Board Announces New Board Members for 2000
> There are many reasons for the low voter turnout. The main overriding one
is
> apathy. This is endemic to our society and, whilst it is deplored in
various
> circles, it is not necessarily a bad thing. When someone chooses to not
vote,
> he or she has, in a sense, voted.
>
> Last year the vote was thrown out causing the BoD to offer an amendment
which
> was aimed at preserving the association. This amendment caused some
turmoil on
> this list, yet the vote on the amendment was very small, with a minority
> opposing it. The vote this year was also very small.
>
> It seems to me that few people care about Interex and what it does.
>
> This listserv reaches over a thousand people. If we were to say that
everyone
> who voted for both Janet and me came from this list, (and I do not believe
that
> for one single, solitary second), that would mean about 200 people from
this
> group voted. I think it is probably closer to 100, which represents about
10%
> of the group. Where is the other 90%. Does this mean 90% of the users of
this
> group chose to not vote? In a way, that is correct. I believe that 90%
of the
> users on this list did not vote simply because they are not members of
Interex.
>
> So, if you agree that 90% of the membership did not vote because they do
not
> care and 90% of HP3000-L (the most activist group of HP users) did not
vote
> because they are not members, where does that leave us? What is one to do
in
> this situation? Does the situation even need remedy?
>
> I have my own thoughts on this, but I would like to hear from you. Please
> reply privately to me, after all we do not want to offend 90% of the
listserver
> users. :) I am setting up a rule in my mailbox wizard which will forward
the
> messages directly to a priority folder. To make sure your message gets
sent
> there, simply put BOD somewhere in the subject field.
>
> Thank you to the people who voted, for me or anyone else.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
> HICOMP
> (800) 323-8863 (281) 288-7438 Fax: (281) 355-6879
> denys at hicomp.com www.hicomp.com
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