Fwd: We need to move on

[Andrew VanSpronsen]

I believe we should do something now. The status quo has not worked to date. 
Lets re-group, get the leader/co-ordinator chosen, and then build some 
momentum. We have a great group developing and people want to be united and 
contributing but don't know how. 
Andrew

On 4/28/05, mitch mcneil <mitspooner at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would have to with Andrew on this on. As one of the newest members this
> whole project still has me a little confussed. I know my strenghts fall in
> the "selling" of the movement, I would not know of anyone else's.
> 
> Mitch McNeil
> 
> >From: Andrew VanSpronsen <avanspronsen at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: Andrew VanSpronsen <avanspronsen at gmail.com>
> >To: Ubuntu Canada <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >Subject: Re: Fwd: We need to move on
> >Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:47:42 -0400
> >
> >I like what Ryan has suggested. I wasn't even really sure that our last
> >vote
> >was a vote. The group is a little bigger now so we should be able to get
> >more than 3 votes; which would in itself me a little more convincing :-)
> >
> >The only thing I would add is that we should make a deadline for 
> announcing
> >your intention to run for leader. Lets say 12:00 GMT on April 30th. Then
> >voting can start and would last a week.
> >
> >Andrew
> >
> >On 4/28/05, Ryan Thiessen <ryan at ryanthiessen.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, Alex Combas wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just didnt feel comfortable making command disicions anymore if I
> >was
> > > > not leader, and althought people voted for me I was not made leader 
> so
> >I
> > > > didnt know what to do. Command disicions need to be made. We need 
> some
> > > > clear leader.
> > > >
> > > > At the time I was working pretty hard for the project and everyone 
> saw
> > > > that. Its been what? Four weeks? Five? Still no leader. Im
> >disapointed.
> > >
> > > Who did you expect to make you the leader? I was under the impression
> > > that you already were because the only people that voted, voted for 
> you.
> > > Catch-22, sounds like we needed a leader to tell us who our leader 
> was.
> > > :-) Moving on...
> > >
> > > At this time now, are you interested in moving forward and being the
> > > leader as we voted on last time, or do you think should we look to
> >Andrew
> > > (or someone else) to take on that leadership role? And how do we
> > > determine that it's finished and the leader is chosen? I suppose this
> > > question goes out to everyone. Here is my suggestion:
> > >
> > > 1. Cancel the votes previously cast
> > > 2. See who wants to run. We know Andrew does, maybe Alex still does.
> > > 3. Vote again.
> > > 4. Count replies sent to the list by 12:00 GMT on May 7.
> > > 5. Our project leader for the next year will be whoever gets the most
> > > votes.
> > >
> > > How does this procedure sound?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > -rt-
> > >
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