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 <div>On 4/28/05, mitch mcneil <<a href="mailto:mitspooner@hotmail.com">mitspooner@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 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 <<a href="mailto:avanspronsen@gmail.com">avanspronsen@gmail.com</a>> >Reply-To: Andrew VanSpronsen <<a href="mailto:avanspronsen@gmail.com">avanspronsen@gmail.com </a>> >To: Ubuntu Canada <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> >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 <<a href="mailto:ryan@ryanthiessen.com"> ryan@ryanthiessen.com</a>> 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- > > > > -- > > ubuntu-ca mailing list > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca </a> > > > > > >-- >---------------------------------------------------- >Gmail - Hits the spot! :-) >-- >ubuntu-ca mailing list ><a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com"> ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a> ><a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca</a> _________________________________________________________________ Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has to offer. <a href="http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines"> http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines</a> Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -- ubuntu-ca mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca </a> </blockquote></div> -- ---------------------------------------------------- Gmail - Hits the spot! :-)