{news} HELP NEEDED FROM CTGP NC REPS: Voting IS ABOUT TO END on GP-US Proposal: ID 413 - Proposal To Limit Quantity of Posts on Votes List

Tue Sep 22 22:17:18 EDT 2009

I hope our other CT delegates vote to support this proposal, which will
introduce some sanity and place limits on the multiple postings by a few
individual NC delegates on the Votes list.

so far, I'm the only NC delegate from CT who has voted on this proposal.  If
I read this correctly, *the voting ends at 3am edt on Thursday 9/24; so if
you plan to vote, vote on Wednesday 9/23.*

thanks, charlie

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From: <voting at gpus.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Subject: [usgp-nc] Voting Ends in 2 Days on GP-US Proposal: ID 413 -
Proposal To Limit Quantity of Posts on Votes List -- Reposted with no
changes
To: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org

Voting ends in 2 days for the following proposal:

Proposal ID: 413
Proposal: Proposal To Limit Quantity of Posts on Votes List -- Reposted with
no changes
Floor Manager: Craig Thorsen, craig.thorsen at gmail.com
Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time

Background: Proposal 186 (11/13/2005) adopted a Listserv protocol for the
Green
National Committee Votes (natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org) and Discussion
(natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org) lists. Proposal 308 (9/2/2007), which
attempted to prohibit excessive postings by restricting delegates to no
more than one response to any "thread" per day, was defeated (2/3 votes
required to pass: 70 yes, 50 no, 5 abstain). This proposal varies from
308 in that it sets a limit of posts per day rather than per "thread",
increases the number allowed to 3, and addresses only the Votes list.
This proposal is intended to adopt an easily understood rule regarding
the volume of email only on the Green National Committee "Votes"
listserv.

The goals of this proposal are to improve the quality of the
communication by reducing the quantity of email on the votes listserv,
to have people respond a bit more slowly and with more measured
responses, to save up all of their replies for the day to a few posts
so that they are not instantly responding emotionally to posts. It is
expected that this will reduce list traffic and help all of the Green
National Committee use their Green time more productively.

If there is a need for an additional online medium for Green National
Committee communication and collaborative work, another medium such as
an online 'forum' or 'bulletin board' may be proposed.

We have a responsibility to create a work environment for the Green
National Committee which welcomes and engages the participation of all
of its members.

Proposal: A Resolution to amend the GPUS Green National Committee Listserv
Protocols and Policies; to prohibit excessive postings to internal
lists used to conduct Party business; to define excessive posts; to
provide for exceptions; and to provide for related rules to implement
such policy.

Resolved, that the GPUS National Committee Listserv Protocols and
Policies, adopted November 13th, 2005, is here amended in Article III.,
related to "Posting Guidelines", by redesignating Sections E., F. and
G. as Sections F., G. and H. respectively and by inserting a new
Section E., to read as follows:

E. Limits on Number of Posts to Votes List.

1. Except as provided in the following paragraph 2 of this Section,
persons with access to the Green National Committee Votes list may post
no more than three posts per day to the Votes
(natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org) list. A 'day' shall consist of the 24
hour period from midnight to midnight Pacific Time.

2. Exceptions to the 3 posts-per-day limit: a Floor Manager of a
proposal may address procedural questions related to the consideration
of that proposal. A presenter designated by a sponsoring Caucus,
Committee, or State Party may respond to direct questions on a proposal
before the Green National Committee. The Secretary, Treasurer, and
Co-chairs of the Steering Committee may send official notices or
reports as necessary to fulfill their responsibilities. All who fall
within these exceptions are urged to consolidate their responses to the
list so as to minimize the number of posts made on any single day.

3. The Forum Managers are to use the existing procedures in place for
enforcing other "posting guidelines" listed in this section to enforce
this posting guideline.

Resources: None

References: GPUS National Committee Listserv Protocols and Policies
http://gp.org/documents/rules.shtml#section9

Proposal 186 - Proposed Listserv Protocol for Delegates Discussion and
Votes Lists -- Amended http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=186

Proposal 308 (defeated) - Amend List Etiquette Policy in Proposal 186
http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=308

Presenters: Wisconsin Green Party, West Virginia Mountain Party,
Arizona Green Party, Indiana Green Party

Contact: Ron Hardy, (920) 292-8129, ronaldkanehardy at gmail.com

If you haven't already voted, please do so at:

http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/vote

Thank you and have a wonderful day!
--The GP-US Voting Admin

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-- 
Charlie Pillsbury, CTGP
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