Commitee?
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[/B]what im meaning is NOT THE MODERATORS,i understand that they look after the site(forum) i mean something like" the friends of rhyddings park" people who would volunteer to look into getting things off the ground & shall i say "fight " to give idea's to h.b.c bout the clock........& find things out ie: costs of hiring (or getting free) equipent for accy carnival, instead of being all over the show, LETS UNITE FOR ONCE, WORK TO-GETHER.
I suppose this is an informal committee is Accyweb but forming an official one may put some people off with it being too formal, tho having a thread soley for specific issues like the clock & the Carnival, so that people can still participate at a comfortable level. It will still generate idea's & if someone can do something ie freebies or whatever then they can gladly offer it without all the hassle that a formal committee can pose.
Just my thoughts
Just my thoughts
Sounds like a good idea Mez. Otherwise things never really get followed up do they? It wouldn't be cliquey if the committee(s) reported back to accyWeb regarding progress.
We can't all be personally involved in everything (after all some of us aren't local) but if nobody is actually rsponsible for things then everybody tends to end up thinking that somebody else will do it or is doing it.
That reminds me, did anything come of the wrist bands that were being discussed before we went on holiday?
That reminds me, did anything come of the wrist bands that were being discussed before we went on holiday?
Ooh thanks Mez
Just that i know that people here would be only too glad to help but the formal committee may put them off proposing ideas & help, whereas specific threads kept for purposes of promoting input & help will generate more. Some people arn't comfortable with official committtees & sometimes tend to be more issues with it rather than the purpose its there for, as entwisi mentioned about clique'e, or modest to come forward to help.
Just that i know that people here would be only too glad to help but the formal committee may put them off proposing ideas & help, whereas specific threads kept for purposes of promoting input & help will generate more. Some people arn't comfortable with official committtees & sometimes tend to be more issues with it rather than the purpose its there for, as entwisi mentioned about clique'e, or modest to come forward to help.
Think it helps also to be direct with it rather than go round the houses sort of speak. If people want ideas - then ask for ideas, if u want action for something - ask for it or who will be prepared to take action in whatever, then that way there will be a chance of thing being done or changed. Also this will include ex-pats or not immediately local or those who are limited by circumstances but can offer something rather than hidden away its all open for discussion at any point.
Do small things to mount to big change.
Do small things to mount to big change.
We would still need to actually appoint people to go and DO though.
WillowTheWhisp said:
True to a point though im trying to point out, who would those be? & there will be some people that would rather argue the appointment rather than the issue that needs tackling. I know we certainly cant please everyone but how would this vote be taken? & the clique'e issue will be either used or played.
Well I'd rather have people doing and telling than nobody doing anything.
I'm a school governor and we have committees which report back to the governing body as a whole. There are even small "working groups" for specific purposes. Otherwise it wouldn't function. Everybody can't do everything but nobody thinks of the committees as cliques because when they have done their thing then they report back and on it goes so everyone knows what's going on.
The appointees/committees could report back on here just as easily. Or we could all sit back and just type away to our hearts content and do nothing. Why don't we ask for nominations for a committee and then ask the nominees if they will accept? Even put it to a vote afterwards if you like just to be sure everyone is happy that they have had input.
Of course you couldn't expect people living abroad to have one-to-one dealings with HBC or something like that so it would have to be thought out in a practical way but there's nothng to stop ex-pats from writing letters if they wanted to is there?
I'm a school governor and we have committees which report back to the governing body as a whole. There are even small "working groups" for specific purposes. Otherwise it wouldn't function. Everybody can't do everything but nobody thinks of the committees as cliques because when they have done their thing then they report back and on it goes so everyone knows what's going on.
The appointees/committees could report back on here just as easily. Or we could all sit back and just type away to our hearts content and do nothing. Why don't we ask for nominations for a committee and then ask the nominees if they will accept? Even put it to a vote afterwards if you like just to be sure everyone is happy that they have had input.
Of course you couldn't expect people living abroad to have one-to-one dealings with HBC or something like that so it would have to be thought out in a practical way but there's nothng to stop ex-pats from writing letters if they wanted to is there?
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I hear what you are saying Willow but really committees require a lot of commitment & time to attend meetings, do minutes etc, not everyone is the position to do that & does have the feeling of exclusion to others, ie using school eg; you have a select few that organise & do these meetings & although changes do happen, as i get letters about things organised there is a limit to what i can do & things dont tend to become knowledge until committee members decide. Our ex pats would feel that they couldn't offer anything or be at these meetings & would have to wait until an edited format was posted on updates of discussions, so it does exclude them to a point & this is whats been brought up on another thread about making Accyweb & its support available to all.
OK, let's all do nothing. It's much easier.
I still think you had a good idea Mez but accept that I'm in a minority.
I still think you had a good idea Mez but accept that I'm in a minority.
Just one quick question though - do ex-pats feel the AccyWeb "meets" are cliquey and exclusive? Does anyone resent Mez for organising them?
The problem with committees, and I know because I sit on enough of them, is that you often find yourself in a lose-lose situation.
There is no way, with an organisation as big as Accy web that you can please all the people all the time so most of the time people would find themselves annoyed at what the committee was doing in its name. Then there's the committee itself who will end up doing all the work with people shouting at them all the time because it's not what they wanted to happen.
There is no way, with an organisation as big as Accy web that you can please all the people all the time so most of the time people would find themselves annoyed at what the committee was doing in its name. Then there's the committee itself who will end up doing all the work with people shouting at them all the time because it's not what they wanted to happen.