Post by Admin on Nov 8, 2015 11:02:15 GMT -5
Dick Tracy posted:
Indeed.
Dick, I believe there are few Owners who have been as persistently diligent and invested as much time and money as I have in seeking and promoting open and uncensored discussion of SLohA issues. I SINCERELY hope that the Board is going to turn over a new leaf in communication in the future, but I remain doubtful, and here is why.
The definition of "forum" is: Public medium (such as a newspaper column) or place used for debates in which anyone can participate. In Roman times it meant a public place at the center of a market or town where open discussions on judicial, political, and other issues were held.
The trend for this board and previous boards has been in the direction of increasing secrecy and member exclusion, progressing to the "ramming" technique of governance, shutting down Board/Owner Workshops and forbidding participation at meetings by denying Owner Comments until after adjourning official meetings. The current climate does not give me confidence that there is going to be a sudden change in philosophy and that the board will suddenly sponsor an open, uncensored venue for all Owners' to debate different viewpoints.
I strongly suspect that a new Board Forum will echo the old CHUG "Current Issues" and be closely monitored before publishing. The board will insist that monitoring is necessary and limit ideas and beliefs as necessary to prevent their unique definition of "libel" (as opposed to the legal meaning). Anything written that was remotely construed as critical or a departure from the Board line would be labeled dangerous or simply ignored--or some lame excuse made (as was done recently with member correspondence to the board about the towers). Most Owners who cared to register would choose to read and be afraid to stick their necks out and post comments for fear of intimidation or social ostracism.
An open forum would simply be inconsistent with past and present Board behavior. I SINCERELY hope that I am wrong about this! But, as Dr Phil says "The best predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior".
If the Board proves my opinion wrong, I will publicly publish a profound apology to the Board on their Forum and my Forum. Further, I will also publicly apologize at a Board meeting. We sH all see.
The headline reads: "TOPS Condo/HOA Website Demonstration & Forum"
So I guess we need to attend to see if this is a open Forum, and does it replace our well known
Chug Site.....
So I guess we need to attend to see if this is a open Forum, and does it replace our well known
Chug Site.....
Indeed.
Dick, I believe there are few Owners who have been as persistently diligent and invested as much time and money as I have in seeking and promoting open and uncensored discussion of SLohA issues. I SINCERELY hope that the Board is going to turn over a new leaf in communication in the future, but I remain doubtful, and here is why.
The definition of "forum" is: Public medium (such as a newspaper column) or place used for debates in which anyone can participate. In Roman times it meant a public place at the center of a market or town where open discussions on judicial, political, and other issues were held.
The trend for this board and previous boards has been in the direction of increasing secrecy and member exclusion, progressing to the "ramming" technique of governance, shutting down Board/Owner Workshops and forbidding participation at meetings by denying Owner Comments until after adjourning official meetings. The current climate does not give me confidence that there is going to be a sudden change in philosophy and that the board will suddenly sponsor an open, uncensored venue for all Owners' to debate different viewpoints.
I strongly suspect that a new Board Forum will echo the old CHUG "Current Issues" and be closely monitored before publishing. The board will insist that monitoring is necessary and limit ideas and beliefs as necessary to prevent their unique definition of "libel" (as opposed to the legal meaning). Anything written that was remotely construed as critical or a departure from the Board line would be labeled dangerous or simply ignored--or some lame excuse made (as was done recently with member correspondence to the board about the towers). Most Owners who cared to register would choose to read and be afraid to stick their necks out and post comments for fear of intimidation or social ostracism.
An open forum would simply be inconsistent with past and present Board behavior. I SINCERELY hope that I am wrong about this! But, as Dr Phil says "The best predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior".
If the Board proves my opinion wrong, I will publicly publish a profound apology to the Board on their Forum and my Forum. Further, I will also publicly apologize at a Board meeting. We sH all see.
