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Fair call Koko, if you are not sure of something then ask.What do I mean by drive by shooting?I use this terminology to describe what I have seen happen all to often on Internet forums (not just this one). A person starts or enters a thread. They let forth a verbal spray about something or someone and then because they either are unwillling or unable to explain themselves in a constructive manner, they have effectively have ducked for cover, thus my terminology "drive by shooting". In fairness to Terry he has not had or taken the oppurtunity to explain his thoughts he put into his letter, however should he fail too, then yes I will consider his letter to be a "drive by shooting"I had begun to fear you had done the same with this topic you started on the forum, to date I have sought clarification and recieved scant littleSo I will now ask you directly for some clarifications as to your intent with the following quotes;Fair enough, I'll give it a shotA)I am not happy about the number of complexities that have been introduced to the RegisterI believe I have already sought an answer on this but I will now ask you directly. What are these complexities you refer too?While the is a need to have some information written down, like the constitution for example, trying to pin everything else down is probably overkill. The Register runs a few events, don't think that has changed much during the last few years and the have managed without a major action plan. We need a list of tasks that have to be done ,when the should be done and who usually does it. Pinning is down much more is probably more of a burden, as Terry pointed out. It may stop some people from taking on positions, because they feel the position is beyond them and they may worry about tripping over an action plan or missing out some disclaimer during a lunch rideB)Now we're slaves to a systemIt sounds a bit dramatic so I would like it clarified, for the record I personally choose to be no mans slave.Maybe not literally, hope your mortgage is paid up. The system is not a man, the "system" is a set of rules that may or may not be helpful. The rules set boundaries, boundaries limit motion, too many of those, and you are probably in jailC)On the other hand, during the last ten years, a lot of luddites have moved to the dark side. So all this internetness is a fairly recent development for the BMWORWhere is the dark side and who are the luddites? Internetness?D)No need to go tiki touring outside the Annual Rally, the AGM the Rag Rally and all the other events?Who, where and why?I am was alluding to Terry's comment in the newsletter, I think he was referring to Mr. Tibbs and Mr. Thomson. I do think it's great hat they are going around the regions meeting people and "chewing the fat with those interested in out future". Clearly not the bunch of people who turn up to the Auckland meetings.E)I know some members of the executive occasionally sneak around here and have read his thread?Sneak? Is this not an open forum? Or should we all rely on chinese wispers? (apologies to members of that particular ethnicity, no offense intended)I could be wrong of course, but tibsy has been a member since 2007 with 6 posts and was here last at 3.49pm. The forum allows a two way conversations, more or less. So it would be a good place to "chew the fat". So when someone quietly comes and goes, it's called sneaking, but hey others call it lurkingI will also take this oppurtunity to answer your question "Are you their spokesperson?"No I am not. Who is this "they" you speak of? I wasnt aware that the BMWOR was an us and them organization. If there is a they, they aren't me 8) How can you know if your are not when you don't no who "they" are.As I stated in my first post, if there needs to be debate then so be it. But at least lets be upfront about what we mean ;DBy "we", do you mean yourself or me? As stated at the beginning, I have given some feedback, as in "I like this or I don't like this". I do agree with Terry, that some of these changes are coming a bit fast, and you have to ask yourself, why the urgency. Now, I don't expect any action, since I can't be bothered to ride to Te Aroha to "chew the fat", when I should be working. However, I can read the forum every now and then, and provide some entertainment occasionally. Since I still haven't paid my subs, I'll stop here, because I am sure there is a clause somewhere in there, that says that I don't have a say at this time. By the way, thanks for the explanation for the term "drive by shooting", who would have thought? CheersColin
Just want to point to the italics <- those, my reply above is in italics.*Edit* We need some motorcycle content in here, before some people thinks it's a bored meeting.
