Below
is an excerpt of comments on an old post. I laughed after many years when I read Harry's last line, "5) and tell them
Harry said so"!
I still find it hard to guess who "A' was, because a sizable majority of members were, and still are, so complacently hoodwinked by sly hearsay and obfuscation.
Anonymous said...
Mohammed,
Although ‘legally’ you may have every right to do what you are doing, that
doesnt make it ‘right’. No wonder trying to get volunteers to fill positions is
so difficult and I wouldnt put my hand up for such a position for quids.
Remember, these people are volunteers and I really dont think they deserve the
pressure/scrutiny that you put them under. Why dont you put your hand up for a
position on the committee?
Dear A,
Thank you for your well intentioned feedback. I am sure that you want the best
for the Association. As to serving on the committee, I would nominate for the
position of “Rules Officer” iff nominations are ever called for in the near
future. I believe I can do a much better job helping to simplify rules and make
them clearer and less verbose. Personally, I would also nominate any passerby
for president, to replace the present incumbent.
The reason vacancies on the committee are not filled is because we have a
conniving quartet (M, C, T and N), who have a monopoly on decision making. This
is why other dissatisfied committee members have resigned of late.
As far back as I can recall, the committee has always been made up of 10
members. The reason it has been down to only seven is because those four
“permanent members” would like to cover up their tracks by hand picking six
complementary members who are amenable to automatically put their hands up for
passing costly wrong resolutions. Apparently, there is a short supply of such
docile members. When did the committee last publicly call for nominations to
fill vacancies? We had an AGM mark 1, and another so called AGM#2; did they
ever ask for nominations?
I challenge the people you are so ardently defending to declare all positions
vacant for a wiser new committee of ten. They can re-nominate if they wished.
All positions would fill up in a jiffy. We might then be blessed with a few
vibrant new young faces, rather than wait for natural attrition to take care of
the problem.
From Harry Malcolm:
Just tell A that:
1) their first sentence is the weakness of their argument, their premise is
wrong.
2) that are they by implication accepting bullying (until they or a dear person
are victims).
3) It's the committee that are wrecking ASPA Vic, not Mohammed or his
supporters.
4) People like A are called 'bystanders" in bullying terms, often regarded
as the most at blame for allowing bullying to continue.
5) and tell them Harry said so.
