I agree with Diana. If someone stands as, and is voted in as, a Councillor,
they have to accept the rough with the smooth. "Dummies" and "gullible" is
moderate compared to remarks made publicly about John Prescott, but he seems
big enough to cope with the criticisms.
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics LE11 3TU
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana Nutting" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Closure of this list
> So here's the nub of it. Those Councillors who voted to close the list
> don't like criticism, so they close the list that criticises them. Well,
> sorry, but if you put yourself forward for office, then you are
> accountable.
> If Councillors consider themselves above reproach, and treat the members
> who
> elect them like children whose best interests they know, that perhaps
> goes
> a long way to explaining CILIP's problem.
>
> Diana Nutting
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Cook [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 July 2006 15:14
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Closure of this list
>
>
> Perhaps Councillors voted to close the list because they disapprove of
> some
> of the comments made on it.
>
> Referring to Councillors as "dummies" and "gullible" are not very
> professional and lend force to the argument for closing it.
>
> The Councillors are there because they have the interests of the
> profession
> at heart.
>
> As Karen Blakeman has already advised, there were good arguments put
> forward
> from both sides.
> It was then put to a vote.
>
> Democracy in action.
>
> Stephen Cook
> National Councillor.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Frances Hendrix
> Sent: 06 July 2006 14:54
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Closure of this list
>
>
> When you do, and you send out your manifesto, do mention this
>
> As an old age pensioner and list user I may join you!
> f
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diana Nutting
> Sent: 06 July 2006 14:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Closure of this list
>
> I am getting more and more of the opinion that we need to elect national
> councillors who are in tune with and are representative of the
> membership.
> So let's encourage and support the 11 who seem to know which way is up,
> and when the time comes replace the 23 and the 7. It's the Council that
> makes the decisions and the composition of the Council is in our own
> hands. And no, I've never stood for Council, but I might.
>
> Diana Nutting
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Blakeman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 July 2006 14:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Closure of this list
>
>
> Hi All
>
> Just caught up with this discussion re the closure of LIS-CILIP.
>
> This was agenda item number 3 at Council. Chris Armstrong's paper on why
> LIS-CILIP should be retained and Jill Martin's paper on the Communities
> of Practice were both discussed in detail by councillors. The essence of
> Chris's paper has already been circulated via this list.
>
> I am not going to attempt to summarise the discussion but I felt that
> all the arguments for keeping the list were well presented.
>
> The motion on which we voted was to retain LIS-CILIP alongside the
> communities of practice. The votes were as follows:
>
> For: 11
> Against: 23
> Abstentions: 7
>
> For the record, I voted to keep LIS-CILIP.
>
> I recall that it was also agreed that LIS-CILIP should remain until it
> can be demonstrated that the Communities of Practice have at least the
> same number of members and level of participation as LIS-CILIP.
>
> Karen
>
>
> --
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