On Mar 3, 2012 12:48 PM, "Gordon Joly" <gordon.joly@pobox.com> wrote:
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> On 02/03/2012 20:07, Thomas Dalton wrote:
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>> On 2 March 2012 13:54, Gordon Joly<gordon.joly@pobox.com>  wrote:
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>>> Seems that this could go to the AGM?
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>> The AGM isn't until May and Sue asked for a response by today, so I
>> don't think we can really wait until the AGM...
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> OK.
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> How about discussing the concept at the AGM? Such as fundamental change (having a WFM board member, or indeed any other body) will have to go to an AGM or an SGM anyway, surely?
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> It is a bit late, since in some sense, UK, France, Germany and the other chapters all got to this juncture and then all of a sudden, WMF wants to change the rules. Since the UK was late in this (Germany has had a chapter for years), why had the overall governance not been sorted out?
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> Have you every played Mornington Crescent?

Remember, nothing has changed yet. Sue is just asking how we feel about the idea in order to inform her recommendations to the WMF board. It will be for the WMF board to decide if they wish to make it a requirement for fundraising, and I doubt that they will.

If, come May, it is looking like it might be a requirement then it should certainly be discussed as the AGM. As you say, it would need a decision of a general meeting before it could actually be implemented (although I would advise against voting on it at this AGM even if the WMF ask us to - we need to take our time over such a big decision).