Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: quorum

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 2/17/04 7:29 PM, "Susan L. Hedgpeth" <hedgpeth [at] uclink4.berkeley.edu>
wrote:

> To my mind the problem with proxies is that people are making up their mind
> before the meeting.  What if the discussion brings up points they have not
> heard of or thought of?  What if listening to their neighbors changes their
> mind about the issue?  If they aren't at the meeting, they aren't part of
> the group process which is integral to consensus.

I agree. The only reason I can think of to have a meeting is to have a
discussion. And the only reason to have a discussion is to inform and
illuminate one's self and others on an issue. Proxies circumvent this
process.

With the advent of email (and photocopiers) many former uses of meetings are
irrelevant today, particularly in communities where people know and see each
other frequently.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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