[DeTomaso] FW: We want your opinion

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Sat May 21 12:01:29 EDT 2016


Will, thanks for your comments.  I "tried" to fill out the survey not 5
minutes before I saw your post (after first applauding the return of the
Forum).  I too in good conscience could not complete the survey as the
available responses on many of what should be more carefully crafted
questions offered only two extreme positions.  If the survey was truly meant
to gage the memberships' response to the changes, it needs to be created by
an unbiased source not looking to eke out a particular agenda.

I chose to step back from the further involvement with the POCA BOD when my
last term as VP ended because I do not have the time nor patience for the
recent brand of "politics" and so forth.  I still enjoy helping to keep our
Chapter together and continuing to do the things we've always enjoyed, but
have no interest in wading into POCA maelstrom.  I can only hope it comes
out of its current reinvention to the benefit of the larger membership, and
not solely to the few attempting to orchestrate the "new and improved" POCA.

Mike Thomas
Pres., Panteras Northwest
Yellow ’74 #6328


-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
Of Will Kooiman
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 6:34 AM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] FW: We want your opinion

Hi Guys,

I started to fill out the POCA Direction Survey, but I can¹t.

Some of the questions are fine, and need to be asked.  But some are designed
to support one viewpoint over another.

For example:

1.  I fully support the direction the club is headed in under the new
President and the progressive  BOD members who support moving the club
forward.
O  Absolutely, the change was long over due.  I can already see the
difference.
O  Not at all, please stop improving things and leave it alone.

The responses can be interpreted thusly:
A.  Rock on, you are awesome, and everyone else is an idiot.
B.  I¹m stupid, and I like it that way.

Seriously?

How about?
C.  I support the direction the club is headed, but the President is
alienating too many members and needs to tone down his message.
D.  Why not have a free form text field and let the members write what they
want?  It¹s not like we have billions of members and can¹t sort through
their responses.

Will.

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Subject:  We want your opinion

 
    
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