[committee] [wheel] Cockgrunter - Important

[Chris Squire]

Dearest Committee,

I'm most disappointed in approach you have to an otherwise simple 
'issue' and discussion which follows.

Formal sentence construction and a pretense of authority doesn't excuse 
overreaction, nor failing to have a frank and direct offlist discussion to 
firstly establish the claimed actions of members, secondly to properly 
establish what happened from the secondary evidence of webcam history, and 
thirdly to remember this club is actually built on the daily 
experimentation and organic changes of members rather than a hierarchy 
atop its perch.

The process has been just as opaque as the commiittee's operation through 
the year, and committee should well remember their responsibilities are 
to serve the members and ensure transparent leadership for the votes they 
earned in lieu of members performing direct democratic intervention. 
It is not permission to keep to an insular group and provide decrees. I 
only hope that the club can remain as inclusive and open as the committees 
I've been a part of way back when.

Heaven forbid an ancient machine which was deemed no longer fit for 
purpose be repurposed as a properly functioning linux boot computer in a 
club known for bucking the trend of running Windows anywhere and everywhere.

Leave the dramatics at the door on the way into tomorrow's AGM.

[CJS] spartan

On Mon, 14 Mar 2016, Mitchell Pomery wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> I am aware of who was sitting at the machine last Monday night. I also
> hoped that we could settle this without degrading into a shouting match/wheel 
> war. This decision was arrived upon by the committee during a committee 
> meeting.
>
>> From discussions with the involved parties and people in the clubroom the 
> following day, it appeared as if you were the ringleader in this instance. If 
> this was not the case, please let us know. However the reason for the 
> difference in punishments is due to past interactions with the parties 
> involved. If you this is not correct or you think that we are treating you 
> unfairly, please let the committee know.
>
> As outlined in the email below, the reason for the account locking is due to 
> what we gauged the intention behind the actions to be and the events 
> following them. It was made apparent that you are trying to control the club 
> by any means possible, when this is not within your rights. The club is run 
> by the committee under the guidance of the constitution and policies made 
> under it. If you have issues with the way the committee is running the club, 
> and you feel that the committee is not listening to your concerns, there are 
> measures within the constitution that allow you to take appropriate action.
>
> If you would like to catch up with me after the AGM tomorrow, let me know and 
> I will make sure that I have time for you. We are willing to leave any 
> disciplanary action until after this meeting.
>
> Regards,
> Mitchell Pomery
>
> 2015 President
> University Computer Club
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2016, Andrew Adamson wrote:
>
>> Hi Mitch,
>> 
>> I wasn't the one who reinstalled cockgrunter. Check the webcam archives
>> for the evening in question. Not that it even matters - the machine is
>> about to be thrown out.
>> 
>> Andrew Adamson
>> bob at ucc.asn.au
>> 
>> |"If you can't beat them, join them, and then beat them."                |
>> | ---Peter's Laws                                                        |
>> 
>> On Mon, 14 Mar 2016, Mitchell Pomery wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Andrew Adamson,
>>> 
>>> Upon discussion by the 2015 UCC Committee about your actions last Monday 
>>> night
>>> and the responses to questions asked of you afterwards, we, the 2015 UCC
>>> Committee, have decided to lock your account for 7 days from Midnight, 
>>> Monday
>>> the 14th of March. You will have until midnight to make any arrangements, 
>>> such
>>> as email forwarding. If you are found to be accessing UCC's servers or
>>> desktops through other means during this time, further action may be 
>>> taken.
>>> 
>>> This outcome was decided on by a vote by the UCC Committee after reviewing 
>>> the
>>> actions taken and intent behind them in regards to cockgrunter being
>>> reinstalled without warning or reason. We feel that these actions were 
>>> taken
>>> with intent to subvert committee and its processes and were done in an 
>>> attempt
>>> to try and set the club on the path that you want it to be on, when this 
>>> is
>>> not within your purview. This is not the sort of behaviour that we expect 
>>> from
>>> the system administrators in our club and the fact that this has occured 
>>> is
>>> upsetting.
>>> 
>>> We understand that you have put a lot of time and effort into the club, 
>>> and
>>> feel passionately for the club and want to see it be the best that it can 
>>> be.
>>> However, the day to day running of the club is done by the committee, and 
>>> it's
>>> direction is set by the committee, guided by the constitution and the 
>>> policies
>>> made under it. If you would like to help with setting the direction of the
>>> club and it's day to day running, please feel free to run for a committee
>>> position or to consult with the committee when they are making policies.
>>> 
>>> In the event where you have a disagreement with actions of the committee, 
>>> or
>>> the direction in which the club is being taken, please bring them up 
>>> formally
>>> with the committee. If you feel the committee is ignoring you or not
>>> responding to you, please feel free to escalate your concerns, up to
>>> organising a General Meeting Called by Ordinary Members as outlined by the
>>> constitution if so required.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Mitchell Pomery on behalf of the 2015 UCC Committee
>>> 
>>> 2015 President
>>> University Computer Club
>>> 
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