[committee] [wheel] Cockgrunter - Important
Frames
oxinabox at ucc.asn.au
Mon Mar 14 22:23:56 AWST 2016
Dearest committee, that I doth love with all my heart,
forsooth I do despair to ever know yours.
My heart does indeed ache,
without the knowing of why you do such things.
For lo, the detailed minutes are yet to appear.
And thus the wisdom of your fine actions doth escape me.
A humble man, without such knowing that your grandselves do possess.
In my ignorance, I do but see,
the roguish bob and his dashing companion tpg, (though I did not a-spy
the grand Gozzard)
did descend upon the clubroom,
and righteously spend many hours fighting that fell beast: the gunter of
cocks.
Acting as they were dutifully bound as knights of the wheel-shaped table.
As ancient committee of days past had charged them
"You, sir wheel member, you shall up hold the network, the severs and
the clubroom machines, and keep the club in a state of glorious repair."
Do not, the citizenry despair when such disrepair descend like a dark curse?
And have not these very heros, even just in the lastest of days
installth the new SOE,
upon all the linux machines, bring unto as days of glory with working
lock screens?
Truely such days we see now are truely pleasing.
We can, no doubt, lay never ending praise upon my most loved committee
for them.
And so I can only presume, being of stout heart, that
the rougish bob, his dashing companion tpg (and sadly not the grand
Gozzarda),
were acting upon this duty.
No doubt they were investigating, the much cursed network issues the did
plague the fell cock grunting beast.
And so, as is the common practice, no doubt they did install the
glorious standard operating environment, of the most compatible linux
operating system.
It is clear that this was done to investigate and solve and fulfill duty,
but sadly our brave heros were defeated,
and fled before being able to revive fell grunter to a glorious beast of
burden.
And if wise committee, glorious committee, the most loved committee,
we to lock the accounts of every wheel member who broke a thing while
trying to fix it,
and did not unbreak in a 4th of a moon.
Why then committee would lock the account of every knight ever to serve.
and so, my dear committee,
please do illumine foolish me,
on your wisdom,
that my love for you may go on for ever, without blemish or confusion.
[*OX]
On 14/03/2016 8:55 PM, Jonathan Van buren wrote:
>
> Dear extra most dearest committee,
>
> Thank you for your swift and no doubt highly considered action against
> those that chose to make a highly used computer "properly functioning
> Linux machine" (read: pretty much never used after its "upgrade").
>
> Thank you for recalling my humble wishes when I donated the machine to
> be used as a Windows machine (I'm happy with dual boot) and honoring
> that even though the computer has seen better days.
>
> Thank you for dealing with the likely onslaught of ancient members,
> some of whom of which are only seen once in a blue moon (read: only
> when Satan let's them walk the mortal plane once again).
>
> Thank you for being for the most part a friendly and approachable
> committee that has put in fair and honest effort over the last year.
> One which has made the clubs day to day runnings more inclusive then
> ever (like dayum we had a good fresher year). The club has improved a
> lot in my measly 6 years of being an active member.
>
> Rest assured the votes given to you were paid back in full. Sleep easy
> knowing you served the club well.
>
> Godspeed committee and may the next committee look towards you as an
> example of committee that truely represents it's members.
>
> <3
> JVB
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2016, 8:25 PM Chris Squire <spartan at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
> <mailto:spartan at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>> wrote:
>
> 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 <mailto: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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