Thread: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your vote(s)!
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2012-09-21 , 07:28
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Originally Posted by SD69 View Post
Originally Posted by jalyst View Post
Originally Posted by thedead1440 View Post
SD69,
I think of all the people around here, you are the one who can be trusted to respect the Community reaching a consensus on a name for the Foundation. Although you may feel the name poll is coming as a distraction for you and the Council, I hope you take this in your stride as it would be a Community decision [something you have strived to always attain].<SNIP>
@SD69
I spoke to one of the councillors, they're going to ask you in the meeting on Friday what the major obstacles with having a community decided name are, & if they can be surmounted.
In the poll thread I've asked all the Qns necessary to get clarification on exactly why it's not possible, but I've had no answers to some, & some that were answered were vague.
Hi, I don't mind a poll. But, as I said, it is literally too late to change the formal name of the nonprofit. The paperwork is done, checks are going out, public notices are being published, we have our IRS Tax Identification No - it's done (as I said days ago). This takes work, and money, and we're not doing it over again.

If you want to run a poll on a new trademark or domain name to use, that might be helpful to the Board, or not, I don't know, ask the Board candidates.
So why on earth did you go ahead with all this when it was so clear that a poll was about to start?
We asked countless times why it had to be done so early but you never answered properly.
We asked if the NFP name could be changed later but you never answered...
Time-frames were never clearly defined & a rationale for them offered*, only warnings to get it done soon.
We literally would've needed maybe only 6 more days of voting (if it was so urgent) to get a consensus.
We asked countless times for your to clarify yourself but you didn't, why the heck not!?
Were you not following this thread, were we supposed to contact you via other means?
And the very reason you were so quick to rule out some of the names, also applies to Hildon it seems.
That was one of the criteria you laid down when we 1st started this, this is bloody loony tunes stuff, srsly.
I'm not oblivious to the hard work you're actually doing for the community & it IS really appreciated, but that doesn't excuse how things have unfolded.
It's mildly frustrating spending so much time on something that turns out to be a sheer waste of time.
Simply because a person or persons (for whatever reason) didn't communicate things.
Yes you're doing the leg work, good/bad for you, that doesn't exclude you from being more explanatory than you've been.
Honestly the whole thing smelt of: "This is the name I[we] prefer so that's that, community consensus be damned."
If it really is a case of practicalities trumping ideals that's fine, but at least make an effort to be MORE communicative.

*Only a vague one-liner that said: "Yes the elections are coming soon"
Last edited by jalyst; 2012-09-21 at 12:34. Reason: typo
 

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