Ballot Paper Arrives

[Toffer]

Voted.

[Stick]

Graham B beat me to it - I had you down as 2 years on the committee.

I certainly don't think everyone who votes no should go on the committee. But anyone who goes on and on like you are - trying to change other people's opinion. Then yes.

Hey that's really good! You've just got me to re-read through all my post on here (since yesterday about this time, "on-and-on" ???) cos I was feeling concerned that just maybe somewhere down the line I'd been trying to change people's opinions.

And there's me thinking a forum was somewhere to discuss things and put forward ideas and thoughts.

[RichT]

I certainly don't think everyone who votes no should go on the committee. But anyone who goes on and on like you are - trying to change other people's opinion. Then yes.

Doesnt look to me as though Stick is "going on and on....... trying to change ....opinion"

This is a Forum, a place for public discussion. Stick has simply made his opinion known. That's what tends to happen in a discussion. Do you have an opinion, Lamana?

[RichT]

Typed my last post same time as you Stick. Think I'd better go to bed before our postings morph.

[lamana]

Do you have an opinion, Lamana?

I certainly do and it's mine and I'm keeping it that way!

[Graeme]

I for one won't be voting, if it had been a pre-paid envelope then I would have done

Actually my mrs very nearly threw it out.

[Wheeze]

Ballot paper just arrived and I now understand peoples concerns. Bias, coercion, undemocratic disclosure... yes, all those things are there. I suspect the Electoral Reform Association would have thrown it out for a total re-write. Shame on anyone with legal training who is on the committee for letting this dog out of the kennel. It's a disgrace.
But don't let that put any of you off voting.

[Margarine]

Well I voted to stay because I went with the notion that the committee had the best interests of the sport at heart and the best knowledge of the circumstances and decided to trust them to be objective. Sent the paper off quickly because I thought it was important to and didn't want to forget BUT beforehand I was pretty much convinced of the arguments to disaffiliate. Looking at the comments on this thread I wish I had left it a little bit longer.

[Full Moon Addict]

got to agree that the wording on the form is pretty leading. if you vote 'no', it refers to 'my elected committee' and 'despite the Committee's recommendations'. Its a bit like saying'on your head be it. we've warned you and we represent you and if you choose to vote otherwise, so be it'. I must say that wording lke this just serves to antagonise me, regardless of the rights and wrongs of the case.

[boghobbit]

I agree it's a bit unusual to have your name on a ballot paper but this is a sporting organisation not some clandestine fanatical political group with something to hide.

There is no such thing as a secret ballot wanyway, when you vote in an election your ballot paper has a reference number which can be (and sometimes is) traced back to you especially if you've voted for an extremist group which, I think, isn't on this particular ballot.