[UCIMC-print] Re: [Imc] Urgent Imc/Public i Issue

[Ellen Knutson]

This is not necessary a direct response Sandra or Sascha, however (as the 
person who called for the caucus) I feel that another restatement of the 
purpose of the caucus is in order. In the process of putting out two issues 
of the public i, it has become abundantly clear that there is confusion 
about the roles of the people who are working hard to put the paper 
together. And indeed I would argue that there are competing views as to 
what those roles should be. It also became abundantly clear to me that 
trying to hash it out in the larger group was not getting us any where fast.

  Therefore I called a caucus, which in my understanding of consensus 
procedures, is a tactic that can be used when there is disagreement in the 
larger group. The caucus must include the people who have the strongest 
feelings about the issue at hand.

The caucus is charged with creating a proposal that everyone at the caucus 
can live with, which is then presented to the whole group for 
action/decision. So as Sascha mentioned this group is not a decision making 
body at all.

Also, I feel that I need to defend myself a bit.. (I maybe feeling a bit 
sensitive of late, those who follow print minutes probably know why). But I 
did intend to send an email just announcing the caucus. But its only 14 
hours since I sent the print minutes last night, and this is the first time 
I've been on email since. I feel like I wasn't given a chance to make the 
announcement, before I was called into question for not doing so.

--Ellen