[Imc-radio] Re: [Imc] Radio group operating by consensus?

[Paul Bengt Riismandel]

I am fine with having the discussion on Radio's lack of meetings at
steering, but by and large the only thing I'd encourage would be for the
Radio group to find a meeting day and time that everyone can agree to.
So I'm not sure what there is to discuss.

It may be that weekly meetings are not practical for radio and so
perhaps some other meeting schedule should be considered.  Perhaps twice
a month, or even just once a month would be frequent enough.

I do think it's important for there to be a regular consensus group so
that there is full consensus upon how the show is organized and done. It
is fine for the radio group to consent to how it is currently run, as
Clint has described it.  Radio is under no obligation to run itself the
same way as the public I -- simply, it must consent to run how it wants
to.  

This doesn't mean that I doubt that the radio group consented to the
current arrangement, either.  Rather, it means that all consensus
decisions must subject to testing at any time -- testing by discussion,
debate, modification or new decisions.  The only way this can be
accomplished is through regular meetings of the consensus group.

So, in the example of Al's concerns, I recognize that he does not easily
have the opportunity to bring his concerns to the Radio Group and take
part in discussing the group's methodology because it is not meeting at
a regular time and place. If an when Radio schedules regular meetings,
this is no longer a problem.

However, at this time I am quite unwilling to have steering scrutinize
the decisions of Radio on this particular issue, or in general.
Steering is not an oversight committee, and it is not a board of
directors.  Any concern with the way any particular working group does
its business must be pursued with that group first and primarily.  

Steering should only be a platform for such concerns only when and if
all attempts at consensus within the working group have been exhausted,
or if the IMC is otherwise believed to be in imminent danger.  

I hope that Radio will find a regular meeting time that can be adhered
to. If it cannot, then, yes, it seems to me that Radio ceases to be a
working group and then responsibility for the radio program falls to
Clint under the supervision of Steering, for a lack of any other
structure. Personally, I really think that would be a bad thing and
would really hate to see that.

--Paul