alastairgott
Well-known member
mch said:hardly an indicator of massive support.
I guess it's difficult to reconcile the desire for speed of change vs the desire for ease of change.
clearly people physically at the meeting may want to reword their proposals or Remove an option from Voting.
having proxy voting will slow down the speed of change due to it having to be decided months in advance and then subsequently discussed to ensure that a matter is written in plain English and doesn't contradict with anything else written elsewhere.
Some of the Items passed will greatly help the speed of Change, which was quite clearly asked for on this forum, in the meeting and around and about.
I heard some young'uns discussing a facebook (FB) style instant voting process, but they were also having a laugh about "reacting" (FB Term) to some of the items in the meeting.
How the speed of Change and the Ease of Change are reconciled (or Not) is down to those who want to propose a change. which I believe can be done by anyone who's a member of BCA.
Proxy Voting will not work unless there is an instant link between the meeting and the voters.
Hypothetical Situation:
a vote is proposed that there should be perks for being members of the BCA:
Option 1) a free bbq with 10 different meats always held in Cornwall
Option 2) a free Bar annually at a location decided by Joe Bloggs most probably held at his local caving club somewhere up north.
Option 2 gains most support from the caving community, but is subsequently dropped at the meeting, due to cost of Providing a free bar.
Option 1 now has a majority of Votes over the against or abstain votes.
Option 1 is now passed. vegetable eaters are upset, northerners are upset and the result is turmoil over some food.
as Jenny said and MCH says, proxy voting does not work. unless you can think of a suitable proposal to make it work.