[oclug] installfest:when -- red tape -- not

[Dave Edwards]

Jon Earle wrote:
> 
> So... remind me once again why we are incorporating?  Have we made
> progress?  Is the forthcoming red-tape and papertrail better than the
> ad-hoc procedures which seemed to work well in the past?
> 
> Oh well.... I suppose I should actually pipe down. I didn't voice my
> opinions on clubs and boards in the past (mainly because I never once
> thought that we'd let politics get in the way - on the surface, it
> seemed like a good enough idea), so I can't really complain now that the
> ink has more or less dried on the paperwork.  It's just sad to see this
> starting.

I hope that by making procedure formal, politics *won't* get in the way. 
A well drafted constitution ought to make internecine politics impotent,
and it's they that usually ruin informal, volunteer-based organizations.

Dave.