[governance] On acceptable and unacceptable criticism

[Riaz Tayob]

I agree with that. So how to take forward yours, Adams McT et al concerns
forward so that irrespective of the current occupants of the job the
institution is not brought into disrepute? At least we need to have some
consensus on institutional validity, right?


On 28 May 2013 11:04, Avri Doria <avri at ella.com> wrote:

>
> On 28 May 2013, at 07:36, Riaz K Tayob wrote:
>
> > Why does it go too far?
>
>
> When a coordinator tells people that to criticize the coordinator is cause
> for discipline by the coordinator, it goes too far.
> Even kings should be open to criticism, open public criticism, without
> fear of disciplinary criticism (though if course that is not always the
> case)
> Let alone coordinators whose only power is in coordination.
>
> It goes too far, because it assumes a power that is not granted in the
> charter.
> There is no clause that says disagreement or criticism of the coordinator
> is cause for discipline.
> It is a new practice in the current regime, and it is a practice that
> needs to be fought each step of the way else it will start to seem like an
> accepted practice.  It is not a practice that I beleive should be
> acquiesced to.  We are not meant to have authority on this list  just
> coordination.
>
> avri
>
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