<div dir="ltr">On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Josef Ohlsson Collentine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:international@piratpartiet.se" target="_blank">international@piratpartiet.se</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra">
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div>Thanks for in-directly pointing out several problems with the current way things are run. </div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Always glad to help, and I felt that the confusion needed to be addressed, because if members are ignoring their membership and PPI because of a non-PPI list then that needs to be clarified and sorted out.</div>
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<div></div><div>As you mention the only lists PPI supports are the official ones. They only have lists for leaders, leaving no place for normal members to discuss.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>
Well, actually I think the "leaders" designation is poorly chosen, some PP's don't even have "leaders", those lists should be the lists for the official representatives/delegates (which can of course also be the leaders in their own PP, but it's not PPI's job to say so).</div>
<div style>Anyway, the normal members of PPI are institutions, PPI has no individual members, so I guess you are referring to the general discussion between members of members.</div><div style>In that case I agree there appears not to be any official list in PPI for that yet, and since at least one PPI member seems to be neglecting PPI because of the lack of moderation on this other non-PPI list, maybe it would be a good idea to start an official parallel moderated list for everyone with clear moderation rules set by the all members, because we need them all to be comfortable enough with it to participate. I'll bring this up at the next meeting. </div>
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<div>If PPI would be strictly beurocratic it would make sense to have it that way but they are trying to reach all ways with their goals. Claiming to be transparent and democratic</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>
<br></div><div style>I think PPI will remain true to it's transparent and democratic goals if it set's up a parallel moderated list with transparent rules chosen democratically by it's members.</div><div> </div>
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<div></div><div>If PPI has no wish to be affiliated in any way with this list then at least try to make an attempt of changing it's name.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>From that email it appears that at least one member doesn't want to (and more from other emails I've read), maybe we should poll the members on the issue, as PPI is the members and if a majority doesn't want affiliation we should attempt that.</div>
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<div>Or at the very least give an option to those persons that want to discuss relevant things in a relevant place. </div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>If this is not the place then where?</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Exactly! I have a feeling that may be fixed soon :)</div>
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<div>This list has clearly said it will enforce no rules and leave discussion climate free to any troll who wishes to speak, thus it's not an option for me to try to have a serious conversation with people. It brings more head-ache then good with constant bickering and personal attacks.</div>
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<div>One of big flaws of PPI today is that it's not democratic enough imo. "PPI is it's members" <- members here signify "board members of respective parties in PPI" whom almost all have too much focus on national affairs to spend that effort dividing their time to a beurocratic international organization that clearly needs a lot of work to improve. If you're just a normal member of a party but interested in international affairs you don't have much of a say in PPI. This exclusive climate is hurting more than it's aiding.<br>
</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>PPI can only succeed in being as democratic for the individual members of it's PP members as it's PP members are for them. If a PP member is organized in such a way as to concentrate all responsibilities in some few individuals of a board and doesn't allow for delegation of responsibilities to those who have time and are interested in contributing then it's that PP member who is doing a really bad job at being part of an organization that it has no time for because of it's national affairs and poor organization of willing resources to represent itself.</div>
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<div>Kindly,<br></div><div>Josef</div><div>(strictly my own opinions and do not represent PPSE)</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Pirate regards,</div><div style>Nuno</div><div style>(also strictly my own opinions and do not represent any institution) </div>
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