ORIGINAL: bradpaul
Good, Bad, Don't care? In any case this is from the minutes of the AMA July EC meeting:
AMA On-line Forum[/b]
The ED reported the forum was created some time in 2009. It has almost 2700 members and out of that, 2350 have made one post or less; and 90% of those posts come from 10 members. The proposal is to close the AMA forum; it is believed this can be done now because the blog system is now up and running. The blog system is a quicker way to get better information to our members; and eliminates the potential for conversations to get dragged off track. HQ continues to refine the ticket system (Ask AMA) where someone can ask a question and get an answer within 48 hours by a staff person; and creating the knowledge base mentioned earlier that will supplement the Ask AMA system on-line.
It was approved[/b] by acclamation to shut down the AMA Forum.
Brad
Yes, one more item to be removed from the membership. Another step in the same direction that a much larger block of "leaders" is doing to the entire country.
Those "acclamations" are following AMA EC like a number of "executive orders" (small case on purpose) in another area.
Have you noticed the "We gonna' build us a Foundation!" Wonder if anyone might remember how a certain BAD GUY pushed for that item a number of years ago? Also notice that the proposed foundation will have no By-Laws requiring any Leader Member input! [:-]
Now how long will it take to transfer the AMA assets to a 501c foundation? Then the AMA can renounce its 501 and with a bit of maneuvering throw all the membeship inputs out of business. It is so easy.
It doesn't have to be that way, but any bets on how it will finally evolve to?
For you that will yell, "I see nothing about a foundation." Just go read the minutes. It's all there.
For you that never used the forum, that was YOUR choice. There were considerable visitors that at least had something to talk about in their own clubs, groups, etc.
That is to be deleted. Thanks to YOU non interested, all-about-me individuals.