Re: [ThisisMauritius.com]

From: Vy-Shane Sin Fat <shane_at_node.mu>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:55:23 +0800

On 7 Jul 2015, at 3:06 pm, Irshaad Abdool <irshaad_abd_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello guys
>
> I hope you are all doing good; well I know my email can be quite a tigger for a turmoil.. But I have some points to raise..
>
> • I agree that I am part of it too.. but, Are we participating enough to the mailing list to get valuable output? For example, if an issue is raised and only 2-3 people from the mailing list reply and give their opinion.

I only participate if I think that I have something of value to add to the discussion. Otherwise, what’s the point? I think it’s fine for people to be passive readers.

> At the end of the day, the issue is voted and brought forward but members of MIU do not agree or are not happy with it; Should they take it bad to be made to abide by or agree with the outcome, prenant en compte, that they have not raised their voice when the issue was in debate mode on the Mailing List?

As far as I’m concerned, no one in MIU speaks on my behalf. I didn’t vote for anybody; ergo no one in MIU represents me.

> • What is MIU? I already know about it, but I am talking from the Mauritian perspective, where everything is dealt using BRN Numbers, Registrar's Records , etc etc. Will this be some kind of obstacle to us? [The subject line is inspired from this subsection, the Mauritian way of life where everywhere and everything should be recorded somewhere with the authorities TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A STAND OR A VOICE..]

I view MIU for what it is: a mailing list for Mauritian Internet users.

> • Regarding communication on the Mailing List, should we devise and implement a usage policy to formalise our emails [proper language, subject lines, signature lines, use of reply-to-all, etc]?

Let’s not get bogged down with rules and bureaucracy. Ideas are what matter. A bad idea that is articulated in formal language is still a bad idea. It’s better to express yourself in a clear, simple style than in a formal style with lots of unnecessary ceremony.
Received on Tue Jul 07 2015 - 07:47:38 PST