[matilda] Monday meeting & gig policy

[Chris Malins]

We keep talking again and again about treating each other with more 
respect, but it doesn't seem to be moving us very far forward. I suggest 
that we take a radical course, being at heart radical people, and make a 
concerted effort to treat each other with less respect, which i think 
you must agree is a more appropriate response.

If we step back and look at each other, I think you'll agree that we are 
largely a bunch of smelly grumpy hippy (and all the other dwarves) 
anarchists/capitalist-pigdog-sellouts, with few to no transferable 
skills, and silly hair, and there really isn't anything to respect about 
that.

So next time you're in a meeting, instead of pretending to be interested 
in all this nonsense about changing the world and building exciting new 
projects, why not just all give the person to your right a good firm 
slap, and tell them that their mother was a hamster and their father 
smelt of elderberries, and thus you have no interest in their pathetic 
ramblings.

And if that doesn't get us onto a more productive loving course, nothing 
will.

Yours,

Chris, Professor of Public Relations at the NTL: school of customer service.

cuthbert at riseup.net wrote:
>>"When people care alot about things being rushed can lead to
>>frustration and misunderstandings which then can't be rectified. This 
>>was certainly the case at the last meeting"
> 
> 
> 
> Talking over someone with the word "untrue" after every sentence and then
> not informing us of the 'truth' when they get their turn to speak doesnt
> help.
> 
> Putting words in someone's mouth also doesnt help.
> 
> Making personal comments doesnt help.
> 
> ---
> 
> cuthbert
> 
> P.S. i agree with becky that playing games is not the answer, but treating
> people with abit more respect in meetings would help.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>things are often tense cos there is not enough time to discuss things
> 
> properly.  When people care alot about things being rushed can lead to
> frustration and misunderstandings which then can't be rectified. This
> was certainly the case at the last meeting
> 
>>At the next monday meeting there is a huge amount of really urgent stuff to
>>get through
>>
>>PLEASE can we not spend a fifth of the meeting time playing games
>>
>>Instead can we all be more conscious of time (start bang on 7.45, keep
> 
> contributions short and necessary etc) and what we have to get through,
> whilst being considerate of differing, strongly held views and the
> necessity
> 
>>of finding ways to move the bigger project forward.
>>
>>Playing 'really silly games' has never made me friends with anyone, working
>>together in a respectful way has.
>>However I know different things work for different people so my point
> 
> here
> 
>>is really about a shortage of time.
>>
>>Also in the spirit of trying to minimise misunderstandings I think the
> 
> minutes of the gig policy need to be amended
> 
>>Chris wrote:
>>
>>"Gig policy
>>There was a long discussion...
>>The gig collective proposed that they be given a two month
>>period to use the space and there was a consensus on this."
>>
>>this needs to be changed to make it clear that during this 2m period the
> 
> gig
> 
>>SPACE collective will not be providing financial info (such as amount
> 
> expected to be taken on the door and what will be done with any
> (unlikely)
> 
>>profits) in advance of gigs.  And then this approach will be reviewed.
> 
> Otherwise it doesn't reflect what the discussion was all about.
> 
>>maybe someone else can provide a better wording (maybe Rocky or someone who
>>has the wording that Rocky said was contentious from the form)
>>and can someone then put it on the wiki
>>
>>Becky
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <gavin at cyber-rights.net>
>>To: <matilda at lists.aktivix.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:10 AM
>>Subject: [matilda] Monday meeting
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>So, seeing as things are sometimes a little tense in meetings and so on
> 
> recently, I'd like to propose that from 7.45 next Monday, we spend 20
> minutes playing some really silly games that a clown
> 
>>>taught me, so we can all make friends again.
>>>x
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