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Am 11.01.21 um 02:10 schrieb Dirk Steinmetz (rsjtdrjgfuzkfg):<br>
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cite="mid:2079ec9d-c019-02b3-df24-f63a7e87006d@rsjtdrjgfuzkfg.com">-
Reminder: we're considering discontinuing meeting minutes. Speak
up if
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you miss something in Council;DR that is currently covered by
meeting
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minutes.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">It's difficult for me to express it in
these terms of choice A and B, because neither give me the
information that I need.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">For meaningful participation, I need to
know what is being discussed <i>right now</i>.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I also need to know who said what and
voted how. That is needed a) to get an understanding how a
particular Council member is representing my interests and those
of the end users at large, and b) to know how to make an argument.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Right now, both reports only tell me
the general topic discussed, but not</div>
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<li>what are the specific problems discussed</li>
<li>what solutions were discussed, and</li>
<li>what or who is blocking the progress</li>
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Participation means to be able to be part of the solution. If I
don't know what the real problem is (whereas the problem is often
simply that person C is against it, for whatever reason), I cannot
contribute a solution. If Council Member C is against something, I
cannot contribute in a meaningful way.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">This goes directly to the Mozilla
Manifesto:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">"08 Transparent community-based
processes promote participation, accountability and trust."</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As we could see in the last election,
the current method of hiding information of what happens
"upstairs" has not helped trust, but severely eroded it. One of
the primary lessons from the last few months must be to regain
that trust by actual transparency and real participation from the
outside.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The information I need is:</div>
<ul>
<li>What will be discussed at the next Council meeting (so that I
can prepare arguments to be considered, or even add topics that
I notice missing)</li>
<li>What exactly was discussed at the last Council meeting.</li>
<li>Which arguments (pro/contra) were made, and by whom.</li>
<li>I absolutely need to know who said what, in order to
participate meaningfully - otherwise I cannot communicate.
Without that information, I cannot participate in the
discussion. The goal must be to involve the community in the
discussion, not shut it out.<br>
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<li>If there were votes, what was the exact question posed, and
which Council member voted how.</li>
<li>I need the report within 1-3 days after the meeting happened.
Reports that come in a week or more later are useless for active
participation.</li>
</ul>
<p>I do accept that any names of employees (other than Council
members) or partners will be strikken/blacked out, likewise any
money numbers about specific persons/partners/suppliers, but we do
need the donations and overall revenues and costs of the project,
summarized by department/subproject.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">So, as to how that alignes with TL;DR
or meeting minutes, I don't know. The meeting minutes given some
information about who said/voted what that TL;DR doesn't have.
TL;DR is far more timely (but still a week late), but TL;DR is far
too superficial and vague for my needs.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I hope that helps as feedback.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Ben<br>
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