tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post7204554015335519679..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Democracy at conferenceJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-7165978361187186502007-04-07T12:21:00.000+00:002007-04-07T12:21:00.000+00:00He may be a member and volunteer - but he was also...He may be a member and volunteer - but he was also in an extremely responsible position. One member of conference should never take it on themselves to shut down the entire conference - if he had a valid reason he could have called a non-confidence in the chair or asked conference floor to over rule a decision. There was no valid reason and there was nothing to "defend" his wife from - apart from democratic process.<BR/><BR/>Incidently NVDA is about seizing democracy where there is no other avenue - not about taking democracy away from everyone else because you're having a strop.<BR/><BR/>No one supported him. it was extremely inconvenient - no one raised any concerns about the chair from the floor. In fact very few people indeed have any idea about why he did what he did as NVDA it was both ineffective and reactionary.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-61267502042057222822007-04-06T23:32:00.000+00:002007-04-06T23:32:00.000+00:00RE 'the sound man' - he is a member & a volunteer ...RE 'the sound man' - he is a member & a volunteer & he was defending his wife from the chair BTW, so it was with honourable intent.<BR/>And as Paul Ingram says - if we can't handle NVDA who can?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-13064875888330629372007-03-24T17:20:00.000+00:002007-03-24T17:20:00.000+00:00oh - you're trying to get me in trouble now! When ...oh - you're trying to get me in trouble now! When I get home I might... although it's been amazingly well behaved "The Green Party at its best" Peter Cranie said to me...Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-86520059109909634892007-03-23T12:42:00.000+00:002007-03-23T12:42:00.000+00:00The personal behaviour of delegates can, at times,...<I>The personal behaviour of delegates can, at times, be problematic...</I><BR/><BR/>Give us some anonymous examples... ooh, go on... ;)Daniel S. Ketelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940178456378424733noreply@blogger.com