<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 30, 2015, at 13:07 , Andrew Alston <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com" class="">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class="">I fail to see why a discussion at a face to face meeting, where less than 15% of the membership is typically represented is less valid than a far more inclusive discussion that should be had on the members list, amongst the members who this committee will
effect.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>+1</div><div><br class=""></div><div>The list is a far more valid sampling of those that choose to participate than a face to face meeting.</div><div><br class=""></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Every member gets the emails on the members list, they CHOOSE to comment or not to comment, and leaving the discussion to a face to face meeting disenfranchises those who cannot be at such a meeting due to financial or other constraints. Hence, I would
rather encourage all members to have their voice heard where is can reach the entire member base, rather than an extremely small minority.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Exactly.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""></div></body></html>