<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Doug,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Let's not forget that Stuart Campbell now sits on the Board with his hands on all the levers of power...he chairs the Board's programming committee and bylaws committee.</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Doug McKenty" <dougmck@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, June 1, 2016 11:39:32 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Kzyxtalk] [MCN-Announce]- "Risk being fired?" Re: Tim Bray KZYX statements<br><div><br></div>Tim,<br><div><br></div>The policy explicitly states that the committee should strive to work by consensus. <br><div><br></div>While it allows for the PD to make the final call, there is the option to use the grievance process should any member (including the PD) takes control and refuses to honor the consensus. <br><div><br></div>The point is, the PAC policy isn't being followed. What difference does it make? What your saying is, "the PAC has no power so it doesn't matter that it doesn't exist."<br><div><br></div>My point is, if the board agreed with you, they should vote to eliminate ate it. Why won't they?<br><div><br></div>If they agree with it, they could also vote to strengthen it. Why don't they do that?<br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone<br><div><br></div>> On Jun 1, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Tim Gregory <tgregory@saber.net> wrote:<br>> <br>> ERRATA<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> From: "Doug McKenty" wrote: 'It is unfair that a handful of people have taken over<br>> programming decisions despite board policy requiring a democratic process...This<br>> community should make those people follow board policy in order to democratize the<br>> programming decision making process, so the programming will reflect the needs of<br>> the community.'<br>> <br>> tg-the board policy only mandates community advise--not decide--programming. past<br>> management [and boards] jealously [if not wisely] drew the line on 'community'<br>> decision making.<br>> <br>> sako wrote: 'Programmer-elected Board members don't do shit for KZYX<br>> programmers...we all rather rudely lost our shows when we spoke up against<br>> Coate-Aigner and their self-dealing, cronyism, and dominance of station politics,<br>> finances, and programming...Tim Bray is part of the problem. He should "term out"'.<br>> <br>> tg--this blowhard is still playing the wounded innocent...there hasn't been a worthy<br>> cause he hasn't lept in front of, to lead 'us' despite his wounds...to many,<br>> especially j sakowicz, vengence is a virtue.<br>> <br>> elsewhere derek h wrote: 'I believe there most certainly is cronyism at KZYX , and<br>> it's NOT the whistle blowers like John Sakowicz...if anyone speaks out against the<br>> KZYX lockstep hive mind, then they are accused of being associated with John<br>> Sakowicz (as if it's some kind of evil thing), but these are all shallow canards<br>> used to marginalize, and demean, anyone who dares ask important questions, or speaks<br>> critically about KZYX, staff, management, or finances. What's really sad here, is<br>> that most folks can't be bothered to see that their Community radio station has been<br>> co-opted by those who have been slowly strangling it, and closing it to the wider<br>> voice of the Community, and instead, are vilifying those who are the whistle<br>> blowers.<br>> With the multiple KZYX members coming forward to point out the serious problems<br>> with KZYX and the MCPB Board, how can anyone honestly believe that all of these<br>> independent whistle blowers are wrong, crazy, hateful, etc., apparently some folks<br>> have lost their ability for critical thinking.'<br>> <br>> tg--derek, my friend, has a blind spot. because geographic cronyism has hurt the<br>> station, he doesn't see the slippery slide of 'siding' with ALL other critics,<br>> trusting their 'leadership', defending their attempted sabotage. derek [and doug,<br>> for that matter] can't see his own 'cronyism' even as it unfolds...and just as marco<br>> blows off the offer of a one-on-one with boardmember j middlebrook, there will<br>> always be this irreconcilable fringe.<br>> derek is perhaps our hardest working dj/engineer volunteer, and while he has EARNED<br>> the right to be impatient with mcpb, i dread him stroking out for the wrong<br>> reasons...<br>> <br>> [good sub-hosts are hard to find!]<br>> ---<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kzyxtalk mailing list<br>> Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org<br>> http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk<br><div><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>Kzyxtalk mailing list<br>Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org<br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk<br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>