On 1 August 2012 14:27, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton@gmail.com> wrote:

On Aug 1, 2012 2:02 PM, "Thomas Morton" <morton.thomas@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> Lets not get too distracted from the issue at hand here (either onto frivolity or discussion of the Chapter/Foundation relationship). Or at least could you split that to another thread.
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> I have two follow up queries/thoughts:
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> * Can anyone explain why this board statement was sent only to this mailing list and not the entire membership?

There's no particular reason for sending it to members. This list is the primary way the chapter communicates with the UK community.

I disagree here; clearly active members of the charity participate here, but that is not everyone by a long stretch. I suppose it leads to another question; how many members are *not* on this mailing list?

And if this really is the primary way of communicating with the membership then I encourage the board to speedily review that policy.

This is a matter that affects the public perception of the charity - do we really want one of our members, not on this mailing list, to find out about it first via the Telegraph website?

It's bad, and secretive, form at best.

Tom