-=> Terry Roati wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> For the same reasons that non-members don't get to decide how to
 DC> conduct business in virtually any other "club" or organization
 DC> that you could name.

 DC> If a person wants to provide input, or request changes, or
 DC> whatever, then they become a member first.  That's how it works.

 TR> Every sensible organization / club gets outside advice, whether
 TR> they use it is up to the membership.

Perhaps some, but not all.  Many are not open to suggestions from 
outside.  In this particular case, the "advice" being given is 
(paraphrasing):  Your P4 policy sucks and should be re-done.  One 
of the exact words used was "crap".  I don't see that as advice.

 TR> So your saying if a user (not a sysop) made a really good
 TR> suggestion you would automatically knock it back just because he
 TR> is not a sysop?

Depends on the context you meant there.  A user of my board 
suggesting something he'd like to see?  Most likely would consider 
it, yes.  I don't think the same thing applies to what we are 
talking about here though.  It's a matter of scale.  It's a policy 
regarding the conduct of hundreds/thousands of operators.  If you 
want to have a say in something like that, you become a member of 
the organization.



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