Guest John M. Posted March 12, 2010 at 11:34 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 at 11:34 PM >>Can we (the BOD) get a handle on this by declaring this person a member not in good standing?<< Probably not. Disciplinary action is reserved to the general membership unless your Bylaws state otherwise." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 12, 2010 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 at 11:51 PM And depriving a member the rights of membership (which was not being in good standing means) is about as serious as it gets, short of expulsion (which, come to think of it, also deprives a member of the rights of membership)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trina Posted March 13, 2010 at 12:56 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 at 12:56 PM In a practical sense, even if your BOD has the power to throw out a member (which power would have to be spelled out in bylaws), do you believe that would have any effect on the stream of emails? RONR is primarily a body of rules about behavior during mee" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M Posted March 13, 2010 at 03:07 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 at 03:07 PM Thank you for your answers. Maybe their computer will seize up.....M" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary c Tesser Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:17 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:17 AM If he wants to remain a member in good standing, the threat of suspension or expulsion might have a salutary effect." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John M. Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:40 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:40 AM >>If he wants to remain a member in good standing, the threat of suspension or expulsion might have a salutary effect.<< Even if the threat is from a body that doesn't have the authority to follow through on it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary c Tesser Posted March 14, 2010 at 07:22 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 07:22 AM Yeah, John M. Since the "wave of vicious emails is battering our club," it's very probable that the membership would discipline if the board could not. If I'd been around shortly after your first reply (3/12/'10 at 6:34 PM), I would have added" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:25 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 05:25 PM Gary - please focus on harrassment issues covered in RRO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John M. Posted March 14, 2010 at 10:17 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 10:17 PM >>please focus on harrassment issues covered in RRO<< Well RONR doesn't really define "harassment" outside of a meeting context, but there is a chapter on what to do about it. Read RONR, 10th ed., Ch. XX." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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