[MR] controversial questions

[chagankhulan at clan-whitewing.org]

Some experience grist for the mill. Just my 2 Tugriks worth.  I have found
that the representative of the site tends to seek out the person from the
group using the site that they have worked with most often.  In most cases
they really don't care which one is in charge - they just know when they
talk to "george" the problem gets resolved.  Having a local rep is not a
bad idea at all but it should be someone that the site reps are
comfortable with.  It helps if the group using the site is aware of who
this person is as well, especially in the case of out of town groups using
a site.  Possibly this individual should be called a Mediator or Site
Liasion rather than a local rep.  The end result is a site staff that's
comfy with things, a group that is comfy with the planning and outcome 
and the simple knowledge that if a problem arises we go get "George, the
Mediator".
This begs the question - how many folks are willing to be 'George, The
Mediator'?

  Good planning will alleviate more issues than anything else.  Good
communication is part of good planning.

Chagan



>
> After much reading I've found that most psychologists say that
>
> fear turns into anger and anger turns into hate.
>
> (Way too much free time when I was laid off years ago.)
>
> So I understand that when I ask a controversial question that it could
> stir up anger.  The anger typically comes from the fear that I have
> brought up a valid reason to stop a change from happening as there is no
> real solution to the problem I present. However I insist on bringing up
> the question as I think it's important to be prepared for a perfectly
> valid possibility with ideas rather than bury our heads in the sand and
> pretend it couldn't possibly happened just because it hasn't.
>
> I thought I had a solution to the problem with the idea of a local deputy
> when Logan reminded us that a local deputy isn't a guarantee of not losing
> a site either.  This is true.  Maybe a better solution would be to have
> someone like Master Nikulai, who has a strong reputation as a solid
> experienced autocrat become the liaison for permanent event sites.  Master
> Nikulai is a hugely experienced autocrat who has taken on last minute
> event projects more times than I can count and continues to be extremely
> popular with most people that know him. Maybe that would be a better idea.
>
> And I still like the polling idea.  Gathers lots of opinions fairly
> quickly and if anyone challenges a change later, the Crown has solid
> documentation for their change on paper to show any challengers.  It
> "covers their butts" on paper so to speak.
>
>
> Food for thought and I'm not really expecting a response.
>
> Rebecca
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