...on the ICG list.
I did my best, though, to frame the argument in dry and dispassionate review of the by-laws and how they apply to the situation.
I did my best, though, to frame the argument in dry and dispassionate review of the by-laws and how they apply to the situation.
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(As far as moderation woes, I can sympathize - Cosplay.com has had more than its fair share of flamers and wankers and idiots and screaming lunatics at times, and let's not even start with the Neo Nazis and their threats against the C.c staff... The pay (none) for thankless jobs ain't worth the destruction of what little remains of my sanity, so now and then I take a couple or 3-4 months off.)
I just signed up for GBACG in Jan. I notice he's sidestepping all talk of refunds...
As I mentioned in my response to RHill, I'm maintaining my GBACG membership because it's a strong organization that produces a nice newsletter, good monthly local events and an annual seminar day. It fulfills a need for me independent of ICG membership.
There is allowance in the by-laws to transfer affiliation, but because of the "strong chapters, weak corporation" model, there's no process or guarantee. It requires buy-in from a chapter to accept a membership transfer without changing membership terms (read "not collecting new local dues from the transferred member"). I hear over the grapevine that the Silicon Web is talking about "refugee membership" (no additional cost). They've got no fixed per-member overhead because of their adoption of exclusively electronic communications so it's less impact for them financially.
There is even the possibility of the BoD taking de-affiliated members and affiliating them with a different chapter without their consent (though I wouldn't expect this to happen except to people who couldn't make a decision when asked), or there would be if the corporation was able to exercise any pull over the chapters they would be reassigned to.
I will maintain my GBACG membership because of the services it provides. When the time comes, though, I will look elsewhere to maintain my ICG membership.
so, therefore deserving of refunds.
Meh.