RA Meeting 21 February 2010: Transcript - Part 2

[mikeloserevi]

[10:47] Sonja Strom: and it is what keeps me wanting to be a part of this community.
[10:48] Sonja Strom: Now I have been in the CDS for over 3 years -
[10:48] Sonja Strom: I have served in the Representative Assembly for three terms.
[10:48] Sonja Strom: I have been a trustworthy citizen of the CDS,
[10:49] Sonja Strom: being quite open about my perspectives on things in the open forums,
[10:49] Sonja Strom: being willing to let everybody know my thoughts and views as a matter of public record.
[10:49] Sonja Strom: I have been a Caretaker of the CDS,
[10:50] Sonja Strom: and a Faction Leader.
[10:50] Sonja Strom: I have also been active in Second Life in general.
[10:50] Sonja Strom: I used to own a very highly respected dance club,
[10:51] Sonja Strom: and have helped to build other communities as well as this one.
[10:51] Sonja Strom: The way I want to continue to help to build this one is in partnership with all of you
[10:51] Sonja Strom: Thank you very much for your trust in me.
[10:51] Gwyneth Llewelyn: thank you!!
[10:51] Sonja Strom bows
[10:52] Mikelo Serevi claps heartily
[10:52] Timo Gufler claps
[10:52] Patroklus Murakami applauds
[10:52] Fern Leissa: claps
[10:52] Imotali Antiesse: claps claps claps
[10:52] Pip Torok cheers heartily
[10:52] Arria Perreault: Thank you, Sonja
[10:52] Lilith Ivory applauds
[10:52] Keila Forager claps
[10:52] Ulysse Alexandre applauds
[10:52] Solomon Mosely: yay!, clapity clap clap
[10:52] Cindy Ecksol: .mem claps
[10:52] Jamie Palisades: I miss contakt! (the club)
[10:52] Sonja Strom:
[10:53] Arria Perreault: Now I will I will give to RA members the opportunity to ask questions to the candidate
[10:53] Gwyneth Llewelyn: I have 2 questions lol
[10:53] Arria Perreault: who will the floor?
[10:54] Patroklus Murakami: greedy gwyn
[10:54] Arria Perreault: thank you, Gwyn
[10:54] Gwyneth Llewelyn: always, Pat
[10:54] Arria Perreault: you have the floor
[10:54] Gwyneth Llewelyn: thank you
[10:54] Patroklus Murakami raises hand to ask question later
[10:54] Gwyneth Llewelyn: One is very simple..
[10:54] Gwyneth Llewelyn: It's usual (not obligatory) that Chancellors will present their teams for the Executive,
[10:54] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I have a question too
[10:55] Gwyneth Llewelyn: since at least events are the heart and soul of the CDS, I wonder if you have a name in mind for PIO?
[10:55] Arria Perreault: I will give you the floor, Stui, after SOnj'as answer
[10:55] Sonja Strom: This is a good question Gwyneth.
[10:56] Arria Perreault: Pat first, then Stui
[10:56] Sonja Strom: The CDS has had very good PIOs in the past,
[10:57] Sonja Strom: and I would be happy if they would continue to support this community in the way that is enjoyable for them...
[10:57] Carolyn Saarinen: One from me too.
[10:57] Arria Perreault: ok, Caro
[10:57] Sonja Strom: if they would like to do so, and if anybody else would like to participate and help to make this community a fun and successful one,
[10:57] Sonja Strom: I would be happy to hear from them.
[10:58] Arria Perreault: Gwyn, your second question
[10:58] Gwyneth Llewelyn: thank you
[10:58] Gwyneth Llewelyn: The second one is more tricky lol
[10:59] Gwyneth Llewelyn: Since you're also a community manager of Arosa, Sonja,
[10:59] Gwyneth Llewelyn: I wonder if you're splitting your time between the CDS and Arosa,
[10:59] Gwyneth Llewelyn: or planning for Arosa to join the CDS at some point too?
[11:00] Solomon Mosely took that as a given
[11:00] Sonja Strom: When I first left Help Island I looked for a mountain community...
[11:00] Sonja Strom: and did not really find one
[11:01] Sonja Strom: I thought about starting a mountain village somewhere,
[11:01] Sonja Strom: but then found Neufreistadt
[11:02] Sonja Strom: I decided to see if I could help direct Neufreistadt toward my vision
[11:02] Sonja Strom: but found my doing that was not widely popular in the CDS
[11:03] Sonja Strom: there were a few people who also wanted it to be an alpine town,
[11:03] Sonja Strom: but more who did not really want mountains to be made around it or near it
[11:03] Sonja Strom: so I began looking for if there could be a way I could move forward with my original concept,
[11:04] Sonja Strom: and I founded Arosa,
[11:04] Sonja Strom: intending for it possibly to become the first mainland area of the CDS,
[11:04] Sonja Strom: what in the CDS Constitution is described as a franchulate.
[11:05] Sonja Strom: I like both the CDS and Arosa, and I see no reason why they can not work together.
[11:05] Sonja Strom: I believe most of us here are involved in other aspects of SL outside of the CDS,
[11:05] Keila Forager: But for you , could be a conflict of interest..
[11:05] Sonja Strom: and they can all compliment each other.
[11:06] Sonja Strom: Keila, I don't see it as a conflict of interest, any more than your property next to Arosa is for you.
[11:06] Arria Perreault: Thank you, Sonja. Patroklus now
[11:06] Patroklus Murakami: ty arria
[11:07] Patroklus Murakami: my question is about completing the merger between CDS and Al Andalus
[11:07] Gwyneth Llewelyn: thank you
[11:07] Patroklus Murakami: i think we have completed some of the process but, in some ways, it still feels like we are a bit separate
[11:08] Patroklus Murakami: what would you do to complete teh realisation of the merger? to find truly one community which respects the traditions of both?
[11:08] Sonja Strom: Patroklus, I agree this is a very important issue in the CDS at the moment,
[11:08] Sonja Strom: and for this term.
[11:09] Sonja Strom: One thing I see is,
[11:09] Sonja Strom: the community will need to decide what it wants for itself,
[11:09] Sonja Strom: and I, as a public servant, will do what I can to help the community to realise its dreams.
[11:10] Sonja Strom: From my perspective,
[11:10] Sonja Strom: there are two major issues that would be helpful to have resolved this term...
[11:11] Sonja Strom: One is for the definition of who is a CDS citizen to be agreed upon,
[11:11] Sonja Strom: so everybody knows what their status is in this regard.
[11:12] Sonja Strom: Another is for the relationship of the Al Andalus sims within the CDS to be agreed upon in a way that leaves as many of the residents as possible happy with this relationship.
[11:13] Sonja Strom: I believe mostly these issues will be something for the RA to work on this term, but I will do whatever I can to be helpful.
[11:13] Sonja Strom: Thank you for working together on them
[11:13] Rose Springvale wonders what is left to be determined
[11:13] Arria Perreault: Thank you. Stui has a question.
[11:13] StuiChicanne Darkstone: What does AA mean to you and to your vision of CDS? How does it feature in the future of the Greater body of the CDS? How do you plan to assist the community there ? What is the issues for you in the life of AA? And what does AA bring to CDS ?
[11:14] Sonja Strom: Stui, it seems to me there is more than one question there...
[11:14] Arria Perreault: 4 questions
[11:14] Sonja Strom: but I will address your concerns.
[11:14] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I wasn't elected for my mathematical capabilities
[11:15] StuiChicanne Darkstone: just my ability to speak
[11:15] Gwyneth Llewelyn: he he
[11:15] Timo Gufler:
[11:15] Sonja Strom: As I said earlier my interest in participating in Second Life is mostly community building,
[11:15] Sonja Strom: and helping people to have things be how they want them to be...
[11:15] StuiChicanne Darkstone: we can hold lessons in counting
[11:15] Sonja Strom: this is my persspective on Al Andalus.
[11:16] Sonja Strom: Al Andalus is a beautiful place,
[11:16] Sonja Strom: representing a rich history in RL and in SL.
[11:16] Sonja Strom: Although it used to be in competition with the CDS I always supported it,
[11:16] Rose Springvale: lol
[11:16] Sonja Strom: and went there to events and so on,
[11:16] Sonja Strom: because I liked it,
[11:17] Sonja Strom: and I liked the people involved in it.
[11:17] Sonja Strom: When the opportunity came up for Al Andalus to join the Confederation of Democratic Sims,
[11:18] Sonja Strom: I was in the RA, and I supported this from the beginning to where we are now.
[11:18] Sonja Strom: My thinking about supporting Al Andalus is that it is now a valuable part of the CDS.
[11:19] Sonja Strom: It seems to me we can make this community even greater than it is already,
[11:19] Carolyn Saarinen: Valuable how, to echo Stui's last point?
[11:19] Sonja Strom: which mostly will come out of our participation in it.
[11:19] StuiChicanne Darkstone: if my memory serves correct, CDS representation at events wavered after a point...
[11:20] Sonja Strom: Carolyn, do you think I have not expressed that I think Al Andalus is a valuable part of the CDS?
[11:22] Arria Perreault: Carolyn, you had a question too?
[11:22] StuiChicanne Darkstone: my question relates to my wondering whether AA will become the CDS toy that got boring
[11:23] Gwyneth Llewelyn:
[11:23] Arria Perreault: Stui, you got an answer from SOnja
[11:23] Sonja Strom: My perspective on that Stui,
[11:23] Sonja Strom: (thanks Arria)
[11:23] Sonja Strom: is that Al Andalus is a community,
[11:23] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I was inviting more detail to be given
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: not asking for a response
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: merely passing comment
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: as is my right
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I am a citizen
[11:24] Sonja Strom: yes Stui,
[11:24] Carolyn Saarinen: My original question was keila's
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: and a member of the TA
[11:24] Arria Perreault: thank you, Caro
[11:24] Sonja Strom: but is it a question of me, or of the RA?
[11:24] Patroklus Murakami: The Territorial Army?
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: or does this LRA prefer my thoughts not be explored ?
[11:24] Patroklus Murakami is puzzled
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: RA
[11:24] StuiChicanne Darkstone: Pat
[11:25] Patroklus Murakami: oh, i see
[11:25] Rose Springvale: is this meeting timed?
[11:25] Cindy Ecksol thought it might be the "T&A Club"
[11:25] StuiChicanne Darkstone: anyone can typo
[11:25] Arria Perreault: I suggest Sonja answers Stui's last question
[11:25] StuiChicanne Darkstone: it's down to you to be a pedant
[11:25] Mikelo Serevi isn't sure what stui is getting at
[11:25] Gelf Yalin: I think Stui the wording of your question is once again offensive...that somehow the CDS thinks of AA as a "toy"
[11:25] Sonja Strom: I will be happy to give my own answer, if that is what is wanted.
[11:25] Gelf Yalin: your question is not productive and is simply an attach
[11:25] Gelf Yalin: attack
[11:25] StuiChicanne Darkstone: my wording is direct
[11:26] StuiChicanne Darkstone: nothign more or less than that
[11:26] StuiChicanne Darkstone: offence is personal choice
[11:26] StuiChicanne Darkstone: politics is about action
[11:26] Arria Perreault: Sonja has the floor for an answer, Stui
[11:26] Gwyneth Llewelyn: oh, I like that, Stui very true hehe
[11:26] Keila Forager: Yay Stui
[11:26] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I ask directly so that I get the answer
[11:26] Patroklus Murakami waits to hear sonja...
[11:27] Keila Forager: Sonja, your answers are general and vague, at least to me. I think he wants specifics..
[11:27] Sonja Strom: Stui, you are asking me to answer your question of how I view Al Andalus within the CDS?
[11:28] StuiChicanne Darkstone: yes and it's relevance
[11:28] StuiChicanne Darkstone: and how you will make it as much a focus as any of the sims
[11:29] Sonja Strom: My perspective is that the whole of the CDS is a community,
[11:29] Sonja Strom: made up of three different thematic communities
[11:29] Sonja Strom: one of which is Al Andalus.
[11:29] Sonja Strom: The community of Al Andalus is made up of people -
[11:29] Sonja Strom: People who bring a lot to the CDS,
[11:30] Sonja Strom: including culture, values, ideas, concepts,
[11:30] Sonja Strom: and anything else they choose to bring to it from their participation in it.
[11:30] Pip Torok notes that Stui raises the possibility of one community _toying_ with another ... and is not happy
[11:31] Sonja Strom: The value of our community comes from our participation, which is why I am here standing before you.
[11:31] Arria Perreault: thank you Sonja for your answers
[11:31] Arria Perreault: anything to add?
[11:31] StuiChicanne Darkstone: **'`*`'** Stui **'`*`'**
[11:31] StuiChicanne Darkstone: is pleased that he is not here to please people but to represent the community and it's diversity without the need for sugar coating for those easily offended
[11:31] Sonja Strom: Have I answered your question Stui?
[11:32] StuiChicanne Darkstone: well to a point
[11:32] Arria Perreault: Ok
[11:32] Sonja Strom: What part would you like for me to address more?
[11:32] StuiChicanne Darkstone: the distance between detail and generic
[11:33] Mikelo Serevi notes that people's time is not invaluable
[11:33] Gwyneth Llewelyn would suggest a more complete answer on the forums; we *do* have a time limit on these sessions
[11:33] StuiChicanne Darkstone: when one stands under an umbrella he cannot record specific raindrops
[11:33] Arria Perreault: Stui, I am watching the clock ...
[11:33] Timo Gufler seconds Gwyn
[11:33] Patroklus Murakami: yes, i will need to go soon. it woudl be good to make progress
[11:33] StuiChicanne Darkstone: but he would notice one in the eye if he had no umbrella
[11:33] Arria Perreault: Time to move
[11:33] Gelf Yalin: you are onI motion to close discussion
[11:33] Gelf Yalin: I motion to close discussion
[11:34] Rose Springvale: wow, lots of people still in line ...
[11:34] Pip Torok: second
[11:34] Gwyneth Llewelyn seconds
[11:34] Sonja Strom: One thing I can see there Stui is, the New Guild can work together with Al Andalus to make for more and better building by sharing the talents of builders accross the CDS.
[11:34] Arria Perreault: we vote on the motion
[11:34] Mikelo Serevi: aye
[11:34] Timo Gufler: aye
[11:34] Pip Torok: aye
[11:34] Patroklus Murakami: aye
[11:34] Gelf Yalin: aye
[11:34] Gwyneth Llewelyn: aye
[11:34] Imotali Antiesse: aye
[11:35] Rose Springvale: this is the motion to cut off discussion? sorry, no one restated
[11:35] Gelf Yalin: yes
[11:35] Mikelo Serevi: yes, as the discussion is going nowhere
[11:35] Mikelo Serevi: not to sugar coat it
[11:35] Cindy Ecksol shrugs
[11:35] Arria Perreault: Caro, Stui, Lilith?
[11:35] Rose Springvale: i see. thanks .. thought the citizens had a chance to ask questions. but w'e
[11:36] Cindy Ecksol notes a lot of people with questions still in line....including that no one asked the citizens if they have questions
[11:36] Patroklus Murakami: we've been here two and a half hours folks!
[11:36] Rose Springvale: so ?
[11:36] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I'd probably be rather silly to adjourn after opening the meeting asking for the concerns of a citizen to be heard first and then for none to be heard at all
[11:36] Gelf Yalin: thinks that most of these questions are better for other forums
[11:36] Lilith Ivory: I don't think we should cut off disussing while there still are questions
[11:36] StuiChicanne Darkstone: all because we haven't had time to serve the purpose
[11:37] Gelf Yalin: this has gone on long enough
[11:37] Patroklus Murakami: if so much time hadn't been wasted earlier...
[11:37] Pip Torok agrees with Gelf
[11:37] Gelf Yalin: then vote nay if you disagree
[11:37] StuiChicanne Darkstone: waste is a matter of opinion
[11:37] Gwyneth Llewelyn: Gelf has a point; if you think we should go on, just vote nay
[11:37] Arria Perreault: Caro, Stui, Lilith, your vote, please
[11:37] Solomon Mosely: like taking a vote to say thank you?
[11:37] StuiChicanne Darkstone: nay
[11:37] Lilith Ivory: nay
[11:38] Arria Perreault: aye
[11:38] Gwyneth Llewelyn tickles Caro
[11:38] Sonja Strom: I am here at the discretion of the RA, but one point I could maybe bring up is, the Chancellor does not determine the course of direction for the CDS...
[11:38] Arria Perreault: 8 aye, 3 nay, motion carries
[11:38] Sonja Strom: The Representative Assembly does.
[11:38] Arria Perreault: e move to the election now
[11:38] Arria Perreault: we*
[11:39] Lilith Ivory: how can we elect Sonja while there are open questions?
[11:39] Gwyneth Llewelyn: *sigh*
[11:39] Gelf Yalin: the vote on ending discussion is over
[11:39] Carolyn Saarinen: sorry briefly afk
[11:40] Gelf Yalin: time for election
[11:40] Carolyn Saarinen: not that it makes much difference eh?
[11:40] StuiChicanne Darkstone: it's ok Caro we've been ushered out already
[11:40] StuiChicanne Darkstone: your question was out of time
[11:40] Sonja Strom: If the Representative Assembly does not want me to serve, I will stand down.
[11:40] StuiChicanne Darkstone: owing to my curiosity
[11:40] Gelf Yalin: yes you are always the victim poor Stui
[11:40] Timo Gufler: there were many good questions and answers, it's time to move on now
[11:40] Sonja Strom: If that is the case, then there is no point in my continuing to be here.
[11:41] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I motion for a vote to apologise to you
[11:41] Gelf Yalin: I vote for Sonja
[11:41] Arria Perreault: I call a vote in favour or against the election of Sonja Strom as Chancellor of CDS
[11:41] Gelf Yalin: second
[11:41] Gwyneth Llewelyn: we did 45 mins of Q&A... the agenda mentioned 20 mins for the whole election process
[11:41] Patroklus Murakami: i vote for sonja
[11:41] Gwyneth Llewelyn: I vote for Sonja
[11:41] Pip Torok: I vote for Son ja
[11:41] Rose Springvale: smile, so the citizens are not heard, again.
[11:42] Mikelo Serevi: I vote for Sonja
[11:42] Timo Gufler: I vote for Sonja also
[11:42] Lilith Ivory: aye for Sonja
[11:42] Rose Springvale: we get the nomination on the forums one day before, nad no opportunity to discuass
[11:42] Rose Springvale: sigh
[11:42] Carolyn Saarinen: abstain
[11:42] Imotali Antiesse: aye for Sonja
[11:42] Keila Forager: It's the way of the RA Rose
[11:42] Solomon Mosely: seriously?
[11:42] Solomon Mosely: this is ok?
[11:43] Arria Perreault: Stui?
[11:43] Mikelo Serevi: That is not true, rose, we followed the established process
[11:43] Rose Springvale: ha
[11:43] Rose Springvale: the constitution had a process
[11:43] Rose Springvale: this RA has changed process each meeting so far
[11:43] Patroklus Murakami notes that ppl were a little more gracious when jamie was elected
[11:43] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I give AP the right to pass the verdict without my voting on account that it will be done regardless of the logic or my response
[11:43] Patroklus Murakami: i would hope we could return to some civility in proceedings
[11:43] Gwyneth Llewelyn: ^^
[11:43] StuiChicanne Darkstone: and regardless of the questions of the RA
[11:44] Arria Perreault: I vote for Sonja
[11:44] Rose Springvale: jamie didn't have conficts of interest that have not been discussed, sorry pat. where ar the tender flowers now?
[11:44] Carolyn Saarinen digs out her CDS dictionary and looks 'gracious'...
[11:44] StuiChicanne Darkstone: all because the agenda says 20 mins
[11:44] StuiChicanne Darkstone: we must be more careful in future to study the agenda
[11:44] Pip Torok: They're here, Rose
[11:44] Gelf Yalin: you didn't ask questions Stui, only made attacks for the purpose of being disruptive.....next time how about organizing yourself and putting forth and candidate....
[11:44] StuiChicanne Darkstone: it might be more convenient to the RA to serve it's purpose then
[11:44] Arria Perreault: Congratulation, Sonja
[11:44] StuiChicanne Darkstone: semantics Gelf
[11:44] StuiChicanne Darkstone: your view
[11:44] Gelf Yalin: rather than taking the easy road and being a troll
[11:45] Mikelo Serevi: Congratulations, Sona
[11:45] StuiChicanne Darkstone: your opinion
[11:45] Keila Forager: congrats Sonja
[11:45] Arria Perreault: Please, this is an important moment for our community
[11:45] Sonja Strom: Thank you
[11:45] Timo Gufler: Congratulations, Sonja!!
[11:45] Carolyn Saarinen: Whoah, fight fight fight!
[11:45] Gwyneth Llewelyn: congratulations, Sonja
[11:45] Patroklus Murakami: yes, congratulations sonja i look forward to working with you this term
[11:45] Mikelo Serevi: I also feel stui was being disruptive
[11:45] StuiChicanne Darkstone: and the beauty of democracy is we all have the right to speak
[11:45] Gelf Yalin: congrats Sonja!
[11:45] Tanha Core: congats, have a successful term
[11:45] StuiChicanne Darkstone: Mikelo if you feel that way
[11:45] Junius Inaka: claps!
[11:45] Ulysse Alexandre congratulation Sonia
[11:45] Gelf Yalin: and you also have the right to be outvoted and lose
[11:45] Mikelo Serevi: Yay Sonja!
[11:45] Rose Springvale: Thank you stui, for representing those of us hw didn't get a chance to speak
[11:45] Gelf Yalin: cplas!
[11:45] Pip Torok: congratulations !!!!!
[11:45] Keila Forager: Stui was asking for a concise answer, not general and vague..
[11:45] Rose Springvale: gelf, welcome to the community
[11:45] StuiChicanne Darkstone: outvoted
[11:46] StuiChicanne Darkstone: that would be a joke
[11:46] Patroklus Murakami: could we try to keep things polite? we don't need to mar the beginning of a new chancelor's term in this way
[11:46] Gelf Yalin: thank you Rose!
[11:46] Carolyn Saarinen: yeah Gelf, that's democracy in action. Or something
[11:46] Jamie Palisades claps. Please join me in warmly congratulating Sonja and pledging to help her do a good job for us all
[11:46] StuiChicanne Darkstone: on account that we voted prematurely
[11:46] Arria Perreault: Please, we have a Chancellor now
[11:46] StuiChicanne Darkstone: with a lack of facts
[11:46] Cindy Ecksol applauds for Sonja
[11:46] Keila Forager claps for Sonja..
[11:46] Solomon Mosely: the issue isnt with sonja, but this process
[11:46] Mikelo Serevi: We're lucky to have Sonja, and I honestly don't see what the problem is
[11:46] Sonja Strom: For all who still have questions about my views and thoughts, I will stay here to talk with them.
[11:46] Arria Perreault: I ask for some solemnity for her oath
[11:46] Keila Forager: we have always had a chancellor, just a new one now..
[11:46] Rose Springvale: well, good. i hope you never have to find out
[11:46] StuiChicanne Darkstone: a chancellor i elected after a campaign and a choice
[11:47] Carolyn Saarinen: 'gracious' 'civility' 'polite' Is that you Pat or an imposter?
[11:47] StuiChicanne Darkstone: not in the short cut of one and the absence of the other
[11:47] Arria Perreault: Please
[11:47] StuiChicanne Darkstone: Democracy must be the term for representation of the people in accordance to the stop watch
[11:48] Gelf Yalin: Stui just accept that you lost and move on
[11:48] Gelf Yalin: its okay
[11:48] Gelf Yalin: we can all be freinds now
[11:48] StuiChicanne Darkstone: Gelf do not patronise me
[11:48] Fern Leissa: claps for Sonja
[11:48] Delia Lake: congratulations Sonja
[11:48] Mikelo Serevi: Sonja is taking the oath here...
[11:48] Arria Perreault: Sonja, we will ask you to swear to respect our Constitution
[11:48] Gelf Yalin: no I am being frank
[11:49] StuiChicanne Darkstone: you had the option to do as I did
[11:49] Gwyneth Llewelyn: Please... with due respect, and not wishing to feel that I'm 'interrupting' anything... can we go on with the ceremony?
[11:49] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I did not break any rules
[11:49] StuiChicanne Darkstone: but others here did
[11:49] Sonja Strom: Thanks again everybody for your support in making this a wonderful community for all of us.
[11:49] Solomon Mosely: wait, how can we continue with this spirit in the room?
[11:49] Pip Torok supports Gwyneth
[11:49] Soro Dagostino: Its fated Solomen
[11:50] Arria Perreault: Sonja, will you respect our Constitution in your position of Chancellor?
[11:50] Arria Perreault: I, NAME , having been elected as Chancellor of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge my duties as such to the best of my ability, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, and that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators.
[11:51] Solomon Mosely: i mean, i'm not against sonja, i'm no lawyer, but something feels very wrong here
[11:51] Soro Dagostino: No agenda posted
[11:51] Sonja Strom: I will be happy to make this declaration,
[11:51] Arria Perreault: Please
[11:51] Gwyneth Llewelyn: Soro: http://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2709
[11:51] Solomon Mosely: i'm flashing bac to florida
[11:52] Sonja Strom: but there are citizens here who don't want me to?
[11:52] Arria Perreault: The RA elects the Chancellor, SOnja
[11:52] Sonja Strom: If this is the case, I can stand down.
[11:52] Solomon Mosely: i dont think you're specifically at issue here sonja
[11:52] Arria Perreault: the citizen have elected us
[11:53] Mikelo Serevi: I think Sonja deserves more respect than this
[11:53] Timo Gufler: absolutely!
[11:53] Gelf Yalin: yes!
[11:53] Sonja Strom: The only reason why I would want to serve the community in the position of Chancellor is to help.
[11:53] Sonja Strom: If my help is not wanted, then I can go elsewhere.
[11:53] Solomon Mosely: its terrible you're caught standing in this, and i admire your grace through it, but there are several respected, conficting opinions here
[11:53] Pip Torok: imo that opinions the one by the overwhelming majority
[11:54] Patroklus Murakami: i'm afraid i must go. congratulations to sonja. i think we need to work on building bridges and understanding why some ppl are so upset with this result. but sonja is our new chancellor and should be given our support
[11:54] Arria Perreault: We are in a oath ceremony. I ask for some respect
[11:54] Arria Perreault: thank you
[11:54] Patroklus Murakami: this kind of disruption is what ppl have been spending two or more years trying to get beyond!
[11:55] Arria Perreault: Sonja, you can make your declaration
[11:55] Sonja Strom: Does anyone else in this room want to be here in my place?
[11:55] Sonja Strom: I see no volunteers...
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[11:56] Gwyneth Llewelyn: indeed ...
[11:56] StuiChicanne Darkstone: Sonja I don't stand against your candidacy
[11:56] StuiChicanne Darkstone: or say that you couldn't or shouldn't be the chancellor
[11:56] Gelf Yalin: then please lets finish the oath......
[11:56] Arria Perreault: now we can finish the aoth
[11:57] Arria Perreault: Sonja
[11:57] Sonja Strom: Alright, I will
[11:57] Sonja Strom: I, Sonja Strom , having been elected as Chancellor of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge my duties as such to the best of my ability, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, and that I will preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators.
[11:58] Sonja Strom: Thank you.
[11:58] Arria Perreault: thank you, SOnja
[11:58] Gelf Yalin: yea!!!!!
[11:58] Mikelo Serevi: Thank you, Sonja!
[11:58] Imotali Antiesse: APPLAUSSSEEEE
[11:58] Patroklus Murakami applauds
[11:58] Mikelo Serevi: Applauds!!!
[11:58] Junius Inaka: claps!!
[11:58] Arria Perreault: and congratulations
[11:58] Timo Gufler applauds!!!
[11:58] Pip Torok: APPLAUSE .... ))
[11:58] Arria Perreault:
[11:58] Sonja Strom:
[11:58] Gwyneth Llewelyn applauds and congratulates again
[11:58] StuiChicanne Darkstone: I thank Sonja, but I do not thank the RA
[11:58] Gwyneth Llewelyn: whew, that was tough...
[11:58] Imotali Antiesse: Congrats Sonja
[11:58] Patroklus Murakami: and i'm afraid i must go due to RL
[11:58] Ulysse Alexandre applauds
[11:59] Gwyneth Llewelyn: bye, Pat
[11:59] Gwyneth Llewelyn moves a motion to finish for today..
[11:59] Arria Perreault: ty Gwyn
[11:59] Rose Springvale: again, the citizens are lost
[11:59] Arria Perreault: any second?
[11:59] Rose Springvale: becasues this is the RA of the few.
[11:59] Timo Gufler: seconds
[11:59] Mikelo Serevi: second
[11:59] Pip Torok: second
[12:00] Arria Perreault: vote please
[12:00] Keila Forager: and forget the rest of the agenda??
[12:00] Mikelo Serevi: aye
[12:00] Gwyneth Llewelyn: aye
[12:00] Timo Gufler: aye
[12:00] Pip Torok: aye
[12:00] Gwyneth Llewelyn: (yes, Keila, it gets tabled for the next meeting automatically)
[12:00] StuiChicanne Darkstone: don't involve me in this
[12:00] Keila Forager: yippee.
[12:01] Arria Perreault: other votes?
[12:01] Lilith Ivory: aye
[12:01] Carolyn Saarinen: abstain
[12:02] Arria Perreault: aye
[12:03] Soro Dagostino: RL calls.
[12:03] Arria Perreault: I think with 6 aye, we are adjourned
[12:03] Fern Leissa: Bye Soro
[12:03] Rose Springvale: congratulations sonja
[12:03] Jamie Palisades: See you all at the .Inaugural Ball