[Chapter-delegates] LoA for good or bad?

[Klaus Birkenbihl]

John More wrote on 2012-03-23 15:42:
> A membership organization with 30,000 plus members scattered across the globe cannot be run as if it were a local organization with members involved in all aspects of the organization.

Are there 30,000? We all know how these 30,000 have been generated.
And frankly I wonder about the value of a huge membership with merely
no influence, no contributions, nor real knowledge about goals and
mission. I see an incredible number of applications for ISOC.DE
(~250/year) via AMS. Once I tell them "we would be happy to see you
join and support us, and please note that we require a member fee to
do our work" 2/year come back. Maybe what we should go for is
commitment and contributions rather than huge numbers.

Klaus


-- 
Klaus Birkenbihl
Internet Society German Chapter e.V. (ISOC.DE)
c/o ict-Media GmbH
http://www.isoc.de/
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