surprise !

[nicholassolutions]

no offense intended, but it's the current situation here...

err....evidence? Meaning, (1) where are the stupid masses running the site, and (2) how is it being encouraged?

Enough with politics, it's far from being interesting nowadays ;-)

Now there I can certainly agree with you...however it can sometimes be entertaining (and sad at the same time).

[VGR]

excuse-me, quiproquo : by "here" in meant "in my country", not "in ERT" ;-)

I think it's anice introduction, I for sure already have adversaries poisoning their daggers in my back :D

[nicholassolutions]

:sign5:  <hiding the pen-knife I had ready for VGR>

ahhhh, NATIONAL politics. I should have caught that I guess  At least the politicians in your country know how to speak their own language.  :sad3:  :D

[VGR]

is there a place where you can badly speak about a Member because you know he is probably a ee.com spy ? or a fight-club to start a small flame war ? The Lounge ? :D

[nicholassolutions]

yes:

http://lounge.expertsrt.com aka http://www.suspendedexpert.com

I think the only rule over there is that you aren't allowed to inflict direct bodily harm to other members...or something like that ;-)

[COBOLdinosaur]

Many French speaking Canadians would be offended if you referred to them as real Canadians.  They prefer to think of themselves as Quebecois.

As to ERT democracy, the weighting of the Governing Council will give Mentors control with 5 of the 10 positions and the Site Admin (me) being the 11th member.  That pretty much guarantees the people who actually provide the support in the tech forums are going to be in control, and that is the way it should be.  Having the other groups on the Council, also guarantees that they will have a voice, but they won't be able to dominate the site.

The biggest threat to democracy on the site is me; but the return of the dinosaurs has always been a threat.

As for the Americans... someday when their society matures we will offer them Canadian citizenship.  Until then they will have to be content to visit one of the few places in the world where they are welcomed and accepted for the awkward, and aggressive rotweilers that they are. In our history as a nation they have never been a threat to us because we have never been a threat to them; unlike European countries with a long history of hostility and lack of trust for their neighbors.

As for the lounge; when this site was starting up, we wanted to avoid hvaing a loung directly on the site, and Rod an dI decided that SE would be a perfect annex that allows ERT to adhere to a strict code of professional conduct, but still provides for an area where barroom behaviour is acceptable.

[nicholassolutions]

citizenship? I don't need no stinkin citizenship!
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WOOOOF!  :-#  :glasses7:

[coral1]

As for the Americans... someday when their society matures

Don't hold your breath. I'm not.  :sad3:

BTW: Welcome to the Insane Asylum, VGR.      :wink:

[VGR]

"Welcome to Arkham" ;-)

as for "real canadians" (sorry for case and typos, it's 6:30am here), I maintain. I know what is Québec. It's not independent yet, but who knows ? But given the country's history (who discovered it, who named it, who etc etc etc) Canada is French. As are one third of the USA superficy.

but whatever... :D

have a nice day anywhere all over the world. (yawn)

[Srirangan]

Long Live The Anglosphere! Long Live Brittania!  :scratch: Long Live Srirangan.

[rdivilbiss]

- as it is run from Canada, are prople like you (from the USA) happy with it ? (I remember having read some articles describing the [rather bad] general opinion of "americans" towards Canadians)

We love Canadians. They have great beer and they make us feel not so silly.

The Lounge is in America, if that helps, but as you have seen from the world map, despite the other issues in the world, we pretty much get along well. If not, we speak our mind and it all gets worked out.

[rdivilbiss]

yes:

http://lounge.expertsrt.com aka http://www.suspendedexpert.com

I think the only rule over there is that you aren't allowed to inflict direct bodily harm to other members...or something like that ;-)

No that is not a rule. LOL.  

 By the way.  USA (since America is two continents) is not a democracy...(thank goodness). It is a Federal Republic.

If it were a democracy in the strictest sense, the rights of the minority could be abused by the majority, (not that this has not happened).

I think you have to be a Polictical Science major to get the nuances, but basically the founders were well aware that as a "mass" people can be stupid and flighty and could screw thinks up with out some limits.  Those are, the Federal (judiciary, constitution and bill of rights) and the Republic (your representatives) and your Executive leader.

In a democracy you would have direct representation and the majority could override the laws, such as the bill of rights, without the protection from the Federal judiciary to uphold the constitution.

Not perfect, but much better than a straight democracy.

Similarly, the lounge is a benevolent dictatorship compared with the technical portion being a democracy.

[nicholassolutions]

No that is not a rule. LOL.

HA! OK, I've reviewed the lounge rules and I can now recite them by heart...no more misinformation from me  :glasses7:

[rdivilbiss]

No that is not a rule. LOL.

HA! OK, I've reviewed the lounge rules and I can now recite them by heart...no more misinformation from me  :glasses7:

LOL, It isn't that much to remember.

[COBOLdinosaur]

There's Rules???  :scratch: