17th April 2009, 04:27 PM
I have to admit that I stepped back from Britache a long time ago and never re-joined, so I'm not surprised to hear that they're all het up about nothing, that seems to be what they're good at!
I think it's easier to moderate a discussion forum such as this than it is to moderate an email forum such as theirs, but they chose that option.
As for the Federation, I have to admit that I dropped off here for awhile about the time it was first mooted and I'm still not sure (due to pure laziness on my own part!) whether it's something I'd be eligible to/would want to join. But that's the point isn't it! You don't HAVE to join it. As David has said, if the Federation (when established) can work as a pressure group/voice etc then it will be because enough people have joined and it will be (within reason) their voice. If people who do join are so apathetic that they can't be bothered to hold the people speaking for it to account, then they obviously aren't that bothered about it in the 1st place!
( That's also why, when people make comments about IfA, I often comment back. It's because I try to stay on top of what that organisation is doing because I'm a member. I want my say!! }
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I think it's easier to moderate a discussion forum such as this than it is to moderate an email forum such as theirs, but they chose that option.
As for the Federation, I have to admit that I dropped off here for awhile about the time it was first mooted and I'm still not sure (due to pure laziness on my own part!) whether it's something I'd be eligible to/would want to join. But that's the point isn't it! You don't HAVE to join it. As David has said, if the Federation (when established) can work as a pressure group/voice etc then it will be because enough people have joined and it will be (within reason) their voice. If people who do join are so apathetic that they can't be bothered to hold the people speaking for it to account, then they obviously aren't that bothered about it in the 1st place!
( That's also why, when people make comments about IfA, I often comment back. It's because I try to stay on top of what that organisation is doing because I'm a member. I want my say!! }
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