[arin-discuss] Voting Members

[Jeremy Anthony Kinsey]

On Oct 25, 2008, at 12:07 PM, John Curran wrote:

> Jeremy -
>
>  ARIN's been doing quite a bit of outreach to the members
>  regarding annual election, and this includes email and
>  postal reminders of the election procedures & timeframe.
>

Understood, but it is really unnecessary IMO to send out registered  
mail.  The expense aside, its a method of delivery not normally meant  
for things like voting reminders in non profits.  The additional mail  
that was not registered is also unnecessary when the very company  
resorting to these alternate forms of communication is so technology  
based as are the recipients of such correspondence.

I'm sorry, it just seems ridiculous to me that a organization would  
waste members resources on a registered mailing campaign to remind  
members of what they already know, or at the very least should make  
known unto themselves by being more active.

I don't recall my last invoice from ARIN showing up registered mail.   
In fact, when I received the registered mail I was under the  
impression I either missed a payment, did something wrong, or was  
being sued. Those are the only times I've ever seen registered mail  
employed.

Registered mail is used to insure the receipt of mail by the  
recipient.   This is usually done with items of importance like suits,  
invoices, payments, etc., to insure the contents were received by the  
recipient.

What are was saying to voting members?  We're gonna make sure you  
vote?  Or, we are to going to see who does not?  What exactly?  I fail  
to understand how on earth sending out thousands of registered mail  
letters at over 3 bucks a pop is a careful use of members resources.

Besides being wasteful, its stupid.


>  We've also added a nominee questionnaire so that members
>  could see candidate positions on significant issues which
>  impact the organization.

Really?  Perhaps you could find a way to insure that those of us that  
filled it out would stop receiving it?  I filled it out, and continued  
to receive the questionnaire over and over again.  The questionnaire's  
and voting should cease to be anonymous at some point to cut down on  
the repetition.
>
>
>  Both of these were the result of feedback from the members
>  received early this year on this mailing list.


I know I have not followed the mailing list as closely as possible,  
but I cannot believe that voting members suggested wasting money on  
registered mail to remind you to vote.

I'm trying to be calm here, and appreciate the response and attempt at  
an explanation. However, frankly after that comic book, I've about had  
it with the bs and waste.

Regards,
Jeremy Anthony Kinsey
  e-mail: jer at mia.net
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