How is the current CDS BoD doing?

[RN]

Yeah, it won't be accurate, but how accurate is any poll? Just wondering what the general consensus is on how the current CDS BoD is doing. This is a simple poll to show whether you're okay with how they are doing or not. Let's not get picky and start suggesting more options. That's not the point. Think about your general feeling about the board, not individual members and choose a response. I've made the poll private so the way you vote will not be made public.

[Sludge]

What if my answer isn't one of the choices?

[Kelly Jessop]

Selection#4 I can't decide because I never go to any of the board meeting and participate,and I don't depend on any of the internet signal to noise ratio as being informed information.

[skip]

the only thing i know about is the decision to forbid nonmembers from abe davis and although i disagree with that decision, I don't know enough otherwise to vote, except I suppose for "too early to tell."

-skip

[skip]

Selection#4 I can't decide because I never go to any of the board meeting and participate,and I don't depend on any of the internet signal to noise ratio as being informed information.

with proper analysis the signal to noise ratio can be calculated and the information then determined as to how informative it may be within an error rate of + or - 5%, maybe even 1%. in some cases it may be possible to apply specific previous findings to most-likely scenarios for the new case and arrive at a reasonable approximation without needing true signal or true noise information. What I'm trying to say is that there is a lot of good information on this and other forums and to reject internet (forum) information is not profitable. As I recall, the CDS BoD posts minutes of sorts on the internet and opinions regarding the information in those minutes is as valid as any opinion not posted. In the information age we are not required to physically be present, but can monitor and opine from afar. And it's more democratic to boot.

-skip

[Kelly Jessop]

. What I'm trying to say is that there is a lot of good information on this and other forums and to reject internet (forum) information is not profitable.

But there is so much that is certified BS. I served on the board for 4 years,and the comments I saw were more often wrong than anywhere near close. Yes there is some useful information,but there is so much disinformation that lead people askew. Caveat Emptor,and use critical thinking.

[Squirrel Girl]

I live far from FL. Has the BoD done anything? I haven't heard.

[FW]

I live far from FL. Has the BoD done anything? I haven't heard.

The results of several recent motions are posted on the BOD forum: http://www.nsscds.org/phpBB2/index.php

[netmage]

the only thing i know about is the decision to forbid nonmembers from abe davis and although i disagree with that decision, I don't know enough otherwise to vote, except I suppose for "too early to tell."

-skip

Skip,.... I have nothing to back this up, as the BoD minutes don't include an iota of discussion, and no one from the BoD has taken the opportunity to speak to the membership on the internet.... BUT... I personally believe the recent Abe Davis, etc rule change was as a direct result of mirroring an action by the NACD to change their award structure to free for members, and a fee to non-members, which was coincidently identical to the yearly fee...

So... IMHO, I believe the BoD decision was simply a matter of parity matching to maintain a 'status quo' of sorts w/ the NACD policies.

-Tim

[Tegg]

Well their recent change to the site access policy should help the budget greatly...

Students of NSS-CDS Instructors now do not need to join the CDS in order to train in the CDS owned properties.... Looks like the CDS just became a property holder for all the instructors to have "private training" grounds without requiring their students to become members in order to dive the sites....

This should help with the budget issues that other people brought up in other threads... right?

Less membership dues for the CDS and the Instructors have a "private" training ground to use for $35/year.... Nice huh?

Maybe instructors should be charged a higher membership fee since they can "make a profit" from the use of the CDS property...?


There are a lot of changes going on and in progress that is shifting the focus of the CDS to be more of an instructor owned organization then a "member" owned organization.

There are only 72 listed instructors for the CDS, which is a SMALL portion of the membership... yet the BOD is a majority of instructors.... Wonder why these changes are taking place?