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"Subcomandante" <edicorp@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> So how can I best invoke a fear in the membership without looking
> ridiculous?
>
> I've good timing because yesterday they received assessment bill.
> What next?
>
> Reason:
> First reason, is unlawful behavior. It is very difficult to pass it on
> because people don't know the law and majority will have same attitude
> like Rick.
People will have my attitude if you've already established yourself as a
nutcase to your neighbors. Hopefully you have not acted in real life like
you do on Usenet. If you've called all your neighbors mogoloids, you have
no hope. People will not take you seriously no matter what the facts are.
If you have not made enemies of all your neighbors yet, try convincing one or
two of your cause and adding their signatures to the letter you are passing
out. That will give the appearance of a movement rather than a disgruntled
kook.
Second thing is that most people differentiate technicalities from unlawful
behavior. Many people speed, but most people do not consider them criminals.
In the same regard, if past increases were on the calendar year even though
legally that isn't your fiscal year, most people will not equate that with
unlawful behavior. That might be frustrating with you but it is true. Just
shouting allegations of code violations will not move people.
What you need to focus on is what the board is actually spending needlessly.
If, what you say is true, $6000 was paid to the president, then that is a
start. But in my opinion, it won't be enough to demonstrate
conflict-of-interest. It might be, but it won't get people mad. What will
get people mad if that $6000 was paid for no justifiable reason. Only if
you can demonstrate that, then the motive of conflict-of-interest will anger
people.
In other words, stop trying to scare people by quoting code violations, and
start giving them alternatives that will save them money. Once you
demonstrate alternatives, then you can scare them by showing them the motive
of why the alternatives were not adopted.
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