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My Petaluma TTaC appointment is up at

2011-06-02 16:46:08.6635+02 by Dan Lyke 5 comments

My Petaluma T&TaC appointment is up at the end of June. Anyone got final arguments about why I should re-enlist?

comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):

#Comment Re: made: 2011-06-03 14:00:55.881216+02 by: meuon

Knowing almost nothing about it, my questions are:

Did you, personally, benefit from this community service? (Knowledge, Friends, Perspective.. not money)
Did you make a positive change (from your perspective)?
Do they still want you?
Is there someone else capable willing to take the slot?

If: "Yes Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes." it gets hard, Otherwise, I think the answers are rather obvious. Of course, it all depends on if you have the time..

#Comment Re: made: 2011-06-03 19:45:30.809297+02 by: Dan Lyke

Good way to break it down:

Yes, I learned a lot about my community and how I can interact with it.
Unclear, but I think the last two meetings have started to push it the right way.
I don't know, if I hand in my application apparently it will be 4 apps for 3 slots.
I think this is the big thing. What does "capable" mean in this context?

I was willing to let it lapse this morning, but a couple of email exchanges have me filling out the form. Charlene's comment was "if you quit now, you won't know."

#Comment Re: made: 2011-06-03 20:22:29.918533+02 by: ebwolf

Sounds to me like you are starting to create some shift in a very slow moving organization. If you quit now, you'd miss the chance to really see your input have meaning. The only way you might consider not re-enlisting is if you felt a person could fill your slot and continue your efforts. That's the point in Meuon's last question. If it's not clear, then definitely re-enlist.

#Comment Re: made: 2011-06-06 19:03:29.896864+02 by: meuon

Re: "create some shift in a very slow moving organization" - I call it "tweaking the status quo", and yes, it make take years to see results. Utilities, Government, Society in general.

#Comment Re: made: 2011-06-06 20:00:44.936849+02 by: Dan Lyke

Well, handed in my application today. There are apparently 4 applications for 3 slots, we'll see what happens.

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