Announcement

[russellw]

I will attempt to answer those questions that are reasoned - the comments from those who wish to simply be abusive I shall leave alone.

So now AFF owns E-Series right? So we have to abide by other rules? What benefits are there for members? Do we have to pay, have meetings, etc?

No AFF does not own E-Series, we are merely the initial registrant and as has been stated many time above it is our wish to transition full control of the registration back to a properly elected Board.

The issue for payment will be one for that Board to determine but it is not necessarily a prerequisite and if it is introduced I suspect it would be nominal anyway.

There is a requirement for at least an Annual General Meeting but this can be held in any number of ways and can even be delegated to the Board solely. Again it is a subject for self determination.

Originally Posted by holmsy

how does the registration work exactly.
because as i believe it would be registered in someones name. wouldn't that person idealy need to be a head person of the club and in turn meen someone would ultimately have control over the club?

The requirement is to nominate a Public Officer only and we have done so on an interim basis. The actual entity (the club) is the registrant and one of the positions that will be elected in due course will be the role of public officer at which time we will provide the registering body with notification of that change.

Originally Posted by Thanatos

Russell, as I'm sure you will agree with, I have always tried to remain an unbiased supporter of the admin team here at AFF, but as far as I can see at this point, it is looking like AFF admin have performed an underhanded act. I would like to be corrected on this, however, but it seems to me that AFF Admin were scared of e-series moving to the 'other' forums and as such have played dirty to ensure they remain in control of the situation. Losing half of the forums traffic to another site would really hurt sponsorship on this one, so I guess it's kind of an 'investment' on your part, right?

I would agree with your assessment of yourself but let me make it quite clear that we have not stood in the way of anyone migrating to an alternate forum and have actively encouraged those who wish to do so. E-Series makes up about 9.6 % of the forum traffic but has (at times) made 70 % of the controversies and our taking this step has been largely based on the belief (and you have heard me say this before) that the E-Series membership represents the future of both the Ford community and this community and as such are to be supported and encouraged at every step.
In that sense then it is, indeed, an investment on our part in the future.

Originally Posted by Thanatos

Also, considering the registration occured more than a week and a half ago (July 23rd according to your original post), why has it taken this long for people to be told?

Surprisingly, the registration was actually dated the same day the application was lodged but we did not receive the written advice until the 1/8 and thus the later announcement.

Originally Posted by EFFaclon

You state in your first post that the 'initial' board will be made up of 3 Admin and 3 Eseries Members.
then 2 Admin will be replaced with 2 E-Series members, leaving 1 Admin in a position of power.
how many Admin are on the board now? NONE.

Indeed this is correct but it has long been an outstanding issue that we have not been in consultation with the Board and this is a way of achieving better communication. Like all things club related, it will be for a future Board and the membership to determine whether that should continue but until such time we will have some input. Sadly, since your removal from a moderation role here your input and general attitude toward the forum and the administration of it has been less than harmonious as evidenced by the comments above.

Originally Posted by efghiar

members can sign up on the eseries site. not hard is it? or should we all become just members, no board, no mods and let aff run what we have helped get this far.

As you seem fond of stating the inane to stir up trouble, let me remind you that the initial post has made it quite clear that there will be a properly elected E-Series Board determined by it's own membership base and without inteference from us. We will have 1/6th of the representation there as our proposal stands at the moment but that is hardly a controlling interest unless you know something about math that I don't.

On a positive note let me add that we are now starting to get some beneficial discussion going with some of the E-Series Board and we may be able to provide more clarification on time frames and the like within the next few days.

Regards
Russ