tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post7565519831965329607..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Meetings, Filibustering inJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-70181687374982241412008-10-27T15:46:00.000-05:002008-10-27T15:46:00.000-05:00point of clarification: Am I supposed to actually ...point of clarification: Am I supposed to actually care about [subject of meeting], or only look like I care about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-85933082815411499442008-10-26T17:39:00.000-05:002008-10-26T17:39:00.000-05:00I suggest the absence of a quorum!!(This means you...I suggest the absence of a quorum!!<BR/><BR/>(This means you have to take a roll-call to make sure you've got enough people to hold the meeting. Looking around the room and seeing everyone there doesn't count. And you can suggest the absence of a quorum as often as you want.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227958447851647660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-22468635749742779112008-10-21T23:00:00.000-05:002008-10-21T23:00:00.000-05:00I move that all previous minutes be read, understo...I move that all previous minutes be read, understood, discussed, edited and generally mucked round with for so long that we actually have no time for the meeting proper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-90632540043940440022008-10-19T22:51:00.000-05:002008-10-19T22:51:00.000-05:00I second whatever it was you all just said because...I second whatever it was you all just said because I was doodling on my agenda and daydreaming...again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-84241088326395222372008-10-16T15:01:00.000-05:002008-10-16T15:01:00.000-05:00Point of order!It's getting fetid in here. I ask t...Point of order!<BR/><BR/>It's getting fetid in here. I ask that the previous speaker open the windows and let in some fresh air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-90670816542553803322008-10-15T10:19:00.000-05:002008-10-15T10:19:00.000-05:00I hereby move that someone second my motion to tab...I hereby move that someone second my motion to table all other motions until such time as the body gets around to creating committees to study the issues, nominations for those committees can be considered for one month, committees can be then be elected by paper vote with proxy votes (and any necessary official recounts), the matters then be studied for at least four months, then reported on at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-58686340300491872552008-10-14T11:03:00.000-05:002008-10-14T11:03:00.000-05:00no, no, the conch! like in Lord of the Flies. Do...no, no, the conch! like in Lord of the Flies. Don't you guys read Robert's Rules?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-51480165807791396902008-10-14T10:17:00.000-05:002008-10-14T10:17:00.000-05:00I move we play conkers.First blood has to bring th...I move we play conkers.<BR/><BR/>First blood has to bring the snacks for the next meeting! Good ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78477092633734229692008-10-14T08:05:00.000-05:002008-10-14T08:05:00.000-05:00Conk:the visible fruiting body of a bracket fungus...Conk:<BR/>the visible fruiting body of a bracket fungus (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-62142704999740000202008-10-14T07:43:00.000-05:002008-10-14T07:43:00.000-05:00I defer to my distinguished colleague holding the ...I defer to my distinguished colleague holding the conk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com