[Community_garden] Locking garden gates?

[Mike McGrath]

Who'a thought I'd the hippie for a change?!
                                                ---McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Liu" <diana1127 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "William Hohauser" <williamhohauser at earthlink.net>; 
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Locking garden gates?


> So, who is in "the group" and "the other side"?  So is true "democracy" in 
> effect when "the group" as whole agree single-mindedly without taking into 
> any consideration of "the other side"?
>
> William Hohauser <williamhohauser at earthlink.net> wrote:  Democracy is 
> democracy. If the decision has been made by the group as
> a whole then individuals or factions have little to say except to try
> and state their case at a later date or leave the garden and find
> another place that fits their needs better. It's that simple. There
> are gardens that have a board of directors or other methods of self-
> government but only a straight single vote democracy can keep the
> garden stable for the long term.
>
> If the garden has voted for locks then the other side must abide by
> it. If the locks turn out to be a bad decision then the other side can
> show why locks are no good and the garden can vote again. Who knows,
> the vote might go their way.
>
>
>
>> "Any thoughts on how to handle it when one "faction" gets its way
>> and really
>> doesn't feel like listening to the "other side", such as an
>> individual or
>> "counterfaction", who persistently keeps raising questions,
>> alternatives and
>> objections even after a decision has been made?"
>>
>
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