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Originally Posted by mikesouth
Ask yourself this as an industry are we better off, without the FSC? then ask yourself are we better off with the FSC? Most you you probably get the picture here...its irrelevant. We would be better off with a new organization that is trustworthy, accountable and transparent.
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I would say that the industry is better off WITH the FSC.... but, the industry could be BETTER with a better FSC.
Your criticisms are constructive for the most part, except for the disbanding part.
Creating a trade organization is not an easy task. FSC has a structure in place, where you and others are seeing the problem has more to do with the focus of the organization and to some degree, the people who are participating in it.
Diane Duke is awesome as the Executive Director, let me make that very clear to anyone who has not had the chance to talk to Diane and understand her commitment to FSC and to the adult industry.
As for the Rabin Group (FSC's lobbying group in DC).. Robert Rabin and his staff ( i had the chance to meet with Robert and he's very bright) are sharp and do understand FSC's needs. Not many lobbying groups would take on FSC as a client because of the adult stigma.
What FSC needs is more members and more dollars.
Money can't buy love, but it can buy a whole lot of action.
Expecting webmasters to voluntarily pay for membership dues falls on the same money drive each year as PBS (and yes, i am just as guilty in not contributing to PBS, but yet i enjoy the services, which i look to correct on the next pledge drive). many won't contribute.
What webmasters can do is to help make change and provide checks and balances through VOTING. Vote for board members who will serve your needs.
The adult industry has some many sections to it, that it makes sense to have a board director from those areas.
It is the board of directors that guides the ship. It is how the organization lives on through time, and how it determines its mission.
I feel the only way to properly fund the adult industry trade group, is to place an adult processing tax on all transactions where possible/applicable, so that business owners have to contribute to FSC.
"Herding cats" (insert other phrases to describe webmasters), won't bring in member support, nor the necessary money to handle the PR and lobbying campaigns.
Just like Obama suggesting there needs to be some fundamental changes, I too am suggesting that the adult industry needs some fundamental change to arm itself again piracy and obscenity issues.
Just because we have a democratic president, doesn't mean that federal laws won't be continued to be upheld.
mikesouth, if others have told you to run for FSC, and for people that you do respect, listen to all those voices... they, like me, are sitting back and observing what is going on. Given the list of current members and the nominated ones, you should be there.
Fight the i second the motion!