[Lnc-business] update on timing

[Alicia Mattson]

Ms. Harlos,

I indicated before that I would be traveling with a full schedule and only
sporadic internet access, and would not return to my more normal routine
until Monday.  I got home from my trip Sunday night, and starting in the
wee hours of Monday morning you started the "Are we there yet?" messages
about the At-Large details.  Then throughout the day it became rather
unfair characterizations that I was saying "well, whenever" as though I'm
blowing it off.  That tone is not warranted nor appreciated.

Yes, the state-by-state numbers that add up to the totals I sent do exist,
but providing that will not be the end of the story.  If all I send is
that, immediately the questions will begin about the instances where those
numbers vary from the delegation tally sheets because we caught and
corrected errors.  Then while I am researching to answer those questions,
we all know the internet gossip will get silly, with people not being
careful to say only things they know to be true while waiting on answers to
the questions.

My usual practice is to do the post-convention audit as part of building
the convention minutes, which is near the end of my to-do list after having
updated other minutes with timing deadlines, policy, bylaws, platform,
etc.  Instead, so I can answer most questions on at-large before they are
asked, because there was a very close outcome that involves me, I've
prioritized the audit of the At-Large race to do it mostly first...though I
did also send updated minutes to meet a posting deadline and update the
Policy Manual earlier.

When I provide the state-by-state numbers, I'll scan the state tally
sheets, plus provide my notes about what's different between the two and
why so that those questions can be addressed simultaneously in one message,
rather than being spread out in different places at different times where
people might miss some of it.

You're well aware of how long it took a team of 10 people to go through the
Judicial Committee votes after the LNC meeting on July 2nd?  You can deduce
from that how long it takes one person to give the At-Large the
second-pass, fine-tooth-comb treatment.  Today I spent a LARGE number of
hours on the project.  I think I have about a dozen states left to go, plus
tally sheet scanning and writing up my notes.  It takes only a few seconds
for you to ask, "Are we there yet?", but it takes a lot longer to actually
accomplish it.

I didn't have the crystal ball at the start of the project to know
precisely how long I would get to work on it today, or how long it would
take to complete.  Rather than emailing the LNC every 30 minutes, (and I
haven't even taken time to comment on the two email ballots yet, though I
have a bit to say there), I'm focusing on just getting this task done so I
can move on to the next.  It is a high priority on my list, and when I
finish it, I'll send it.

To others who have been asking about the rest of my to-do list, I'm doing
this project first.  In the case of adopted resolutions, please recall that
our convention forges ahead and adopts all sorts of things from the floor
while the Secretary is trying to tally election results.  I suppose I
should be flattered that some believe I can document those fully on the fly
while I'm simultaneously aggregating election results, and have completed
minutes immediately following adjournment, but that's a bit overly
optimistic.  I am a human who is constrained by the laws of time and
space.  I could only make sparse notes about the nature of other
proceedings while I was working on elections, and when I start building the
convention minutes, I'll have to go back and review the recordings to
verify that I caught all the relevant details.  I have a large envelope of
lots of things that were submitted in writing, so I'll fish out what was
actually voted on, verify that the written submission matches what the
delegates were told they were voting on, etc.

Again, all these items are in the queue, and I'll get to them all as soon
as I reasonably can now that I am back at home with my usual workspace, but
it is unreasonable to expect it to all happen instantaneously.

-Alicia
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   Ms. Harlos,
   I indicated before that I would be traveling with a full schedule and
   only sporadic internet access, and would not return to my more normal
   routine until Monday.  I got home from my trip Sunday night, and
   starting in the wee hours of Monday morning you started the "Are we
   there yet?" messages about the At-Large details.  Then throughout the
   day it became rather unfair characterizations that I was saying "well,
   whenever" as though I'm blowing it off.  That tone is not warranted nor
   appreciated.
   Yes, the state-by-state numbers that add up to the totals I sent do
   exist, but providing that will not be the end of the story.  If all I
   send is that, immediately the questions will begin about the instances
   where those numbers vary from the delegation tally sheets because we
   caught and corrected errors.  Then while I am researching to answer
   those questions, we all know the internet gossip will get silly, with
   people not being careful to say only things they know to be true while
   waiting on answers to the questions.
   My usual practice is to do the post-convention audit as part of
   building the convention minutes, which is near the end of my to-do list
   after having updated other minutes with timing deadlines, policy,
   bylaws, platform, etc.  Instead, so I can answer most questions on
   at-large before they are asked, because there was a very close outcome
   that involves me, I've prioritized the audit of the At-Large race to do
   it mostly first...though I did also send updated minutes to meet a
   posting deadline and update the Policy Manual earlier.
   When I provide the state-by-state numbers, I'll scan the state tally
   sheets, plus provide my notes about what's different between the two
   and why so that those questions can be addressed simultaneously in one
   message, rather than being spread out in different places at different
   times where people might miss some of it.
   You're well aware of how long it took a team of 10 people to go through
   the Judicial Committee votes after the LNC meeting on July 2nd?  You
   can deduce from that how long it takes one person to give the At-Large
   the second-pass, fine-tooth-comb treatment.  Today I spent a LARGE
   number of hours on the project.  I think I have about a dozen states
   left to go, plus tally sheet scanning and writing up my notes.  It
   takes only a few seconds for you to ask, "Are we there yet?", but it
   takes a lot longer to actually accomplish it.
   I didn't have the crystal ball at the start of the project to know
   precisely how long I would get to work on it today, or how long it
   would take to complete.  Rather than emailing the LNC every 30 minutes,
   (and I haven't even taken time to comment on the two email ballots yet,
   though I have a bit to say there), I'm focusing on just getting this
   task done so I can move on to the next.  It is a high priority on my
   list, and when I finish it, I'll send it.
   To others who have been asking about the rest of my to-do list, I'm
   doing this project first.  In the case of adopted resolutions, please
   recall that our convention forges ahead and adopts all sorts of things
   from the floor while the Secretary is trying to tally election
   results.  I suppose I should be flattered that some believe I can
   document those fully on the fly while I'm simultaneously aggregating
   election results, and have completed minutes immediately following
   adjournment, but that's a bit overly optimistic.  I am a human who is
   constrained by the laws of time and space.  I could only make sparse
   notes about the nature of other proceedings while I was working on
   elections, and when I start building the convention minutes, I'll have
   to go back and review the recordings to verify that I caught all the
   relevant details.  I have a large envelope of lots of things that were
   submitted in writing, so I'll fish out what was actually voted on,
   verify that the written submission matches what the delegates were told
   they were voting on, etc.
   Again, all these items are in the queue, and I'll get to them all as
   soon as I reasonably can now that I am back at home with my usual
   workspace, but it is unreasonable to expect it to all happen
   instantaneously.
   -Alicia