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The general feeling expressed by those who Richard emailed was that URY in bars would have to be carefully negotiated, but was not ''necessarily'' a point-blank no. However the key issue with regards to this article was James acting on behalf of a supposedly democratic society without proper consultation. Few would doubt he had good intentions, but many were angered about his methods. | The general feeling expressed by those who Richard emailed was that URY in bars would have to be carefully negotiated, but was not ''necessarily'' a point-blank no. However the key issue with regards to this article was James acting on behalf of a supposedly democratic society without proper consultation. Few would doubt he had good intentions, but many were angered about his methods. | ||
==YSTV Corporate Style== | |||
James' next controversial move was to suggest the introduction of a 'YSTV Corporate Style'. He initially sent an email about this to some officers ({{unsure|the team leaders I think}}) saying: | |||
''Here's an e-mail explaining the new corporate style. What do you think. It would include two basic templates (one for officers, one for non-officers). Is it okay? I tried to make it funny. Not sure if it worked.'' | |||
The email was widely regarded by those to whom it was sent as misguided and patronising. For example, it started by saying ''YSTV has a poor image amongst other societies and students'' - this was not regarded as a great way to inspire confidence and morale. The message continued: | |||
''In order to combat this, and to show these people what a fun & funky society we really are, I've decided to introduce a corporate e-mail style. From now on, use the style for all e-mails you send that are YSTV-related.'' | |||
Apart from the suggestion that a 'corporate style' doesn't sit well with a 'fun and funky' image, many felt that '''telling''' the members to use a certain style was overly heavy handed, and not a good way to address the voluntary members of the society. Multiple references to YSTV's organisational structure as a hirearchy of command were seen as against the team ethos of the society, for example the email said that when addressing multiple officers, the sender should list them in order of seniority, with the ''most important person first''. Further, the email gave instructions which were seen by some as patronising, verging on rude. Examples include: | |||
* Explaining how to separate paragraphs with blank lines | |||
* Stating there should ''NEVER be double line spaces'' | |||
* Telling people how to write their signature: ''...we want your title, not your life story...'' | |||
* Explaining use of capitalisation | |||
It is important to note here that most would agree that James' intention was indeed to improve YSTV's image, however (within the knowledge of this article's author) every person who read this message thought it at worst insulting and at best misguided. It seemed to many to be obviously misaligned with the casual and team-oriented style of YSTV organisation and management. | |||
