nomadjanet
Contributor
I would approach the group and ask that you adopt a rule of order process for running your meetings.
Going through the process of making a motion before bringing up business and getting a second on the motion and ratifying a decision can keep people from brining up things before thinking them through which is usualy the problem when people fly off the handle like this.
Here is a link to a simple rules of order procedure. There are lots of books written on the subject, I think the simplest form you can find would be best. I belong to some boards that use web & phone meetings and I have found it difficult to participate in and understand the ones that don't use specific rules and it has caused some misunderstanding between parties when they are called down or disagreed with usualy it's because proper information was not produced before the debate and this can be avoided if you have the rules upfront.
http://www.auxtdept.org/PDF/Rules_of_Order.pdf
good luck Janet
Going through the process of making a motion before bringing up business and getting a second on the motion and ratifying a decision can keep people from brining up things before thinking them through which is usualy the problem when people fly off the handle like this.
Here is a link to a simple rules of order procedure. There are lots of books written on the subject, I think the simplest form you can find would be best. I belong to some boards that use web & phone meetings and I have found it difficult to participate in and understand the ones that don't use specific rules and it has caused some misunderstanding between parties when they are called down or disagreed with usualy it's because proper information was not produced before the debate and this can be avoided if you have the rules upfront.
http://www.auxtdept.org/PDF/Rules_of_Order.pdf
good luck Janet
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