by Publius Iunius Brutus » Tue May 02, 2017 8:00 pm
Brutus sal.
Niger, I do think you mean well for the CDR.
Why do you come here to bother us?
Respectful and productive criticism is grand. It helps us get better. But I sincerely hope that such criticism is not followed only by words. The RR is about action. The RR can and will continue to improve. But this will require our critics to become part of the solution. To get involved and work with others here to make improvements and start new initiatives.
Niger, I encourage you to help become an active part of the solution. Should the RR work with the CPR? Certainly if a mutually respectful relationship is established. I would be the first person to sign on to that! Should we push for local community development? Certainly, it's a key aspect of our Declaration and reason for existing.
Contrary to the critics, the system established at the RR is not about titles or creating a replica Republic for role-play. Months of work went into developing our system for one purpose. To provide a structure that would allow a balanced coordinating body to exist across many regions, interests and views. The RR as a non-profit needs managers, aka our Consules. It needs secretaries, aka Censores. It needs a consulting body to represent various communities and views, aka the Senate. I suppose we could just call ourselves, Roman Collaborative organization and have managers, secretaries and so on, but we would loose part of the cultural heritage in doing so. Few here thinks the RR is the ancient Republic 1:1. But I do think we strive to be a place where the modern Roman world can meet, coordinate, and collectively develop projects that would not otherwise be possible. This coordination does not remain online. All online activity here is intended to directly lead to offline activity. In the last 13 months of our existence the seeds of this are being laid. We see it in our sacerdotes, our video conferencing, our provincial (local chapters) being developed, in the convention being planned and in our various CDR projects. Our book projects are a good example of such a thing.
Niger, I actually like some of your ideas. I think you could really help us build bridges with the CPR and promote the CPR as a partner. But the critism will need to shift from words to also action. Soon, we will have elections for Quaestor (aka assistant to the manager). In this role you could help shape the RR. Amice, I think this would be a very good first step from being "lone critic" to being "team builder and solution maker".
