Originally Posted by EdGrimley

Getting to YES:

1. Send out surveys. Make the membership feel like their voice will be heard. Keep all info secretly locked away behind closed doors. Hide behind NDA.
2. The info that does leak, tell everyone those are just rumors...never allow the troops to rally which could put pressure on the turd while it's being formed.
3. Assure everyone things are "on time, on target and historic". Use words like "at risk" in preparation to do the opposite of what they have instructed through surveys.
4. Release a list of well spun "positives". Leave out all negatives.
5. Leave little time for dissent between the release of "positive list" and council vote. Compress where possible.
6.Crush any negative flow of information (wipe clean and censor FB and other venues).
7. With a tag line of "the membership needs to have their voice heard" ignoring the point of having reps in the first place get a majority rep vote in under 48 hours from when membership realizes rumors were mostly true and it's a POS.
8. Spend over a million $ in dues money on Dog and pony shows. Sprinkle with smoke and mirrors. Emphasize "last and best, no plan B, we will get put on ice, next offer worse....Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt!"
10. Capture the vote by any means possible.

10.5 (Bonus) Tell everybody to "shut the he11 up and quit complaining, they voted for it!