All too often organizations fall apart because their very design permits one individual to be come too powerful or to speak off-the-cuff for the group. When (if) there does wind up being a committee thinking about how to organize such a large group there are two things I think should be considered: 1. That one possible model which might work better than the figurehead one could be to have a group which makes decisions with one individual (and one or two alternates) whose jobs are: to act as moderator, to point out interesting compromises when mentioned and design some compromises for consideration of the others, and to vote only when a tie-breaker is needed. 2. That any member of the "board" ( or whatever the elected(? - it would be my preference to have them elected) individuals wind-up being called ) who speaks in the name of the organization WITHOUT the thing being said having already been approved by vote of the board MUST resign from the board or be relieved of post. Of course, these might not at all please the design committee, but I would appreciate if they were considered. Sukie [Posted in FML issue 1971]