To The Editor: |
Dear Editor of MAAM:
I am sending this in no official capacity, but as a Mensa member who observed
a situation at the Annual Membership Meeting at the Annual Gathering in Philadelphia
last week.
There is what I characterize as a privacy issue causing quite a bit of controversy
in at least one Local Group, where a membership directory was apparently put
on the WEB and no provision was made for members opting out of the list.
The answer that was given — that the Mensa International bylaws require members to agree to be published in a directory — was, in my mind, wrong. I believe someone can be published in A directory without being required to be published in EVERY directory (and in any medium available).
I understand that the AMC has set up a committee to deal with this issue, but having seen the speed at which many committees operate, I suspect further controversy will abound in some groups.
It would have been a good spot for strong leadership at the national level to take a stand for its members, even at the risk of some need for negotiation with the international organization for a favorable interpretation of its bylaws.