I have used zoom a fair bit over the years whilst communicating with clients in Australia and America and always found it an excellent communication tool and my company always thought it was good value, do we have the right people in place negotiating plans and costs?

I've never used Zoom although I use Microsoft Teams periodically for work with both Sainsbury's and Wandsworth Council. I looked up the cost of both and it does look like the DT has the wrong contract. No way should we be paying £3k a year.

Shouldn’t members be consulted on the new constitution? Or have I missed something?

Looks like someone had their pants pulled down over the Zoom deal [Link]

TbK - I fail to understand how zoom is costing almost £3,000 per year, based on numbers attending. It looks like the DT are set up on the wrong plan, and maybe have a chat with an account manager at Zoom to work out a better deal?

Ledd - very true, and also confirms why I won’t join Discord… 🤪

Can you explain what changes there are proposed to voting if we adopt the constitutional changes? In particular why Zoom would be needed before but, I presume, not afterwards.

A4E, if you were on Discord and had never been on here you might well have the same opinion this site as you have of Discord from reading all the comments. WUP's like walking into a strange pub and it only makes sense if you're on here all the time and get to know the regulars and keep up with the conversations.

I haven't tried either Proboreds or Discord but what I hear is that the latter isn't intuitive. That means a big learning curve just to get it to work, let alone use all its functions. Just haven't got the time for that

354 members Martin. Tell George and Reece to get their head out their arses and get the hint. It’s doesn’t work, no one likes it! 95% of member are telling you that by not joining in 5 months!

“why not sign up…?” - isn’t that self evident from all of the comments people have made on here about it…? 🤷🏻‍♂️

OI, we need to keep Zoom for formal votes until we pass the constitution changes. Those changes are currently with the FCA last I heard.

A4e, why not sign up and find out? [Link]

So we'll keep Zoom for 'important' meetings where there is voting? How much will that cost?

Happy birthday Mike Tyson 59 today, would love to see Kenty face to face with him when in ageist mode

DT Board. Why not put a simple question out: what is your preferred option for attending virtual meetings.

I don’t think most people know what Discord/Dischord (or whatever it’s called) is or is for - if people haven’t got a clue what it is and aren’t prepared to sign up to it, then it’s the wrong platform to use… 🤷🏻‍♂️

50p per member for Zoom seems a bargain with the Dons Trust raking it in.

There are three reasons for hosting the strategy review meeting on Discord. Firstly, as people on here have noted, to encourage more members to sign up and use it and that looks like to have worked, at least initially. Secondly because it is a minor meeting with no voting and these usually don't attract more than a handful of members. And thirdly, we need to move off Zoom as it is costing us £2,800 per year and we're hardly using it.

Sandy Gall. News at 10

A few goalkeepers becoming free agents at midnight. Wonder if we have got our eye on one or two?

DLAG my friend. So would I, at least without a bribe...

where do I send the cheque, Alan? :o)

Laurence I will wager you £10 that we will not have more than 2500 members on Discord before Christmas unless a crisis arrives and the members are having to be using a covert secure platform for info.

that is great. 15 a day over 12 months (365 days) would see 5,475 new members. It is a Great start.