LinkedIn - Relationships Matter - Consultation Essential

We, the undersigned, members, supporters, customers and users of LinkedIn, hereby petition the Management of LinkedIn to reconsider its plans and decisions regarding user-created groups ("Groups"), Group functionality and the membership of Groups. 

We ask LinkedIn Management to delay any further changes for a consultation period of not less than 60 days and undertake research by online survey (for example) amongst its most active and most connected Users before implementing any further changes.  Specific areas of concern include but are not limited to the following recently implemented and / or announced changes:

• Limiting pending Group membership applications that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 10 (ten).
  
• Closing Groups without consultation, warning or notice to Group Owners.
  
• Limiting Group memberships that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 50 (fifty).
  
• Automatically removing members from Groups.

We, the undersigned, members, supporters, customers and users of LinkedIn, hereby petition the Management of LinkedIn to reconsider its plans and decisions regarding user-created groups ("Groups"), Group functionality and the membership of Groups. 

We ask LinkedIn Management to delay any further changes for a consultation period of not less than 60 days and undertake research by online survey (for example) amongst its most active and most connected Users before implementing any further changes.  Specific areas of concern include but are not limited to the following recently implemented and / or announced changes:

• Limiting pending Group membership applications that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 10 (ten).
  
• Closing Groups without consultation, warning or notice to Group Owners.
  
• Limiting Group memberships that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 50 (fifty).
  
• Automatically removing members from Groups.

The LinkedIn Corporation

2029 Stierlin Court  

Mountain View, CA 94043

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

LinkedIn "Relationships Matter" - LinkedIn is an online network of more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.  Many of the most prominent and active members have used, promoted and supported LinkedIn since it had less than one-tenth that scale.

We, the undersigned, members, supporters, customers and users of LinkedIn, hereby petition the Management of LinkedIn to reconsider its plans and decisions regarding user-created groups ("Groups"), Group functionality and the membership of Groups. 

We ask LinkedIn Management to delay any further changes for a consultation period of not less than 60 days and undertake research by online survey (for example) amongst its most active and most connected Users before implementing any further changes.  Specific areas of concern include but are not limited to the following recently implemented and / or announced changes:

1)         Limiting pending Group membership applications that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 10 (ten).

2)         Closing Groups without consultation, warning or notice to Group Owners.

3)         Limiting Group memberships that any LinkedIn member may have at one time to 50 (fifty).

4)            Automatically removing members from Groups.