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From: <damorgan(a)nyx.net>
To: <ejarguelles(a)msn.com>
Cc: <damorgan(a)nyx.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:16 PM
Subject:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GAGENWEB/2004-06/1088493275
Why should there be a waiting list? HOw many votes are you planning
to schedule for a year, anyway?
All volunteers should have the right to vote, whether they are co-ccs
or assistant Ccs. If they can't vote, they should not be on GAGEN-L
David
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> From: "Jeanne Arguelles" <ejarguelles(a)msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [BY-LAWS] Membership
> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:14:35 -0500
> References: <<3.0.6.32.20040628163643.00834640(a)chesapeake.net>>
> <<3.0.6.32.20040628211836.00894590(a)chesapeake.net>>
>> 1a) Who is a member?
>
>I agree -- County Coordinators & Special Project Coordinators are voting
>members, with a max of 2 per county or Special Project.
>
>What about Assistant Coordinators? Does that need to be defined? Should
>they be considered non-voting members? My thoughts are...
>
>An Assistant Coordinator is someone who aids the County or SP
Coordinator(s)
>on a regular basis by contributing records or assisting
researchers, but
is
>not responsible for the maintanence of the website. They could
be
>considered non-voting members, meaning that they have the option of being
>subbed to GAGEN, but don't participate in elections. What do y'all
think?
>
>>A county shouldn't need more than 2
>> people to *coordinate* it, and if a special project does, maybe it
should
>> be broken into smaller projects.
>
>I agree. For County sites: a max of 2 Co-CCs -or- 1 CC + 1 Asst-CC.
(Or,
>should it be 2 CCs + 1 Asst-CC -or- 1 CC + 2 Asst-CCs?? I'm
just
thinking
>about people who are lucky enough to have a lot of helpers). For
Special
>Projects, a max of 2 Co-Coordinators... but big SPs like a Military
Project
>could probably use as much help as they can get. If
Asst-Coordinators
>aren't voting members, then I wouldn't think it'd matter how many
assistants
>there are.
>
>> 1b) Voting rights? One person, one vote. I agree a certain "residency
>> period" is reasonable; what the length of that is, I have no current
>opinion.
>
>I agree - one person, one vote. 3 months residency sounds pretty
reasonable
>to me, but I don't really have a strong opinion on that.
>
>> 2) How to become a member (qualifications for getting a site)?
>
>I think the only *qualification* should be a desire to help researchers
by
>coordinating a website that is consistant with the GAGenWeb
Purpose
>Statement and Bylaws. I don't think that technical knowledge or prior
>experience as a webmaster should be a requirement... there are lots of
>knowledgeable, helpful researchers out there who have never made a
website,
>but would make great CCs if they were taught (although there
should be
some
>time frame set for learning).
>
>> 3) Losing membership? I would say abandonment would be defined by
being
>non-responsive for a certain time period, although I don't
currently have
a
>particular time period in mind.
>
>Hmmm... I have some thoughts on that, but it's past my bedtime now!
>
>Jeanne
> ______________________________________________________________
>
> This thread:
> * Membership by Jacki Jonas <jackij(a)chesapeake.net>
> + Re: [BY-LAWS] Membership by Joy Fisher <gagwsc(a)yahoo.com>
> + Re: [BY-LAWS] Membership by "Deborah Byrd"
> <DWBYRD(a)LDSLiving.com>
> + Re: [BY-LAWS] Membership by Jacki Jonas
> <jackij(a)chesapeake.net>
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>
> Re: [BY-LAWS] Membership by "Jeanne Arguelles"
<ejarguelles(a)msn.com>
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