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From: "Holly Timm" <usgenweb(a)cox.net>
To: <USGenWeb-NW-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 2:43 PM
Subject: [USGenWeb-NW] Rights & Responsibilities Committee - Final Call for
Volunteers
Although we have a number of volunteers already, I would like to be sure
everyone has had a chance to see the call for volunteers (included below).
I will continue to accept volunteers until Wednesday night midnight June
26th. I will announce the committee membership Friday evening June 28th or
Saturday morning June 29th.
Holly Timm, National Coordinator, USGenWeb Project
(please forward as appropriate, including all state lists)
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Several incidents over time have brought up the discussion at times of a
"Bill of Rights", most recently by some on the Bylaws Committee. Both the
Bylaws and Guidelines Committee are addressing clarifying and updating
some
of the requirements, structure and procedure that is perhaps part of
how
we
deal with each other within the project but may not touch on all
areas
particularly those touching on matters of respect and its opposite, abuse.
Although what has been most vocalized publicly is *abuse* or *unfair
treatment* of CC's, it is a two way street and SC's as well have been
abused as have other volunteers.
I am therefore calling for volunteers and creating a Rights &
Responsibilities Committee to discuss and investigate these issues, and,
if
they determine it appropriate, drafting a Volunteer Bill of Rights
and
Responsibilities. It does need to be perfectly clear that those who
volunteer must be open to all sides of the problems, CC, SC, et cetera and
be willing to discuss and consider the issues with an open mind. This is
neither a *bashing* committee nor a *whitewash* committee.
There are no qualifications regarding project position (except one must
have some position in the project) but volunteers must make some statement
as to why they feel they should be on the committee and why they feel they
can be open minded about it. Those interested in the being on the
committee
should write me with the responses mentioned at usgenweb(a)cox.net
Holly
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