On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Gnangarra gnangarra@gmail.com wrote:
I look at the current processes around affiliates thats made it a longer journey for any group to become a chapter, but once there it appears rather to not take that way in reverse. Maybe the process could be reconfigured to enable a smoother transition in either direction, and wouldnt such a transition be of greater benefit to the movement long term. It could have more been more productive less dramatic to have rebadged WMPH as a user group, with a name change to a more regional identity.
exactly, a very good idea - smoother transitions between the statuses could have some merit.
My biggest concern is that in all necessary decommissionings and non-compliance notices we also end up discouraging good-will volunteers - offering them a less demanding status could definitely be an option to help them recover and come back.
dj "pundit"