Although we probably feel we've had enough debates about rules(!), could I suggest we put Membership Rules on the agenda for the next meeting?
I suggest we use the same general framework for making these decisions as before, i.e:
* Board Meeting, 21st: Agree scope and start debate * Meta, Mailing list, 22nd-~28th: Open debate with community on content * Board Meeting, 28th: Approve Rules
This timetable would mean the rules are approved in time to accept guarantor members once the incorporation has been completed.
I suggest the scope includes:
* Both "Supporters" and "guarantor members" * Membership fee (if any) * Age limit (if any) * Provisions to guarantee U18s £1 (if any) * Disclosures required (Real name? Usernames? Address?) * Broad guidance on circumstances where the Board might refuse membership
Is this a sensible approach?
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Can we approve rules before we're a company? We should definitely start discussing it sooner rather than later, so long as we have time during the meetings...
I like your scope, but would add "contact details?" to your "Disclosures required" bit. We should also consider whether we need parent's consent if we accept under 16's, and whether we can/should accept companies as members/supporters.
Mike
On 18 Oct 2008, at 20:17, Andrew Turvey wrote:
Although we probably feel we've had enough debates about rules(!), could I suggest we put Membership Rules on the agenda for the next meeting?
I suggest we use the same general framework for making these decisions as before, i.e:
- Board Meeting, 21st: Agree scope and start debate
- Meta, Mailing list, 22nd-~28th: Open debate with community on
content
- Board Meeting, 28th: Approve Rules
This timetable would mean the rules are approved in time to accept guarantor members once the incorporation has been completed.
I suggest the scope includes:
- Both "Supporters" and "guarantor members"
- Membership fee (if any)
- Age limit (if any)
- Provisions to guarantee U18s £1 (if any)
- Disclosures required (Real name? Usernames? Address?)
- Broad guidance on circumstances where the Board might refuse
membership
Is this a sensible approach?
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Companies and indeed other charities.
SOS Children UK would consider joining (we are a member of UNICEF UK for example) but our board would need to discuss it.
Andrew/BozMo
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:51 PM, Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
Can we approve rules before we're a company? We should definitely start discussing it sooner rather than later, so long as we have time during the meetings...
I like your scope, but would add "contact details?" to your "Disclosures required" bit. We should also consider whether we need parent's consent if we accept under 16's, and whether we can/should accept companies as members/supporters.
Mike
On 18 Oct 2008, at 20:17, Andrew Turvey wrote:
Although we probably feel we've had enough debates about rules(!), could I suggest we put Membership Rules on the agenda for the next meeting?
I suggest we use the same general framework for making these decisions as before, i.e:
- Board Meeting, 21st: Agree scope and start debate
- Meta, Mailing list, 22nd-~28th: Open debate with community on
content
- Board Meeting, 28th: Approve Rules
This timetable would mean the rules are approved in time to accept guarantor members once the incorporation has been completed.
I suggest the scope includes:
- Both "Supporters" and "guarantor members"
- Membership fee (if any)
- Age limit (if any)
- Provisions to guarantee U18s £1 (if any)
- Disclosures required (Real name? Usernames? Address?)
- Broad guidance on circumstances where the Board might refuse
membership
Is this a sensible approach?
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Sounds ok.
Would you like to discuss residence as well?
Also whether members have to make some sort of declaration of support for something? e.g. if people don't have to live or have ever lived in the UK they should perhaps declare that they have some connection...
Also some automatic time delay between application and membership to prevent hijack if you ever have any assets?
BozMo/Andrew =============================== On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Andrew Turvey raturvey@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Although we probably feel we've had enough debates about rules(!), could I suggest we put Membership Rules on the agenda for the next meeting?
I suggest we use the same general framework for making these decisions as before, i.e:
- Board Meeting, 21st: Agree scope and start debate
- Meta, Mailing list, 22nd-~28th: Open debate with community on content
- Board Meeting, 28th: Approve Rules
This timetable would mean the rules are approved in time to accept guarantor members once the incorporation has been completed.
I suggest the scope includes:
- Both "Supporters" and "guarantor members"
- Membership fee (if any)
- Age limit (if any)
- Provisions to guarantee U18s £1 (if any)
- Disclosures required (Real name? Usernames? Address?)
- Broad guidance on circumstances where the Board might refuse membership
Is this a sensible approach?
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