[ComProj] A new system for ComProj? (please read and comment)

[Thunderhead]

I want to apologize to the ComProj group, since
I have been quite inactive lately due to my heavy involvement
with extracurricular activites. I may be able to make the AU/NZ
meetings, however the regular 4:00 meetings I cannot.

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Thunderhead
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---- Sean Whitton <sean at silentflame.com> wrote: 
> Hello all,
> 
> Firstly, this e-mail is not directives or commands or anything like
> that, but I am throwing lots of ideas around in the hope that they
> will bounce off some of you. I am thinking that due to a lack of other
> issues the following could also be discussed exclusively at
> Wednesday's meeting, so it would be good if as many of our members
> could attend as possible for this reason as this is pretty important.
> 
> I think most of us will admit that right now ComProj is not doing a
> lot. I think that there are a number of reasons for this, which I will
> try to outline.
> 1) Lack of work
> In general, we are not being given enough things to do. Those that we
> do get end up being an individual thing between someone and a ComProj
> member which is not ideal as it would be better to work more as a
> group.
> 2) Lack of participation
> We don't actually have that many active members right now. We could do
> with recruiting more or we can't get done what we intend to.
> 3) Lack of motivation
> I don't think people are interested in the projects we have. This
> means nothing gets done. There is no expectation that members should
> do things they are not interested in in this group (perhaps this is so
> for the ComCom, but not ComProj which should be enjoyable in all
> aspects)
> 
> So how do we solve this? I think that we need to make some fundamental
> decisions, as a group, about how we want ComProj to work. Do we need
> to formalise, bring in membership requirements (i.e. doing work, not
> that people should be qualified to join initially), or do we need to
> stop worrying about set projects and simply have a pool of people to
> access via the mailing list.
> 
> Unsurprisingly, since I am chair and we are in this situation, I am
> stumped. Ideas welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sean
> 
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