[wlug_org] Second draft of WellyLUG guidelines

[Wood Brent]

--- Jamie Baddeley <wellylug@vpc.co.nz> wrote:
> Can I propose this is our second draft?

Nope. Oh, sorry, you already have, I guess you can then :-)

> What are the views on this?

Basically fine by me. As guidelines, I don't think wording is really critical.
They are by nature a warm fuzzy thing where it is the intent rather than detail
that matters. (The rule is a bit different. As discussed below.)

To some extent, this whole thing is as much a mission statement as it is
guidelines. As we are gonna propose the members approve, I suggest we do it in
the two parts, to simplify discussion, etc, I can see putting it all in one
basket generating discussions at cross purposes.
 

(Since committ%% is a prohibited word, I guess mission statement prob fits in
the same category- so please feel free to come up with a PC synonym if desired
"Wellylug goal"? :-)


Mission statement: what are we here for?

Once that is agreed, we can look at the next step. 

Guidelines: what are some good practices to keep things trundling on in line
with the mission statement?


If we are implementing _rules_, however, then the wording does need to be clear
& unambiguous.

With alternative avenues possible for advertising, we might get more specific-
like "No advertising on wellylug or wlug_org lists". I know we can go further &
look at "... any LUG services where the service provider prohibits it", but
that may be more wordy than necessary??)

Summat worth noting, maybe pedantic, but I think it is Ewen's call about the
wording on advertising, not the members, as it is his requirement we are
describing. Not summat we vote on. Maybe keep it out of this discussion & stick
it in as a condition of use of the web site & list, but not membership?

We are assuming we can "advertise" meetings, installfests, events, distros,
disks, links, etc, on the web site & the Naos lists. So when we say clearly,
concisely (& unambiguously) "No advertising!", what exactly do we mean? :-)

I don't know what we do about clarifying this aspect, or even if we need to???
But if we don't make this very clear, call it a guideline, not a rule.

That is the problem with rules- they need to be clear, unambiguous & actually
say what me mean, or we break them, which defeats the purpose in having them.

Brent