[wlug_org] Second draft of WellyLUG guidelines

[Wood Brent]

> Commitees are such an archaic concept, and I have spent too much time being
> involved in 
> completely disfunctional ones. A traditional form of organising things to me
> seems to be inappropriate
> for something such as Linux. It's just a word, but it's word that I think is
> wrong for us :-)

Personally, I agree with your statement that its just a word. But so is
everything we type between spaces... Given that most major Linux & OS
endeavours were & are managed by committees, I'd say its not archaic, but a
personal idiosyncracy. Given the open nature of the LUG, & to encourage your
support & input to the cabal, I'm happy to not use the commit* word officially.
(But IMHO if it quacks, etc. :-)

I do think the "advertising" ban needs to be worded carefully if it's a rule.
Like commit*s, bad ones are worse than a waste of time, they are only followed
if they make enough sense to be respected. It will only take one member to to
break the rule & ruin the service Ewen provides for the rest of us.

Please let's get it right (call this one my idiosyncracy: a personal distaste
for stupid & unworkable rules :-) 

Brent  
 



> 
> > 
> > Mission statement: what are we here for?
> > 
> > Once that is agreed, we can look at the next step. 
> > 
> This is already agreed. It's Colin proposal that we all voted in favour
> of the last meeting, and what I quoted in the second draft. Plus it's
> what I told everyone at InstallFest :-)
> 
> i.e
> our goals which are:
> a) To exchange Linux and Open Source Software knowledge and experience.
> 
> b) To encourage the use of Linux and Open Source Software 
> 
> > 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?
> > 
> OK. We can modify the bit that refers to mailing list rules. 
> 
> How about:
> 
> 4.      No advertising on the list. If you must, then please take it
>         offlist. This is a strict requirement, and is requested by our
> mailing list service provider. It is done principally to prevent
> unsolicted commercial advertising. Please respect this.
> 
> 
> 
> jamie
> 
> 
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