[KI-LC] [BoT] Group "Join" Form

J. Trent Adams adams at isoc.org
Tue Jun 30 08:18:13 PDT 2009


Joni -

What tasks do you believe a "Moderator" should be performing?

- Trent


Joni Brennan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to add a provision to section 5 stating that, in addition
> to the staff layer of management, ONE officer from each WG/DG will be
> designated as a list moderator.  This could be the Chair, Vice-Chair
> or Secretary from each group. 
>
> Or we could decided that one of those players will always = a list
> moderator.  Perhaps Trent can weigh in on which WG/DG officer would be
> the best person to fill this role.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joni
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:34 AM, J. Trent Adams <adams at isoc.org
> <mailto:adams at isoc.org>> wrote:
>
>     Roger M. -
>
>     This appears to be a great clarification and streamlining of the
>     process
>     we were trying to define.  I definitely appreciate the time and effort
>     you put into carefully preserving the spirit of the prior work, while
>     also improving it.
>
>     My nits are so minor I feel embarrassed even bringing them up:
>
>      1. The term "Intellectual Property Rights" is
>         introduced earlier than the acronym was
>         parenthetically defined.  Perhaps moving up the
>         acronym to the first instance?
>
>      2. The term "Follower" is now only referenced in
>         the second bullet of Section (6).  Perhaps it makes
>         sense to eliminate the term from the Definitions
>         Section (2) and insert the meaning in (6)?
>
>      3. If we're leveraging defined terms (e.g. Member,
>         Participant, etc.) from other Controlling
>         Documents, do we need to formally reference
>         them in some way? Perhaps by including them
>         in the Definitions Section (2), linking a reference
>         to the Bylaws and/or Operating Procedures as
>         appropriate?
>
>      4. In the same vein, if we're referencing externally-
>         defined terms, do we need to include the term
>         "Participant of a Group" in this document?  This
>         seems close enough to "Participant" as defined
>         in 1.13 of the Bylaws that perhaps we can remove
>         the qualifying "of a Group" so they're equivalent?
>         Or is there a subtle difference I'm missing?
>
>     Let me know what you suggest.
>
>     Thanks again,
>     Trent
>
>
>     Roger Martin wrote:
>     > I have spent some time reviewing the "Groups Email Discussion List
>     > Policy" draft and have rewritten it in what I believe to be an
>     easier
>     > to understand and more comprehensive format.
>     >
>     > I have attached my draft which is based on the following
>     comments and
>     > rationale:
>     >
>     >    1. The Policy needs to address both (1) Joining a Group as a
>     >       Participant and (2) Subscribing to a List as a Follower.
>      In the
>     >       current draft these two concepts were intertwined and
>     seemed to
>     >       be fairly confusing.  I have attempted to split these two
>     >       concepts out into separate sections to the extent possible.
>     >
>     >    2. The introduction of the term "Contributor" is not needed since
>     >       "Participant", which is already defined in the Bylaws, is
>     >       sufficient.  I have deleted usage of "Contributor".  If we
>     wish
>     >       to differentiate between Participants who do and do not
>     actually
>     >       contribute postings to the Group List, then the term may be
>     >       useful, but personally I do not believe we should be
>     encouraging
>     >       the concept of being a "passive" participant in a Group by not
>     >       contributing anything.
>     >
>     >    3. I propose that all Participants in a Group be automatically
>     >       Subscribed to the Group List.  If a Member has additional
>     >       representatives who join a Group then they may need to
>     >       Subscribe, but in my opinion the roster of Participants in a
>     >       Group should automatically be included on the Group List.
>     >       Likewise for the BoT and LC lists, those holding a seat on
>     >       either body should be automatically subscribed to both Lists.
>     >
>     > I have made other changes to the text as I rearranged it, but I did
>     > not intentionally change the meaning of the existing text except as
>     > outlined above.
>     >
>     > I apologize that I do not have the document properly formatted,
>     but I
>     > have run out of time and will be in an offsite meeting all day
>     > tomorrow.  As noted in an earlier email, I do not have edit
>     permission
>     > on the online version of the document.  I am including it as a
>     PDF and
>     > MSWORD file.
>     >
>     > I am sending it in its current state for consideration and
>     discussion
>     > as appropriate.
>     >
>     >     ...rogerM
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Roger Martin wrote:
>     >> Since I do not have "edit" privileges to the "Groups Email
>     Discussion
>     >> List Policy" and because I feel that these issues should be
>     discussed
>     >> by the entire list, I was going to posting my recommended changes
>     >> (and rationale) to the LC and BoT lists in an email.
>     >>
>     >> However, after spending some time on rewriting the policy, I have
>     >> decided to draft a new version.
>     >>
>     >> One of the primary difficulties is that while the title of this
>     draft
>     >> policy is "Groups Email Discussion List Policy", it actually also
>     >> includes, and to some degree confuses, the policy about joining
>     a WG
>     >> or DG.
>     >>
>     >> As a result, I am going to propose restructuring it and renaming it
>     >> to be "Policy for Joining Groups and Group Mailing Lists".
>     >>
>     >> I will post it for consideration as soon as I have completed the
>     >> redrafting of the document.
>     >>
>     >>     ....rogerM
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
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