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

Brett McDowell email at brettmcdowell.com
Tue Jun 30 09:21:32 PDT 2009


+1 to Joni & Lucy.  We need to plan for scalability and this will help  
in that regard as well.

Brett McDowell  |  +1.413.652.1248  |  http://KantaraInitiative.org

On Jun 30, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Lucy Lynch wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Joni Brennan wrote:
>
>> In the context of the User Driven nature of Kantara Initiative I  
>> see value
>> in officer operational participation where ever possible - even if  
>> that
>> participation is limited to monitoring. I see Staff as the Primary  
>> layer
>> here and I see the officer moderator as the Secondary layer and the  
>> role as
>> being more informative than operational.  It may be a subtle change  
>> to the
>> policy but I think it aligns with our overall operational visions.
>
> +1
>
>> In this case the value of assigning an officer as list moderator is  
>> that
>> they are kept informed on behalf of the group. One Example:  
>> moderators get
>> notices of new and leaving subscriptions.
>>
>> We could even broaden the scope to add more value and designate an  
>> officer
>> as a list Administrator - which would give that officer the ability  
>> to admin
>> the list in the case that staff was unavailable.
>>
>> My goal here is to include an officer to provide value and buy-in.   
>> I'm
>> happy to hear additional thoughts for or against this direction.
>
> Joni -
>
> I agree with your reasoning and support this addition!
>
> - Lucy
>
>> thx
>>
>> - Joni
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:18 AM, J. Trent Adams <adams at isoc.org>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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>>>>
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>>
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