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From: "Scott Burow" <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD] Motion 07-18
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:31:13 -0500
References: <jmmbsg.ofdoqj@webmail.fidnet.com>


Thank you Larry. My message of last night stating that I would be out of
town this next week has not come through on my list as of yet.

I will repeat my message of this morning in case it does not come through.
Larry Flesher will be acting NC until Tuesday, when Mike will be available
to take over this role. I will be in New Mexico and out of internet contact
until the 19th of August.

Scott Burow
NC - USGenWeb Project


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Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 11:43 AM
Subject: [BOARD] Motion 07-18


> It has been moved by Greta Thompson and seconded by Linda Blum-Barton
> that:
>
> the USGenWeb Standard Rules be amended to include
> a section on "Mailing Lists Managed by the Advisory Board." This section
> would include the following:
>
> 1. The RootsWeb lists managed by the AB are All, Board, Board-Exec,
> Discuss, NENC, NWPL, SEMA, SWSC, and State Coordinators.
>
> 2. Administration of the lists
> a. The National Coordinator will personally administer All, Board,
> Board-Exec,
> and State Coordinators. In the absence of the NC the person acting for the
> NC
> will
> administer these lists. [USGenWeb Standard Rules, Section VIII].
> b. The Representative-at-Large will ordinarily administer Discuss.
> c. At the beginning of his/her term of office the National Coordinator
> will
> appoint AB representatives from the regions to administer the regional
> lists (NENC, NWPL, SEMA, and SWSC).
> d. For good cause the NC with the advice and assistance of the AB may
> delegate the administration of a list to another member of the project.
> e. A list may be moderated for due cause for a period not to exceed two
> weeks.
>
> 3. Membership
> a. Board, All, and Discuss are open to every member in good standing of
> USGenWeb. Board and All are read-only lists for everyone but the elected
> representatives of the AB. At the discretion of the list owner, a member
> not in good standing may be subscribed as a read-only member of a
> non-archived list.
> b. The members of Board-Exec will be limited to the elected
> representatives
>
> of the Advisory Board.
> c. The members of the State Coordinators list will be limited to State
> Coordinators, Assistant State Coordinators, and the
> Representative-at-Large.
>
> 4. Management of the lists
> a. The discussion on all of these lists will focus on project issues and
> will
> be civil in
> tone and content. The definition of what is "civil in tone and content"
> will
> be
> determined by the administrator.
> b. Under no circumstances will a list member be permitted to make
> derogatory
> or
>
> offensive remarks, whether open or veiled, about individuals. The first
> violation of this rule will result in being moderated for one month. The
> second
> violation will result in being banned from the list for a period of twelve
> months, The third violation will result in beng banned from the list for a
> period of five years. If he or she is required by USGenWebWeb to be
> subscribed
> to the list, s/he will have read-only status for a
> period of twelve months for the second violation and for a period of five
> years
> for the third violation.
> c. The decision of the list administrator may be appealed by the member
> affected on the grounds, and only on the grounds, that the established
> rules
> were not followed. The appeal must be made within one week of the
> decision.
> The
> Advisory Board will review the appeal on Board-Exec and issue a decision
> within
> one week of receiving it. The AB's decision will be final, that is, no
> other
> appeals regarding that decision, either from the affected member or any
> another
> individual, will be heard by the AB or the USGenWeb Grievance Committee.
> d. Repeated instances of personal attacks on members of USGenWeb in any
> public forum will result in the person making the attack being banned from
> USGenWeb mailing lists for a period of one to five years.
>
>
> This motion is numbered 07-18 and is now open for discussion.
>
> Larry Flesher
> Acting chair
>
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