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From: Larry Flesher <>
Subject: Re: [ABChat] Slight Modification of Webmaster Study Group Proposal
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:15:11 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <4903A410.5060305@saintclair.org>


I'm ready for this document to be considered for approval by the AB.

Larry Flesher
SWSC SC Rep


--- On Sat, 10/25/08, Mike St. Clair/ST <> wrote:

> From: Mike St. Clair/ST <>
> Subject: [ABChat] Slight Modification of Webmaster Study Group Proposal
> To:
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 5:56 PM
> Here is a minor modification of this document, based on
> input by several
> AB members. I'd AB members letting the rest of us and
> the chair know
> if they are either ready for this document to be considered
> for approval
> on Board, or whether they have further input they want
> considered before
> doing so.
>
> Mike St. Clair
>
> Section 2 c was changed from:
>
> (c) The individual must be able to devote a total of at
> least 24
> hours per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out
> across the month.
>
> to:
>
> (c) The individual must be able to devote approximately 8
> to 24
> hours per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out
> across the month.
>
>
> DRAFT PROPOSAL (ABChat Revision 1) - NATIONAL WEBSITE
> MAINTENANCE &
> WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS & DUTIES
>
> Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint
> the webmaster
> and an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to
> maintain the
> USGenWeb National website. The webmaster and assistant
> serve as trusted
> technical assistants to the Advisory Board. In addition,
> one AB member
> will be appointed to work with and act as a liaison between
> the AB and
> the webmaster and assistant, to ensure the National site is
> in
> compliance with the Project by-laws and that the duties
> outlined in this
> document are fulfilled. The National Coordinator (NC) will
> also work
> with the webmaster and assistant to ensure that their
> responsibility for
> day to day operational management of the project site is
> fulfilled.
>
> Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb
> Advisory Board (AB)
> will, at the beginning of each term, issue a call for
> interested
> individuals to serve as the webmaster of the National site.
> From this
> same call an assistant webmaster will also be selected.
> The AB shall
> determine if those currently in place shall continue, or if
> one or more
> of the new respondees shall be selected.
> The qualifications for both positions are:
> (a) The individual must have been a member in good
> standing of the
> USGenWeb Project for a minimum of 6 months.
> (b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated
> knowledge of
> HTML, CSS (cascading style sheets), SSI (server side
> includes), and FTP
> software.
> (c) The individual must be able to devote approximately
> 8 to 24
> hours per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out
> across the month.
> (d) The individual must respond to requests for updates
> in a timely
> manner. This is defined by responding to the request within
> 48 hours and
> completing the requested update within one week. These
> time limits do
> not apply if the webmaster and/or assistant have notified
> the board they
> will be unavailable for a period of time or if there are
> extenuating
> circumstances such as a natural disaster in the area where
> the webmaster
> and/or assistant reside. The second limit does not apply if
> the scope of
> the change is large and if the webmaster or assistant have
> notified the
> board that it will take longer. If the webmaster or
> assistant have
> notified the board it will take longer than the stated
> week, they must
> provide an expected completion date for the change.
> (e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php,
> databases and
> search engine optimization may be desirable but are not
> required.
>
> Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster
> and Assistant
> Webmaster:
>
> (a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory
> board or the
> National Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not
> limited to
> adding additional or updated links, updating the identity
> of committee
> members and/or state SCs or ASCs and and formatting and
> posting of
> committee minutes.
> (b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by
> running a
> link checker monthly.
> (c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any
> needed
> corrective action.
> (d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other
> actions taken in
> regards to the National site. This log must be available
> for review by
> the AB members at all times.
> (e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve
> the
> performance of the National site's performance.
> (f) Receiving reports on website problems from site
> visitors,
> pro-actively detecting problems that arise whenever
> practical and
> reporting the problems to the web host provider, either
> directly or
> through the designated process in place at the time, and
> work with their
> support organization to correct the problems.
> (g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the
> site and
> actions taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or
> assistant.
> (h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB
> representative and
> NC if they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48
> hours so that
> others can cover the duties and complete any necessary
> updates.
>
> Section 4: Responsibility of the NC or Designated
> Individual with
> Control Panel Access:
>
> (a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster,
> assistant
> webmaster and the AB representative so the stated
> responsibilities can
> be carried out.
> (b) If the webmaster and assistant don't have
> direct access to site
> error logs, do whatever is required to make them available
> to the
> webmaster and assistant so that their duties can be carried
> out.
> (c) If the webmaster and assistant don't have
> direct access to the
> support organization of the webhosting service, serve as
> the interface
> to report problems to the web hosting service and in
> working with their
> support organization to correct them.
>
> Section 5: General Requirements:
>
> (a) The website must be designed such that it is
> portable between
> web hosting services in the event that a move is necessary
> or desirable.
> (b) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is
> not
> necessary. Pages may be created using website designing
> software, but
> the software must
> not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of
> the site to be
> impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are
> not portable
> between web design applications.
> (c) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be
> replaced for
> failure to comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.
> (d) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will only be
> granted ftp
> access to those portions of the National site for which the
> Advisory
> Board have assigned them responsibility.
> (e)The financial information of the account holder must
> be protected
> at all times.
>
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