[Policy-Wonks] hiatus policy question

[Mitch Altman]

It's cool to have a fresh consensus. We should probably have a separate place where we have all of our consensed-upon items.  Then it's not a research project whenever someone wants to see what we've collectively agreed upon. Mitch.  ---------------------------
 > From: hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:07:29 -0800
> Subject: Re: hiatus policy question
> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> CC: policy at lists.noisebridge.net; secretary at noisebridge.net
> 
> I found this page, which appears to support our interpretation of the
> previous consensus on a 3 month period of monthly contact prior to
> membership expiry:
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Membership/Membership_Team
> 
> This page discusses hiatus, but appears to have a very broad
> definition of the uses of hiatus (which is more in line with how it is
> actually used).
> 
> Meeting notes from that era which discuss hiatus include:
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2009_03_31
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2009_04_14
> 
> The initial notes mention members leaving town as a reason for hiatus,
> but the final consensus appears to be that hiatus can be taken for any
> reason.
> 
> I will post to discuss about this. It looks like we should just take a
> fresh consensus about what hiatus is and what its limits are.
> 
> -Kelly
> 
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:14, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Kelly,
> >
> > The original intent was for people who, for whatever reason, didn't want to
> > pay dues for awhile.  To be on hiatus, a NB member in good standing (i.e.,
> > all paid up, with no unpaid  gap in communication with the treasurer for 3
> > months or more) communicates this intent to the treasurer.  They are then on
> > hiatus until they communicate with the treasurer that they want to end their
> > hiatus and pay their month's dues, at which point they are again a member in
> > good standing.
> >
> > Any record of our past consensus would be in meeting notes, put on the wiki
> > by the secretary at the time (I think we've had three thus far:  David
> > Molnar, Shannon Lee, Danny O'Brian).
> >
> > Question for you:
> > Can you reply and let me know about how many you work a week as treasurer?
> > (More info on this in an email I sent "treasurer@" earlier.)
> >
> > Mitch.
> >
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> >> From: hurtstotouchfire at gmail.com
> >> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:44:45 -0800
> >> Subject: hiatus policy question
> >> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> >> CC: policy at lists.noisebridge.net
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Mitch. You once told me that the hiatus option for members was
> >> intended to be for members who were traveling, etc, as opposed to
> >> members who are around and active and just can't afford to pay dues,
> >> or don't feel like it for some period of time. Is there some official
> >> record of this somewhere?
> >>
> >> We're going to make a new consensus about hiatus, and we're trying to
> >> understand what the original intentions of that consensus were.
> >>
> >> -Kelly
 		 	   		  
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