ADMIN/MEMB: Prospective Members/Mod Privileges

[Cindy C.]

Hey!

Debbie:

> I think the perception that nothing is getting done is inaccurate.  

Oh, that would be the best news I've had in a long time!  I guess it
is possible that folks are working hard on their individual FAQs, and
if so, I'd be thrilled to be wrong.

> Perhaps it would be a good idea for us to provide periodic reports, 

OK, I'll go next.  I recently committed to do the "Mysteries" FP, and
I'll almost certainly start from scratch.  I have done no work, and
had hoped to get some ideas before getting started.

Debbie:

>Moreover, the active members already have mod 
> privileges.  

Mmmm, we do have the issue of how to replace our webmistress.  Is
there any other way to have the new webmaster/mistress have Mod
privileges?  I ask because Porphyria was the very first person upon
whom I bestowed Mod privileges because she had so many different
things she was doing that required her to go through me.  


>The MEGs on Cindy's Mod list are essentially the short list 
> for this job (other than myself; if nominated, I will not run, and
>if elected, I will not serve). 

Well, maybe.  I see no reason why MEG would object to taking on a FAQ
list member who is *not* already a MEG, provided there was a FAQ list
member MEG did not find objectionable.  Relax, I'm not proposing
myself, OK? <g>  Kind of the way Steve has a liason-type position on
MEG (and FAQ, for that matter).  I'm sure the FAQ member could be
trusted to exercise good judgment and preserve MEG confidentiality. 
In fact, I would prefer that the FAQ liasion be someone who is not
otherwise consumed in MEG business, as they would have their first
responsibility be to FAQ and might be more likely to remember to
communicate with FAQ.

The FAQ member could simply monitor MEG and report to this group on
anything that affected this group -- there would be no need to allow
the FAQ rep to *vote* on anything on MEG if this were unwelcome,
really.  But I don't see this issue as illusory.  As it stands, there
*have* been issues that came up on or among MEGs but were not brought
to the attention of this group (scrubbing, use of FAQ to store MEG
documents).  I assume this is simply because MEG forgot about FAQ.  If
we have someone on MEG, this won't happen again, perhaps?

I'm sorry to keep raising administrative issues (well, not *that*
sorry, because that is one function of this list), and I hope it is
not preventing anyone from working hard on their own FPs.  I have been
using the "ADMIN" prefix as a courtesy to anyone who find these sorts
of discussions to be distracting, in fact.  I think folks have been
pretty reasonable about commenting on whatever is of importance to
them, and I hope that will continue.

Cindy