On 2014-03-11 14:36, Roswyne wrote:
> Yeah, but generally speaking, hackers don't follow other people's
> processes anyhow.
Not necessarily true.
> I suggest that the minutes be left on the wiki (for easier updates), and
> that the "secretary" update them and "lock" them after they are approvedat
> the next meeting.
There is a template for "do not edit this page", "{{Warning document}}"
- you can see it in use on http://wiki.skullspace.ca/Bylaws
>
> On Mar 11, 2014 12:59 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > 3) Minutes really should be approved before posting them to our
> archives.
> > The quick posting through discuss is being done this way so people
> can
> > review before approving at the meeting.
>
> The wiki/archives can be changed, if needed. I don't know how 'official'
> people want to be, I've never really held with officialness, obviously
> :)
>
> > 4) I am keeping the most recent version. That is why I am trying to
> add
> > the statement to contact me to add any changes. The moat recent
> version
> > really only needs to benin possession of the person chairing that
> week's
> > meeting.
>
> That kind of thing doesn't pass the "hit by a bus" test.
>
> > The wiki looks terrible, is outdated, and needs serious TLC. It is
> on the
> > boards list of things to do, but is much less pressing than a lot
> of other
> > tasks we are facing.
>
> Looks don't really matter, though we can theme it differently if that's
> an actual problem.
>
> The software isn't seriously outdated, and I spend a lot of time keeping
> the information up to date. It should be reasonably up to date.
>
> It definitely needs some serious TLC. :)
>
> > We have very few processes in place in the organization right now.
> We need
> > a bit of an overhaul and these are first steps. Yes it is rocky,
> and the
> > comments are appreciated! Hopefully next week all is fixed.
>
> Yeah, processes have always been a pain point for us. We have some
> documented on the wiki, but nobody follows them (or knows about them).
> :)
>
> >
> > --BP
> >
> > I agree the wiki is a probably the best place for our documents.
> > Especially if they require collaboration. However, I would like to
> see us
> > going back to having the agenda and meeting minutes pasted into the
> body
> > of emails.
> > Brian Kulyk
> > 204.887.6988
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Ron <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > There has been a lot of complaining on the lists lately about
> document
> > formats and such, so I thought I'd make a new thread for it.
> >
> > In the past week, me and Nathan updated the various wiki pages
> related
> > to the election. Me and Mak used to do this, but neither of us
> are on
> > the board now so I'd appreciate it if the current board could
> take over
> > responsibility for tracking our history on the wiki. It's our
> only real
> > historical record.
> >
> > More importantly, I've noticed Word docs going around lately. I
> don't
> > know where that came from, but unless we're also installing
> Sharepoint
> > or something similar, I think this is a bad, bad idea. Word
> offers no
> > way to collaborate, version, share, and link other than attaching
> to
> > emails and arguing about who has the most recent version.
> >
> > Plus, using commercial products is very non-hackery. I'd even
> call it
> > mildly embarrassing. *MY* SkullSpace using .docx? OMGZ!? :)
> >
> > Anyway, I *highly* recommend using the wiki for this sort of
> thing. If
> > there's some reason we stopped using the wiki, then let's tackle
> that (I
> > can install new plugins or whatever if that's the issue) or let's
> look
> > for a different solution. If we need professional looking
> documents, we
> > can copy stuff from the wiki into a .docx when needed.
> >
> > Much to the chagrin of others, I brought up Google Docs in the
> other
> > thread. Yes, it's the company I work for. I think the wiki is a
> much
> > better solution, but Docs has the collaboration/sharing/etc that
> Word
> > lacks, and is also open to all (with a Google account). We also
> use
> > Google Calendar, so if somebody is willing to take the time to
> set
> > everything up, we can use the full ecosystem. But I still think
> the Wiki
> > is the way to go.
> >
> > So yeah, please use this thread to discuss this sorta thing. And
> if you
> > *do* decide that .docx is the most hackery format, then be
> prepared for
> > me to complain every time I see it on the list. :P
> > Ron
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