Il 02/10/2017 10:13, Daniel Pocock ha scritto: > > Hi all, > > Whenever I'm discussing FSFE with people at an event, somebody > inevitably asks me about the joining process or what it means to be an > FSFE member. > > There has actually been some ambiguity about this. The main page of the > web site has a "Join the FSFE" button, it is very prominent. > > It links to a page where "join" is in the URL: > > https://fsfe.org/fellowship/ams/join.php?ams=join > > and the title says "Join the FSFE" > > Anybody who has ever joined any other organization before is going to > assume that after following these links and completing the form they are > an equal member of the organization.
Hi Daniel, thank you for this post and thank you very much for the work you are doing to bring FSFE-fellowsip to emerge and be comparable with other european clubs/associations/fundations/etc. entity! It taken few years for me to understand that clicking on that button and *paying* e regular _fee_, in the end, I was not e regular voting member how would I be in an Italian association. I admit, I don't know German laws that regulate this kind of "people aggregation" entity, but a more clear explanation by FSFE would be valuable! > Proposed motion: > The GA recognizes that the widespread use of the word "Join" on the FSFE > web site may have caused many fellows and volunteers to believe their > payment made them a member of the incorporated association. The GA > resolves that a notice should be published on the web site clarifying > the situation, the notice should be sent to everybody who completed the > form to "Join the FSFE" and any future communication, through the web > site or other marketing materials should make it unambiguous whether > people are being solicited to join the incorporated association, > volunteer their time or become a financial supporter and also making > them aware of the alternative roles they can have in the organization. I definitely support your motion! My best, Andrea _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
