My only issue with another list is that I'm the only one who triages the spam, and it wears me down! haha
But hey, what's another list on the list ;-) On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 11:40, John Bryant <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with the idea of separating "discussion about board business" from > "general community discussion" in two separate public lists, to avoid > overwhelming the community list. I suggest this list (oceania) be kept for > community discussion - it was initially set up in January 2007 for this > purpose [1], and it seems better to keep it that way for continuity. > > [1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2007-January/000001.html > > > On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 08:47, Martin Tomko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would add one more thing – I believe there should be a list for the >> general members discussion – possibly higher traffic, but no board decision >> making. The main reason to set a board list at that time was to clearly >> differentiate business from chatter. I am aware that other means are also >> used ( Slack, which I am not really on), but maybe this third list would be >> useful. Many, myself included, would only subscribe to it as a digest, >> possibly weekly. >> >> >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> *From: *Oceania <[email protected]> on behalf of Alex >> Leith <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 9:20 am >> *To: *Greg Lauer <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: [OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania Board Terms of Reference >> Update for Review >> >> >> >> Hey Folks >> >> >> >> For simplicity, I think we should keep the current lists and start the >> following behaviours: >> >> - All OO comms that are not related to private or otherwise >> confidential discussions, including Board comms, go to the oceania@ >> list >> - Private OO Board comms go to oceania-board@ list. >> >> If we want to clarify that the second list should be private, I think we >> can change it to oceania-board-private, but I don't really want to create >> another list... let's keep it as simple as possible! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Alex >> >> >> >> On Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 09:35, Greg Lauer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Trisha - can you better define 'Board discussions'? Is this * all >> *communication >> between board members? Or those related to a particular decision making >> process? >> >> >> >> If we are to replicate an OSgeo Board list then for it to be of any value >> Board and members should have read/write privileges whist community have >> read access only >> >> >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 6:17 PM Adam Steer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Trisha >> >> Thanks - for a board 'general business list' I reckon the ideal is >> 'anyone can subscribe, but only specific people can post without moderation >> - and all archives are open'. Mailman has plenty of power to vary a >> subscribers posting power as needed. We can get all these switches flicked >> on oceania-board easily, there's only a small task to audit the archives >> for anything which meets in-camera requirements. >> >> A few OSGeo lists operate this way, including giving and taking power for >> unmoderated posting to individuals as required for specific discussions. >> >> I think clear identification of the circumstances for in-camera >> discussion is great, thanks! >> >> We still need to add this list as means of communication - I've added >> suggestions to the linked doc. >> >> Regards, >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 02:51, Trisha Moriarty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you for your comments and it's great to see active discussion on >> the draft ToR v2.0. We can certainly make the requested modifications to >> the Board's communication processes and the ToR can be modified to reflect >> the changed practice. >> >> >> >> So just to confirm that I understand the new process... >> >> >> >> The Oceania-board list is to be made public, that is open for all >> community members to subscribe to. Having the dedicated board list will >> make it easier to track and filter conversations in our inboxes. >> >> The board will use the Oceania Board list for all board communications, >> except for those where privacy is deemed necessary. >> >> A new list called Ocean-board-private will be used for these >> conversations, ensuring they can be archived. >> >> We will list those circumstances in the ToR, so it is clear when the >> Oceania-board-private list can be used. >> >> Currently there are two circumstances >> >> 1. code of conduct breaches >> >> 2. commercial in confidence matters >> >> Are there any more? Do we need to be more specific with the commercial in >> confidence matters? >> >> >> >> I have created a V2.1 on google drive and modified to the Communication >> Section to reflect the new processes mentioned above. This is obviously >> still open for further suggestions and refinement of both the processes and >> wording. >> >> >> >> >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mwuJeE_NunKieUP6z4yHSmvlAd8B4ZOHD0qBqeY6DyY/edit?usp=sharing >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Oceania mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Oceania mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Alex Leith >> >> m: 0419189050 >> _______________________________________________ >> Oceania mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania >> > _______________________________________________ > Oceania mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania > -- Alex Leith m: 0419189050
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