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<p>John,</p>
<p>I've added plenty of comments into the doc. Sorry for the late
feedback. Answers to questions below:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/9/19 11:31 pm, John Bryant wrote:<br>
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<div>OK, we have a near-complete draft of a Membership Policy
ready for review [1]. Board & community, please have a
look and consider whether it works for you.<br>
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<div>There may still be some question marks around things like:</div>
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<li>are we happy with the term "charter member"?</li>
<li>are we happy with the eligibility criteria?<br>
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I suggest reducing barrier to entry to be as little as "contributing
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<li>are we happy with the two types of membership?</li>
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I think this adds complexity and confusion which I feel will be
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<li>is the 2019 process for an initial membership reasonable
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Yes. <br>
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Yes, great job.<br>
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<li>and is it practically implementable?</li>
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I've listed concerns about adding members.<br>
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Yes.<br>
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<div>Please raise any last issues you think need resolving.
Meanwhile, I'll send it over to our professional advisors
for review. If there are no outstanding items by Tuesday
I'll aim to move it for adoption then.<br>
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<div>Cheers</div>
<div>John<br>
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