This is an attempted summary of various proposals/discussion made by MiKolar on June 7, 2006.
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Re:


WDDM Membership


WDDM Membership (Ordinary Membership) is granted to ALL who complete the application form at http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/forum/register.php
(see the end of my post at http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/forum/read.php?9,191,245#msg-245 for the discussion of the items in this form). There will be no approval requirements for ordinary members. However, their membership can be terminated, if their behaviour is in complete contradiction to the WDDM mission. Ordinary WDDM members represent a loose association of people with common interest in DD and in the activity of WDDM.


These members (Ordinary Membes) will have access to the iterative facilities of the WDDM site (Forum and Viki), and can participate in Discussions going on there and post their materials in the Viki.


There is a group of Honorary WDDM members who initiated the idea of WDDM and were instrumental in its establishement and worked to maintain WDDM through its initial stages. (To be clarified, may be controversial, these members would have no special role in the current WDDM, they do not even have to be the current members - this title is an acknowledgement of their historical role.)


There is a group of WDDM members who administrate, organize and run the WDDM.
A most appropriate name has to be decided. Suggestions posted/discussed so far: Active Members, Managing Members/Group, Executive Committee, WDDM Board. I'll call it "Board" for short in the rest of the text (but even "Board" does still not sound as the best choice, compatible with the next sentence).
  Members of this group are being accepted/approved. This group can be seen as WDDM proper (an "organization" within the larger "association" of ordinary members). It consists of persons who are interested in being active in the field of the promotion of DD.



Proposed rules:

Rule A: Only the Board Members shall have the powers to amend the Current Operating Rules or the Constitution of the WDDM.


Rule B: All motions, resolutions or decisions are made by the Board Members only. Ordinary Memners can make sugegstions to the Board.


Rule C: Any board Member who has failed to vote at the polls on issues required of the Board Members for more than five (5) times consecutively in a continuous period of more than three (3) months without a good reason or excuse acceptable to the other Board Members shall henceforth cease to be a Board Member and shall become an Ordinary Member. Such a person shall still be eligible to apply to be an Board Member; and


Rule D: A person shall cease to be a Board Member, if 75% of all the Board Members vote in favor of a motion to withdraw his Board Membership. He shall then become an Ordinary Member unless the motion expressly disallows him to be so.


After a three-month probational period, all Ordinary Members can apply to be accepted as Board Members.




Becoming a WDDM Member

The completion of the application form at http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/forum/register.php is all what is needed.



Becoming a Board Member

Application for Board Membership


Any time after three months after becoming an Ordinary Member, one
can apply for the WDDM Board Membership. If they have not done so before,
the Board candidates have to give this information: the Mailoing Address


To become a WDDM Board Member you must agree to the following:

I will actively participate in WDDM, by reading Forum and other WDDM correspondence.
I will post my opinion on issues.
I will vote so WDDM can make decisions.
I will make suggestions, proposals and other actions which help WDDM in its Goal.


1. The Board Member Application is sent to all the Board Members for review.
2. The Board Membership Application Review will be completed within XX days.
3. An applicant will be immediately accepted as a WDDM Board Member if not more than
   20% of the current Board members have any objections to her/his Membership.
4. An applicant will be immediately rejected if 80% or more of the Board Members
   are against her/his Membership.
5. If none of 3. or 4. applies, the applicantion is suspended until
   a consensus (either 3. or 4.) is achieved.

This is an attempted summary of various proposals/discussion made by MiKolar on June 7, 2006.