Fwd: Re: Original founding document - [WDDM] Re: WDDM Membership Requirement

[<WDDM webmaster>]

Bruce,
   I though that the question of the original FD had been settled long time
ago. Together with whether we can inherit the old name WDDM or have a new one,
etc. We had long discussions about it. Original FD was generally thought to be
too long and impractical for the being. We decided to
keep the old name (nobody from the original founding members have yet protested
against it) but wanted to start from a new beginning, seemed e.g.
http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/Wiki/NameorWDDM
Also here: http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/Wiki/WddmGoals

   You want a discussion and vote on your proposal below to adopt the original
FD. But we have had in recent months the discussion of our "active group" (on
the basis of the last year's poll) to put together a new FD, to which you also
submitted your input, and Mark is being compiling and is about to release a
charter draft. So maybe we should process this new FD first?
   I guess, we will need to establish a proposal/initiative queue in which
order to process proposals. I proposed an automated one,
http://democracy.mkolar.org/toDonald.html, but we can do it manually for now.
We can deal first with those proposals that got most seconders.
Are there any seconders for Bruce proposal below?
Are there any additional seconders (I think I can already count Mark and
Filia?) for my proposal on Mission and membership as formulated on Febr. 25,
repeated here:
> ------------------
> WDDM is a group of people who share the Mission Statement as formulated at http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/, and concentrate on
> promoting this vision.
>
> WDDM membership can be obtained quite easily by registering on the WDDM site as described at http://www.world-wide-democracy.net/join.php
> However, the new member must satisfy the following minimum requirements: fill in correctly all the fields in the registration form. In
> particular, give one's real name and in the box named "Relation to Direct Democracy" write a few words about themselves (individual
> members) or a short description of the organization - any information that could be of interest to the DD community (and that is not yet
> in the "DD public domain").
>
> If the above information in not provided, the new members will be reminded to rectify this. If they fail to do so within another week
> after this reminder, their WDDM member account will be deleted.
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   The institution of "seconders" is to appear in the soon to be released mark
compilation proposal of our discussions. Sorry for leaking it in advance, but I
think it was handy for this situation.
   This may actually be a not so bad way to start by trial and error.

Mirek


Bruce Eggum wrote:
> Dear WDDM Members,
>
> I joined WDDM a year or so after it's founding. I was invited by another
> member, that is how it was done. I was given a copy of the FD and asked
> to study it. I signed a statement that I agreed with the FD and
> membership criteria. I was accepted by referendum two weeks later. As a
> WDDM Member I am responsible to follow the WDDM membership clause, which
> states to follow the WDDM FD.
>
> This WDDM FD has never been changed or thrown out. It has been neglected
> and overlooked.
>
> I suggest WDDM take up the original WDDM Founding Documents as
> established. Than, make any appropriate changes following the process
> provided which is Initiative and Referendum.
>
> We can do this now that we have a voting method. If you vote using the
> new method, that is endorsement of that method. If you disagree with the
> voting method, please immediately say so before the referendum.
>
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>
> I WDDM member Bruce Eggum submit the following three Proposals:
>
> 1. MEMBERSHIP I here by PROPOSE that the WDDM MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA be as
> follows:
> " 3.1 Any individual, with sound mind and without a criminal record, can
> join our Movement by accepting our Founding Documents, Mission
> Statement, and the Membership Rules and Conduct."
>
> 2. WDDM FD I here by PROPOSE that the original WDDM FOUNDING DOCUMENTS
> be immediately adopted for the present WDDM and that any appropriate
> changes can be made with the rules within the FD.
>
> 3. I propose that consideration and discussion of this be done for a
> period of Four weeks, after which a Referendum will be held to accept or
> reject my proposals #1 Membership and #2. WDDM FD
> Bruce Eggum
>
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