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It s a little cold up here so my brain doesn't work very well. I have been trying to figure out what you have been talking about with MGA so I read the whole thread and now I know MGA that you are talking about is not the Maritime Geocaching Association which is what I know MGA as for a number of years. Now things are a little clearer.:confused: What can I say.
I agree. We have haed a tough time for sure Group discussions through the website don't lend themselves to decision making, polls haven't worked, and even in person discussions haven't been all that successful.Quote:
Originally Posted by tat
Ad hoc committees hold potential from my perspective. Since the land issues remains a constant, perhaps there can be an ongoing "ad hoc" committee for that and others established as needed.
We have had a tough time discussing some things, but we have seen elsewhere how not being willing to communicate will make things harder. We have to be able to answer questions directly even if means admitting we made errors. If we get caught avoiding questions with property owners or other entities, imagine how we would look. Case in point - Bessies Tale - it's a good thing that was handled maturely; good relations were made there.
My opinion is if you want to get something accomplished. You need to have a plan, or agenda. What do you want to discuss? And what do you want to accomplish by the discussion? I agree that there needs to be representation, if needed, of some sort of peolpe, persons, or committee, to answer any issues, that arise from the general public. I also see the need for some general, recommendations, that Maine geocachers can look to for good caching ettiquette. IMHO only.
Thanks to all who have made presentations to the public. I think these organizations just need to know, that these presentations are backed by the Maine geocaching population.
I have jotted a few things down allready that I would like to have us discuss.
Firstly, it seems like we have an organization allready, we are just not very organized. So, what does it take to be where we want to be, and where do we want to be?
Next would be dues. IMO, if we can run on donations, why wouldn't we? If the time came that money was an issue, that could be discussed then.
I would be in favor of a person or persons for PR, and having ad-hoc committes to deal with any issues that would require them. Some people may want more than this, some may want less. There should be some basic standards for these roles prompting them to do their best. Like doing their best Answer questions truthfully and directly, and if are unsure of answer, admit it and consult the members for guidance, as well as being polite.
I think we should discuss having contact information available on the site. Contacts for someone that can speak for the web site itself,
as well as contacts for the PR and/or committees.
And again, I think it would be nice to work out some system where members can be contacted if a vote or other meaningfull issue comes up
I agree. Requiring dues would scare some people away. It doesn't cost THAT much to run this site - and it's our only expense. Plus, if we ALL click on the advertisements at the bottom of the page, we'd need fewer donations! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Another great idea! :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by brdad
Hey it looks like this teamwork thing mentioned by Tat could actually work,it is already having an effect.....:D
WhereRWe? : Plus, if we ALL click on the advertisements at the bottom of the page, we'd need fewer donations! LOL!
Well, I don't know about clicking on them, but I'd donate to get rid of the ads... :D
I never scroll down that far anyway.
As of right now our server that we are hosting on cost us absolutely nothing and we have more then enough space and bandwidth and I never see us our gorwing it. The only reoccurring monies is for the web site software and that only cost us $80 per year from here on out.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
With this said I agree as someone mentioned earlier. I see no need to have dues. The donation system should be fine.