[axxs-sysadmin] decision-making [was: Domain Hosting for Manukoreri.net]

[hugh trevelyan]

On 25/11/06, aketus <aketus at anarchobase.com> wrote:

<snip>

> P.S A reminder that folk can always use the channel #axxs on Indymedia
> IRC server (irc.indymedia.org) for real-time decision making for
> axxs.org and also for realtime tech support. A lot of good activity has
> come from some IRC discussion and also promotes quicker action, as
> opposed to mailing lists in which sometimes mail can be forgotten, lost
> or just grows cobwebs in the ether :)

well IRC certainly has the wonderful benefit of immediacy and addresses
the serious problem that decision-making without an agreed time-frame
often results in no decision at all.

I'm working full time now, away from my monitor. So my concern is being
left out of decisions that concern me. And IRC isn't even accessible in
retrospect as an archive, as listmail is.

IRC is great for small matters that don't require consensus, and for staying
in touch. Ideally, important decisions include everyone concerned in all the
discussion. Even off-list discussions can undermine the process.

I was about to write a proposal for our decision-making process, but
I think I should leave it to see how seriously we want to take it.
F'rinstance are we interested in consensus? It aint always easy. ;-)

cheers,
hugh

>
>
> hugh trevelyan wrote:
> > hi Edan (& all),
> >
> > On 24/11/06, Edan Baxter  wrote:
> >
> >> Hey ppl,
> >>
> >> How did the request for manukoreri.net go...?
> >>
> >
> > I see you're a list subscriber, so you've seen the positive response
> > from Dave, and a coupla other friendly but non-specific replies. No one
> > has said "no", but I reckon it'd be good to give you a more definite
> > response. We're still in early daze as a consensus (?) decision-making
> > list.
> >
> > Its certainly a good start that you've reposted with a specific subject
> > header. [Previous discussion was in the thread: sudo for Boud.]
> >
> > I'm in favour of your request, but do think we need to make truly
> > collective decisions about things which may affect other projects on
> > the server & may require unpaid work from collective members in future.
> > On the latter point my voice is weak as I'm not a geek.
> >
> > I'll post a proposal about our decision-making process separately.
> >
> > cheers,
> > hugh
> >
> >
> >> Like I said, I'm happy to totally setup the site.. Nick confirmed that he'd
> >> be prepared to pay $10 a month should everything go to plan.
> >>
> >> Also, if it would help, as a courtesy I'd be happy to offer some personal
> >> design time over coming months for any appropriate projects that come up
> >> with axxs..
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Edan
> >>
> >>
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