[wplug] The great big list of ideas

[Justin at js-wordsmith.com]

Pat (I think) did bring up accepting online payments. I recommended using Google Wallet instead since Paypal can be unpleasant to work with (just search for "Paypal sucks"). We could even use a smartphone credit card reader like Square (http://www.squareup.com) to make accepting in-person payments easier.

I know you speak for many members, including myself, in stating that WPLUG's bylaws are too restrictive. After my disappointing experience last night, I've started to wonder whether our current regulatory structure would even allow us to make the sort of changes necessary to move forward. 

Perhaps we need to take a page out of the Founding Fathers' playbook and hold a "constitutional convention" to fix these deficiencies. Hear me: I am NOT calling for the bylaws to be thrown out. This would be an opportunity for us to come together in an all-day event (or series of events) to pass fixes without the bureaucratic overhead. We could include as many delegates as necessary to ensure that everyone's opinion in the group is represented. Virtual delegates could participate via Google+ Hangouts or IRC, depending on how the convention is held.

What does everyone think of that?

Justin Smith
Electronic Communication Specialist
724-612-2837
http://www.js-wordsmith.com




>---- Original Message ----
>From: simkins greg <gregsimkins at me.com>
>To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
>Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2012, 2:31 AM
>Subject: Re: [wplug] The great big list of ideas
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>Hi Justin, 
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>I have enjoyed being in membership at WPLUG for a decade or so.  I lose track.  And it seems that membership is not regular because I got dropped rather easily for being late on dues.  Renewal seems to require appearance in person. Perhaps you can include a Paypal link on your new web design to make it easier.  
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>I attend very irregularly because I have been working outside the US most of the time the past few years, but I hope that WPLUG gets the rejuvenation it needs and which you are evidently working on.  Thank you for your efforts.  
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>I have always felt that WPLUG has been extraordinarily concerned with protocol.  That is not the reason for my absence from meetings, but I wonder if it may scare off some potential attendees and be related to the low attendance noted in your attachment.  The minutes which started this thread are an example of this obsession. Perhaps we can relax and be less formal.  Just a thought for you.  
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>I look forward to meeting folks next year. 
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>Greg Simkins
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>On Dec 5, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Justin at js-wordsmith.com wrote:
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>> This is the list of ideas for improving WPLUG that I brought to tonight's
>> board meeting:
>> 
>> http://www.wplug.org/w/images/e/e6/Justin_WPLUG_ideas.odt
>> 
>> It's the product of a brainstorming session, so I apologize if it isn't
>> organized very well. Some of the ideas may seem quite daunting; just
>> remember that they are not by any means final.
>> Justin Smith
>> Electronic Communication Specialist
>> 724-612-2837
>> http://www.js-wordsmith.com
>> 
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