On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 12:04:42PM -0400, Nathan Kennedy wrote: > I suggest a very minor tweak in our new-member process. Currently we > have had a set policy of waiting 48 hours before new members can be > admitted to the co-op. This seems fairly pointless in most cases. On > the other hand, it could be valuable in an as-yet-to-happen case where > one of our members has reason to know that someone should not be a > member of our co-op for one reason or another. > > So what I propose is that in cases where someone is referred by a > current member or any current member can personally vouch for an > applicant, that the application be *provisionally* accepted as soon as > two board members vote to approve, and a new account can then be created > immediately (or rather, immediately on receipt of initial payment if it > has not already been made). If new information comes to light at any > time during the 48 hours from application, directors can change their > votes to revoke the acceptance, and the account can then be deleted. > Otherwise, the applicant would automatically become a full member at the > end of the normal 48-hour period. Voting and ownership rights would > vest at that point.
This sounds reasonable. Since the spirit of the original rule will be maintained, I'd say the provisional application waiting period should work. -- Michael Potter [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Hcoop-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
