GP Exec Guidelines

03/20/02

First and foremost, let it be known that the GP is a social organization, and should not need policing, and should not need laws. All additions to this document should be made with that in mind, that the bare minimum necessary to prevent, or at least cut off, any conflict taking place in the GP that could escalate and cause problems with a relatively large number of GP members.

Secondly, to define some terms.
 

• GP Exec: One of the five GP Members who have been selected to be an Exec.
• GP Member: Anyone allowed on the GP channel and mailer. Specifically, the object property #53133.members contains a list of all current GP members. Execs are also GP Members. Whenever GP Members are mentioned in this document, the execs are included.

Third, to define the few hard and fast maintenance responsibilities of GP Execs.
 

1. Maintenance of the GP channel, and *gp, the GP mailer. The GP Execs are responsible for making sure that the GP channel is functional at all times, that *gp is readable by all members and that the owner of *gp does eir best to keep the list usable by staying under quota.
2. Overseeing the addition of new members. This is done via the GP Voting Booth (#61495). The GP Execs are responsible for having enough people capable of operating the booth so that elections for new members can occur in an orderly and timely fashion.
3. Maintaining the list of active members. The execs are responsible for making sure that people elected into the group are correctly added to everything necessary such that the new member can read the mailers and access the channel. The execs are also responsible for removing members who choose to leave the group from all mailers and the GP channel.
4. Maintaining the GP Webpage. The GP execs are responsible for keeping the GP webpage up to date, including processing GP Member requests for updates in as reasonable a time as possible(with the understanding that this has to be done off-MOO, and that everyone has a real life, and nothing gets ignored). Friendly reminders to the webmasters are more than welcome.

Fourth, the more difficult to define and somewhat more subjective duties of the GP Execs.
 

1. GP Execs are responsible for keeping arguments off the channel and mailer. If an exec sees a member, including another exec (remember, we're all human) arguing and creating a major stir amongst other GP members, it is the responsibility of that exec to note it and ask the offending member(s) to keep the problems off the channel and mailer. If the offending member(s) (and remember, execs are members too, subject to the same punishment as everyone else) do not cease after being asked to keep it off the channel, then the offending member(s) may be banned from connecting to the channel, or posting to the mailer for a period of time.
2. Execs are responsible for impartial reportage to other execs regarding members who have become problematic in some sense (arguing with large numbers of other members). This is simply to ensure that some record exists of things said by the execs to the member(s) in question, and so that execs will know how to progress, should problems continue.

Fifth, what may the execs not do?
 

1. The execs may not harass members by using their exec status to their advantage (unfortunately, not all people get along. If an exec has a personal conflict with someone else in the group, the exec is expected to keep this personal problem off the channel and the mailer, as is the other member).
2. GP Execs may not use the GP-Exec mailer to slander members behind their backs. There should be a large distinction noted, however. If a member is involved with another member (exec included), the conflict, and thus, the members, may be discussed on the GP-Exec mailer. The execs are responsible for comporting themselves in a respectful manner during these discussions.

Sixth, Removing an exec.
There is currently no provision for electing new execs, so an exec's term is indefinite. An exec spot opens up when any of the following happens...

 

1. The exec resigns.
2. The other execs find reason to remove that exec from eir position. Valid reasons include, but are not limited to the following:
    
   • The exec doesn't do anything (it's a slow process already, execs ignoring exec posts makes it worse).
   • The exec repeatedly causes public GP problems (everyone gets in arguments, but if they're chronic, and with multiple members, it's a problem).
   • The exec is unable to follow the rules in section five (what an exec may not do).

   
    

3. A non-exec GP member may attempt to have an exec removed by posting a message to *gpex asking that the exec be removed. This must be backed up by strong evidence that the exec has broken one of the above rules. Again, it is likely that the member requesting the removal will be discussed on the exec mailer, as will the exec in question. It is the responsibility of the accusing non-exec member to present a case to have the exec removed.

In all of the above, any proceedings will not necessarily (in fact, not likely) occur in public. The entire point of the rules, and the removal of an exec, is to prevent problems within the GP, and making such discussions public for all to see would simply cause more problems.

Seventh, replacing execs.
 

• The position of exec is a rather permanent position. Barring an item from section six, the term of exec is indefinite. When things are running smoothly within GP, looking at the above rules, the execs do very little. That is the ideal. However, it is inevitable that execs will have to be replaced over time. The execs are responsible for doing this in a speedy manner. When an exec is removed, the alternate exec immediately becomes a full exec, and an election is setup for the alternate exec. The election for alternate exec is done via the same GP voting booth that is used to let in new members. There will be a period of 3-4 days where the execs will nominate non-exec members for the position. Non-exec members may suggest nominations as well. An election will then be held to last one week, after which the winner of the election becomes the new alternate exec.

   

  -- The GP Execs