Post by Reaper on Sept 11, 2013 17:58:22 GMT -5
As some of you may have noticed, it was implied that there are sections of the forum the average forum user, or even costumed member of the squadron doesn't have access to.
Well, I can confirm that this is true. This includes the council planning section, a flight leader section, a we'd site planning section and a GalactiCon 3 and 4 planning sections.
Now, seems from follow up inquiries with a few people, there is some thought that things are being hidden from the general membership. Again, completely correct. Although not as much as it seems people think. These sections are where the council and to a lesser extent the 4 founding members of the Squadron, discuss the administration of this group. We arrange oayments for the urls, the website, the photo gallery and for materials to cast the props we've gotten molds for. We also have access information. For the squadron email, ooVoo account, the gallery, and a few other places. I hope most of you can agree this would be bad to have public.
I was also questioned what the council could possibly need a locked convention planning thread for. Well, for GalactiCon 3 we were in contact with the organizers for about 2 years prior to the con working out how we can be of help. We also had 3 panels to plan for (we turned one of them over to our sister group, Cylon Empire) this was a place to discuss what we wanted to talk about, where in the panel and by who. Panels are not open to any member of the group to take part in. We did have non-council members, but it Is a limited time event where the most info has to get out as quickly as possible.
We also have made suggestions to the con organizers (and are doing this again for g4). Not everything is accepted, and there is a back and forth discussion there. With one point person, these threads are there to inform the rest of the Council.
Let me make one thing very clear. There is no star Chamber here. There has been no one excluded from running for any office here. EVERY single person who wants to can run for any position during the election period (location matters in flight elections. You need to be located within the flight) just cause there is someone already running for a position doesn't mean that position is filled. That just means there will actually be an election!!
If there is any more questions on this you can post here, or contact anyone else in the council. This is not my group, this is a group for everyone, that I just happened to held found and have had the privilege of leading (baring the last year where I chose not to run)
Well, I can confirm that this is true. This includes the council planning section, a flight leader section, a we'd site planning section and a GalactiCon 3 and 4 planning sections.
Now, seems from follow up inquiries with a few people, there is some thought that things are being hidden from the general membership. Again, completely correct. Although not as much as it seems people think. These sections are where the council and to a lesser extent the 4 founding members of the Squadron, discuss the administration of this group. We arrange oayments for the urls, the website, the photo gallery and for materials to cast the props we've gotten molds for. We also have access information. For the squadron email, ooVoo account, the gallery, and a few other places. I hope most of you can agree this would be bad to have public.
I was also questioned what the council could possibly need a locked convention planning thread for. Well, for GalactiCon 3 we were in contact with the organizers for about 2 years prior to the con working out how we can be of help. We also had 3 panels to plan for (we turned one of them over to our sister group, Cylon Empire) this was a place to discuss what we wanted to talk about, where in the panel and by who. Panels are not open to any member of the group to take part in. We did have non-council members, but it Is a limited time event where the most info has to get out as quickly as possible.
We also have made suggestions to the con organizers (and are doing this again for g4). Not everything is accepted, and there is a back and forth discussion there. With one point person, these threads are there to inform the rest of the Council.
Let me make one thing very clear. There is no star Chamber here. There has been no one excluded from running for any office here. EVERY single person who wants to can run for any position during the election period (location matters in flight elections. You need to be located within the flight) just cause there is someone already running for a position doesn't mean that position is filled. That just means there will actually be an election!!
If there is any more questions on this you can post here, or contact anyone else in the council. This is not my group, this is a group for everyone, that I just happened to held found and have had the privilege of leading (baring the last year where I chose not to run)
