2009.11.03 14:00 - Working Group Meeting

In light of guardian imput, what are our current thoughts on this? 

Do we indeed wish to implement the tag name change and ask that all

guardians wear their "PaB Host" tags to each session?

Using "PaB Host" tags does not solve the question of publishing the
chat logs on the web, where non-guardians may appear to speak
as representing PaB; perhaps the PaB listener/auto-recorder can
identify who's host and who isn't, in some way?

Independently of the "PaB Host" tag wearing issue, this concerns
readers who find PaB through Google and who may never enter SL.

 

Storm suggests:As for editing at all and/or allowing people to find
these things randomly or via a search, I think it comes down to the
question Maxine posed in her email of 27th October (q.v.): "What
is the function of chat logs?" Perhaps Piet could say a few words.
That would frame what we do about them.

On page   http://playasbeing.wik.is/PaB_<wbr>Working_Group</wbr>  we
have started to list our individual areas of responsibility;
Saki wrote a new draft, after she and Storm and Pema spent a few
hours in front of a blackboard in Princeton, while Saki took notes.

Is the plan still to discuss this through email?

In light of the suggestion made by Storm at the guardian meeting, as one

way to address various levels of sessions, I have moved this item, as well

as the item below regarding the PaB Village, up on the agenda.

Pila suggested introducing unrecorded guardian meetings;
there are clearly many options, as has been mentioned at
several occasions, such as:

   -- SL retreat sessions of several-hours or even longer
   -- spontaneous groups of guardians setting up their own meetings
   -- organizing specific officially non-recorded guardian meetings
   and in addition we can also suggest setting up a mentor system,
   to give guardians the opportunity to talk about their experiences.

Are there any suggestions for new events and/or structures in the
PaB Village, perhaps in relation to retreats?

6) Coordinator as Role Name

The six WG members play a role as coordinators, yet they also
delegate some of their responsibilities to other coordinators
outside the group; would it be more clear if the WG members
would be given another role name, different from "coordinator"?

7) A Chair for the WG?

Do we want a rotating role of chair for the Working Group; the
name could be "chair" or "WG coordinator" or "sweeper" (Storm's
suggestion) or whatever to indicate that this person's responsibility
is "the buck stops here", checking regularly whether the decisions
made in the WG are actually followed up, and where not, gently
the other WG members reminding them to follow up :).  This role
may or may not be different from the agenda maker and moderator
for weekly WG meetings; it probably should be for half a year or so,
to give sufficient time to get deep enough into the organization to
be able to play that role.

8) Mentor System for New Guardians and New Guardian Roles

The idea has been put forward to instate a mentor system for new
guardians, in two versions: one for those who become a general PaB
guardian for the first time, and one for guardians who take on a
weekly session for the first time.

9) Introductory PaB sessions

Storm and Patty Barnes, from Spirit of the Senses, came up with 
the suggestion to organize special introductory PaB sessions, once
a month or so.

10) Outreach: Community Gateway

We may want to consider offering PaB as one of the groups that
newbies can turn to during their initial orientation.

11) Stephanie's Web

Pema wrote: Stephanie's task has been growing, as a spider in an ever expanding
web.  If there is time, this week, or later, it would be nice to hear
from Stephanie to what extent she has been able to acquire a tree
of (sub)coordinators and others focusing on specific tasks, and whether
she will need additional help.

12) RL Retreats in 2010

We have four retreats proposed for 2010, in Malta, California,
Hawaii or Nova Scotia, and Germany, in that order.  Are we happy
with those four, or do we want to suggest possible alternatives?
And which place to pick for the summer?