[HCoop-Discuss] On organizing people to get work done

[Lauren McNees]

Are there "jobs" that non-sysadmin people could do to help the coop run more
efficiently and grow? For example, a better public website would help a lot,
and perhaps some non-technical people (like myself) would be interested in
helping with things like that for a discounted rate. I support the idea of
people with "jobs" paying less than people who don't contribute.

Lauren

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:32 PM, David Snider <david at davidsnider.net> wrote:

> Would you mind elaborating on why you think it would be unwise to use
> virtualization?
>
> Also, we can't just divide and conquer the Admin tasks because it requires
> people with a very specialized skill set that I think most members here
> don't have. I know I don't.
>
> On Mon, 11 May 2009 22:06:19 -0400 (EDT), "Shaun Empie" <shaun at vpit.net>
> wrote:
> > I've historically been a quiet member but this discussion seems important
> > to where this coop goes into the future.  I think moving to a completely
> > virtual setup would be unwise.  That may be a great idea for geographic
> > redundancy and backup though.  It would allow us to backup important
> > services and information at little cost off-site.
> >
> > As for getting people involved, let's not forget this is a cooperative.
> > Each one of us has or should have a responsibility to the coop.  Instead
> > of relying on one or two volunteers or paid staff to administer the
> setup,
> > could we devise a way to get every member involved?  I think the default
> > membership should be a set of dues and a job.  If you don't want to
> > perform a job, then you pay a bit extra.  With over 100 members we can
> > split into committees and break up the jobs so that no one person has too
> > much work.  It seems that this would scale well and foster a better
> > atmosphere.  I don't like this idea that I pay the coop my $5 dues and
> > "they" owe me something.  If I wanted that I'd pay a hosting company that
> > provides a SLA.  I think we need a major culture shift.
> >
> > -Shaun
> >
> >
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