Feedback thread

[anna]

Sounds good Danny! So long as we stick to your order for rules and not the original ones as I agree and think that it is better.

What is the procedure for warnings? We should probably make these clear too - something like 3 strikes and you're out? Or is there a ranking of offences so that being racist gets 6 points but a swear word gets you 1 point, a bit like a driving licence?

Thanks for all the work you're all doing
xxx

[Danny]

Could the current Committee Chairs reply to the threads with their contact details (if they wish to make them public)? Should they also post details of vacancies on their teams?

Contact details are public anyway - they are all on the university Directory. We usually make it known in the termcards, etc, who holds what position, and since it is good for officers to be accessible and accountable I don't see any problem with just putting officer names and Durham email addresses in the first post of the relevant committee threads. Or, as George suggested, we can make it so that there are @dus.org.uk accounts for each position and use them, although I fear that they wouldn't be checked often enough (especially by junior officers). I like the idea of posting vacancies in those threads!

There can be an unlimited number of Moderator profiles; users' accounts can be given Moderator permissions by admin; as moderation of anythign breaking the Forum Rules needs to be done immediately - otherwise it's completely redundant - would it be prudent to make a sufficient number of regular users Moderators to keep an eye out?

I guess it depends how active these forums become, so we'll probably have to wait and see how regularly people post on here once they are advertised to the whole membership and decide then how many moderators are needed.

What is the general plan for opening these forums up to everyone? Is it just a case of as soon as it is ready, or is this going to be launched fully in Michaelmas once we've had the new lot of students? Or perhaps include details of it in the Freshers' Brochure so we can get people interested and involved before they even get here...

[anna]

My only worry with putting personal emails on the forums is that anyone can access them. I know currently they are already available on university webmail, but that is only accessible by students and staff here. The forums can be seen by anybody, no? Isn't a name and the office number and the info account enough for a message to get to the relevant person who can then call back or write back? Perhaps a notification is able to be sent to the relevant person whenever someone writes on their threads?

I think in terms of opening up the forums, it should be done so that when people open their fresher packs, join via the website and think 'what now?', they can start meeting other union members here, discussing events they like the look of, getting excited about what we have planned for their first year here. We can get discussion on the ball going before they recieve them so that they are more likely to buy tickets etc...

I think that making the use of forums something that is normal to new members, as opposed to a new initiative, is key to them being a resource that will be regularly accessed. Therefore it is important that they see them as soon as they go on the website to check out if they'd like to be members. Just how I see them working - what do you all think?

[edmason]

Could the current Committee Chairs reply to the threads with their contact details (if they wish to make them public)? Should they also post details of vacancies on their teams?

I think what Jamie's put up for Speakers Comm should be the model...

[anna]

I really like what Jamie has written, I agree it would be great if all officers could introduce themselves and the committee because it means people know what they're getting into when they sign up on a Friday night.

Again, thanks George and Seb and Danny and Ed for putting so much work in - I think they look really good and I especially like the picture in the top left corner - is that one that you took, Stella?

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[Tball]

Hi guys,
How about some space for competitive debating? The best thing for the society is to open up competitive debating and get more indivicuals involved, so let's use this as a tool for that as well.
All the best,
T

[Tball]

For instance, could we start a usergroup for the different debate squads?
Any thoughts?
-T

[anna]

Hi Tom!

I think that's a great idea. There's probably lots that we've missed - only just added 24 , and where would we be without that for a jug of Pimms?? Should see what Jon thinks, he can come up with some initial content and then maybe George could add a page in?

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[Calum]

I'd like to complain about the lack of options in terms of tagging users as members of a particular political party.

Specifically, I'd like representation for Solidarity, "Scotland's Socialist Movement", or otherwise for the Respect coalition.

You can leave out the SNP- they're a sect, not a political party.