Posted by mair on April 3, 2002, at 8:06:14
In reply to Babble Birth Days determine old timers?, posted by Shar on April 3, 2002, at 2:30:28
This is a tough one. If we had added another Board the last time it was discussed, under any cutoff rule, we'd have excluded several people whom I feel very connected to and who are valuable and valued contributors. And really, my bond with them is stronger than my bond with some definite old timers who haven't been around for a long time, for whatever reason. I also think the old timers perform a lot of valuable functions that help keep this Board a more welcoming and supportive place and I'd hate to see them abdicate this role simply because they then had somewhere else to go.
However, if the idea is to draw back into the fold people who have left, maybe it's worth at least a trial run. However would you, as Shar has suggested, create a date cut-off or require a certain length of participation as a pre-condition to joining the old timers? If the latter, would new people be added after they have been around for awhile?
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