Membership Departures

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

I'd like to discuss different ways of keeping track of the membership in this forum.

Currently, I keep the list updated by using the sign in thread as a guide. What I do is click on the little icon that tells you who all has posted in any given thread. This is why it is so vital that people sign in that particular thread. Then I take off those who have said they are leaving.

The problem is that the larger the membership gets, the harder it will be to track it. I'd like to discuss ideas of how to make this an easier and more accurate process.

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Was wondering about that! When the thread rolls, I was thinking we could archive this one in our Rules sub-forum, and link to it in the OP of the new one, and make that the sticky in the main forum? Whadayareckon?

Putting this here as a start to the conversation. :)

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

The reason this is an issue is because we want the membership list to be as accurate as possible. But it's not always easy to keep track of it.

I'm thinking perhaps I need to make a post somewhere listing those who have left . As we get larger, this list will probably grow as well because you know as well as I do that not everyone who signs up is a conservative Christian.

[GreenMunchkin]

Yah, was thinking a Sign Out List, also. Do you want me to go through the thread and add anyone who's signed out? I can move their posts to a new thread and sticky it so it's next to Sign In.

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Ooh...that would be great! :thumbsup:

But maybe we should wait until a few others have chimed in on the subject? I don't want to jump ahead of anything. :)

[Debi1967]

Ok but say like GM signed out and left the forum and then returned to the forum and is now a mod of the forum and we just accepted her back because we never took her off the roles in the first place.

And what about NG101 he has said he is leaving yet I see him still sticking his head in from time to time and also nyj (Tom)said Goodbye but it was only to go on his honeymoon .... What if someone wants to simply take a hiatus for a little while and tells everyone that they are going on hiatus for while and don't know when they will be back, does that mean we disenroll them from their own forum????? I mean these people should be welcomed back with open arms when they come back not required to register again just so that they can post.

[GreenMunchkin]

Golly, Debi, no :hug: As far as I'm aware, only 4 people have signed out officially. Auntie, cos she left CF, Angel4Truth (although, hopefully she'll come back), XJ (and hopefully hopefully he's coming back) and JimfromOhio.

If they come back, tis yayness! :clap:

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Golly, Debi, no :hug: As far as I'm aware, only 4 people have signed out officially. Auntie, cos she left CF, Angel4Truth (although, hopefully she'll come back), XJ (and hopefully hopefully he's coming back) and JimfromOhio.

If they come back, tis yayness! :clap:
See! I forgot about a couple of those. :doh:

[Debi1967]

Golly, Debi, no :hug: As far as I'm aware, only 4 people have signed out officially. Auntie, cos she left CF, Angel4Truth (although, hopefully she'll come back), XJ (and hopefully hopefully he's coming back) and JimfromOhio.

If they come back, tis yayness! :clap:
Jim said he was leaving the forums period for awhile not necessarily leaving us I think we should leave him on the rolls in case he decides to come back to at a later date...

Jim left and came back once already.

That is why I say that....

But otherwise I see what you are saying and I thought someone else left us too, umm, soblessed53 I think

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Ok but say like GM signed out and left the forum and then returned to the forum and is now a mod of the forum and we just accepted her back because we never took her off the roles in the first place.

And what about NG101 he has said he is leaving yet I see him still sticking his head in from time to time and also nyj (Tom)said Goodbye but it was only to go on his honeymoon .... What if someone wants to simply take a hiatus for a little while and tells everyone that they are going on hiatus for while and don't know when they will be back, does that mean we disenroll them from their own forum????? I mean these people should be welcomed back with open arms when they come back not required to register again just so that they can post.

Absolutely we welcome them back! :)

But you've touched on an issue that has bothered me too. Sometimes people just need a break. But they don't realize it and say "goodbye". Like Jim...I'm SO glad he came back! :clap: But I wish that whole goodbye stuff hadn't even taken place. It hurt us, and it hurt him because when he came back it was like a dog with his tail between his legs. :(

It's a tough situation. Ideally I'd really like it if when someone leaves we still keep their name on the list. Only those we have to kick out would be taken off. But some people would take issue with that because they don't want to be associated with CC anymore. :|

[Debi1967]

Absolutely we welcome them back! :)

But you've touched on an issue that has bothered me too. Sometimes people just need a break. But they don't realize it and say "goodbye". Like Jim...I'm SO glad he came back! :clap: But I wish that whole goodbye stuff hadn't even taken place. It hurt us, and it hurt him because when he came back it was like a dog with his tail between his legs. :(

It's a tough situation. Ideally I'd really like it if when someone leaves we still keep their name on the list. Only those we have to kick out would be taken off. But some people would take issue with that because they don't want to be associated with CC anymore. :|
Maybe this would be the better way to go. I don't know but I do know that most congregations use this method instead of constantly updating the list by taking members off that voluntarily leave of their own accord unless they deliberately ask to be removed because they do not hold to the forum's prescribed tenets anymore.

[Hentenza]

Hi LT,

I agree with you and think that we should just leave their names in the list. If we ever have to use the FSB rules, hopefully never, the process is transparent so everyone here will have the opportunity to view the discussions.

[Lisa0315]

I was thinking about this today and thought I would bring this back up.

#1, We have alot of members on our list that have never posted here except the one time to sign in.

#2, What of those members who have asked to be removed? If we leave them on the list, I think, we should at least create a list of those who have asked to leave. After 1 month, we remove them if they have not come back.

The reason I am thinking like this is because I can think of a situation in which a member leaves in anger, and then, continues to post here causing a lot of conflict. Please remember that our Strike 1 rule only applies to non-members.

Lisa

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

I was thinking about this today and thought I would bring this back up.

#1, We have alot of members on our list that have never posted here except the one time to sign in.

#2, What of those members who have asked to be removed? If we leave them on the list, I think, we should at least create a list of those who have asked to leave. After 1 month, we remove them if they have not come back.

The reason I am thinking like this is because I can think of a situation in which a member leaves in anger, and then, continues to post here causing a lot of conflict. Please remember that our Strike 1 rule only applies to non-members.

Lisa
Not a bad idea Lisa. Would help me a lot to have some kind of process in place to keep things straight.

Ok...so to recap.

Member Departure Guidelines

We leave the membership list as is until the following takes place:

When someone wishes to withdraw their membership they say so.
Their name will be added to the list of names of those wishing to withdraw.
If after a month the person withdrawing does not post a retraction or communicate that they have changed their mind, their name will be taken off the list.

[GreenMunchkin]

Nothing to add... just wanted to get onto post 9667 :blush:

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

^_^

:hug:

[Lisa0315]

I think that is perfect and even ready to go to poll. Can you set it up Trekki?

Lisa

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

I think that is perfect and even ready to go to poll. Can you set it up Trekki?

Lisa
Sure! :)

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Hmm...just thought of something though.

There is someone who signed up to be a member but we later determined that she was not conservative. What happens in those cases? Right now I just take her name off the list...would that be something for a different rule?

[Lisa0315]

I know exactly what you are talking about. The rules worked and it was not a problem. Remember, all they have to do is agree with our Statement. If for any reason, they do not agree, then, we ask a simple question just to make sure we have not misunderstood. In the case you are talking about, she still fellowships with us and thinks we are great. She just doesn't happen to agree with all of our Statement. It really wasn't a problem.

For those kinds of situations, I say, we let our Statement speak for us. More than that, we speak gracefully to that person. No reports needed! (Actually, I did have to report her homepage, but she knew I was going to do it before I did it. I explained that it was just for a record)

However, if after saying all that you feel that we need a rule for removing members who have shown that they are not Conservative in some way, then, I will be glad to help with that. I just think we need to be very, very careful to not have something that can be abused if people get mad at each other. You know?

Lisa

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

I know exactly what you are talking about. The rules worked and it was not a problem. Remember, all they have to do is agree with our Statement. If for any reason, they do not agree, then, we ask a simple question just to make sure we have not misunderstood. In the case you are talking about, she still fellowships with us and thinks we are great. She just doesn't happen to agree with all of our Statement. It really wasn't a problem.

For those kinds of situations, I say, we let our Statement speak for us. More than that, we speak gracefully to that person. No reports needed! (Actually, I did have to report her homepage, but she knew I was going to do it before I did it. I explained that it was just for a record)

However, if after saying all that you feel that we need a rule for removing members who have shown that they are not Conservative in some way, then, I will be glad to help with that. I just think we need to be very, very careful to not have something that can be abused if people get mad at each other. You know?

Lisa

I agree. It wouldn't be something we would used without just cause. So that will a guideline we will bring up later on.

Okey doke...off to make a poll. ;)