[TriLUG] Surprise surprise...

[Jeremy Portzer]

I know I'm coming in late here, but I thought I'd mention that having
reviewed a number of guidelines surrounding non-profits and studying
TriLUG's charter, I believe Mike to be correct on this.  As I have moved
out of NC, I am no longer officially a TriLUG member and would not be able
to vote even if I could attend (attendance has always been required to
vote).

But our bylaws and operational policies have never been to remove people's 
shell accounts just because they stopped being an official member.  As far 
as I know we have never revoked any accounts except perhaps some accounts 
whose owners we could not contact or discern when we switched servers a 
while back.

Jeremy Portzer
wishing he still could be an official trilug member :(

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Mike Johnson wrote:

> Matt Frye wrote:
> > On 9/19/05, William Sutton <william at trilug.org> wrote:
> > 
> >>Hummm....
> >>
> >>What if I once registered for membership with TriLUG, I have a trilug.org
> >>shell account, post to the list, but never received my card, and now live
> >>out of state?
> > 
> > 
> > Your subject to different rules one you move out of state.  As are
> > jeremyp, chrish, etc.  Although, I don't think those rules are
> > enforced.
> > 
> > MPF
> 
> Technically, you have to be a resident of North Carolina to be a member 
> of TriLUG.  So, once you are no longer considered a resident by the 
> state, you are no longer a member.  It is my understanding that TriLUG 
> has no enforced policies on how to revoke membership, but as far as the 
> state of NC is concerned (the state is relevant, as that's where the 
> requirement comes from, as part of the non-profit organization 
> requirements/status), you are no longer a member of TriLUG.  What TriLUG 
> chooses to do with things such as your shell account is another matter.
> 
> Being on the mailman membership database for the trilug mailing list 
> does not make you a member of TriLUG.  Never has, never will.  Anyone, 
> anywhere, can subscribe to the list and be active.  Unless you are in 
> the TriLUG membership database (which is different than the mailman 
> database), you are not a member of TriLUG.
> 
> Anything beyond that, the current SC will need to comment on.  These are 
> my understanding of the rules, nothing more.
> 
> Mike
> 

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