Vote to rework membership points

Sponsor

• User:hef

Background

There are 2 major problems with the current Member point system.

• It should be a Policy, not a bylaw.
• What points are given for is ambiguous.

Removing the policy from the bylaws is straight forward.

Making the policy less ambiguous is going to be accomplished by simplifying the language, and clarification judgement on member points.

Supplementary wiki page: Things that Get Member points

This section is meant to describe a supplementary page called "Things that Get member points"

All member points awarded are at the discretion of the Board of Directors, but they are generally nice people that want to see the space improved.

To Request Member points for yourself or another member, or to spend a member point, email [email protected] with the details of your request.

Teaching

• Any class with 5 or more people
• Any event open to the public with 10 or more attendees
• Authorizing 4 people on the Shopbot. Does not need to be concurrent.
• Authorizing 1 person on the Mill.
• Authorizing 5 people on the laser engraver. Does not need to be concurrent.
• Authorizing 5 people on the SEM.
  • The prerequisite SEM class is separate, and may receive a point independently.
• Running a Welding instruction session with 2 or more participants

Additional Considerations for Member points

• Arranging for external instruction at PS:One
• Dealing with large, and or complicated Messes or problems at PS:One.
• Infrastructure improvements.
  • Facility repair and maitiance
  • Arranging for Contractors to repair/maintain PS:One

Assisting Area Hosts

• Area hosts are actively encouraged to recommend members for member points.

Advertising

• Writing 3 blog posts.
• Creating a Project Pumping Station: One that goes viral, or gets syndicated on other hacker news sites.
  • There will be a lot of board discretion exercised on this.

Language

• Remove Member Rewards Amendment from the bylaws.
• Create a policy called "Member Points" as follows:

Member Points

• Members can be awarded membership points for various things they do that benefit the space.
• Member Points are valued at the difference between Full Membership and Starving Hacker Rates.

Things Points can be redeemed for

• Dues discount.
• Status increase - Get 1 month of full member status for the price of a starving hacker membership.

Details

• Member points are awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors and may or may not be awarded for anything.
• Points have no cash value and they expire 12 months after issuance.
• Points may be transferred from member to member.
• To request a point for yourself or another member, you must contact the Board of Directors.
• To spend a point, you must contact the Board of Directors.

Eligibility

• You must be a member to be eligible to receive member points.
• Members of the Board of Directors are eligible for member points for activities performed outside their duties as defined in the bylaws.