|
Frequently Asked Questions
This
page contains
information related to the GPSD website and mailing lists, general
Green Party information and links to GPSD officers. It was created to
answer some of the most frequently asked questions, especially for
those who have recently become active in the San Diego Green Party.
If
you still have more questions, contact the webmaster or GPSD Contact.
Green Party Information
Where can I find out about ...
Green Party platform and values?
List of GPSD officers and their contact information (council members,
working groups and committees, representatives of local groups, state
representatives)?
Minutes of County Council and General Membership meetings?
The GPSD bylaws?
How to contact the GPSD?
Upcoming events, meetings and agendas?
Mailing Lists
What
mailing lists are maintained by the GPSD?
Who is
currently responsible for moderating the mailing lists?
Who is
currently responsible for adding or removing members from mailing lists?
How
can I post messages to the mailing lists?
Website
Information
Who is
the webmaster?
How
can I post information or events to the website?
What
kind of information is available on the website?
How
should the co-chairs participate in maintaining an updated website?
Mailing Lists
Q: What mailing lists are maintained by
the GPSD?
A: The GPSD County maintains three mailing
lists, hosted under Yahoo Groups.
Announce:
Description: The
announcement list for meetings, events, official policy statements
(low-traffic).
Membership: about 940
members.
Who can post: only the
moderators can post.
To read the messages:
go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdgreens-council
Buzz:
Description:
Discussion and organizing list; notifications of Green Party press
releases; relevant news articles or opinion pieces (medium to high
traffic).
Membership: 50
members.
Who can post: anyone
can post to this list.
To read the messages:
go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdgreens-buzz
To post a message:
send a message to sdgreens-buzz@yahoogroups.com
Council:
Description:
This list was created so that the members of the County Council of the
Green Party of San Diego can communicate with each other and discuss
issues.
Membership: 7 members.
Who can post: anyone
can post but only councilmembers receive the messages.
To read the messages:
go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdgreens-council.
To post a message:
send a message to sdgreens-council@yahoogroups.com
 Subscribe to a list
Locals have their own mailing lists. The only one
maintained by the GPSD webmaster is the mailing list of the Uptown
Greens.
Uptown:
Description:
announcements of upcoming meetings and events of the Uptown Greens
local.
Membership: 80
members.
Who can post: anyone
can post. Currently, the moderator is Magali.
To read the messages:
No archives are available.
To post a message:
send a message to uptown@sdgreens.org
Top
Q: Who is currently responsible for moderating the mailing lists?
A: Currently, the main mailing list
postmaster and moderator is Magali.
The lists are not really moderated but subscribers are expected to
abide by general mailing list etiquette and be in accordance with the ten key values.
Top
Q: Who is currently responsible for adding or removing members from
mailing lists?
A: Currently, Magali Offerman is responsible
for
maintaining the mailing lists. All requests to be added or removed from
a GPSD mailing list should be sent to magali.
However, it is also possible to subscribe or unsubscribe directly to
the YahooGroups emails by going to Yahoo Groups.
Top
Q: How can I post messages to the mailing lists?
A: Announce:
Only
the moderators can post. The Announce messages are sent out every
Monday. If you wish to have an event sent to the list, send the
information to webmaster@sdgreens.org
by the preceding Friday.
Buzz:
Send a message to sdgreens-buzz@yahoogroups.com
Council:
Send a message to sdgreens-council@yahoogroups.com
Uptown: Although
everyone can post to the list, it's better to send one consolidated
message of all events. If you would like to have an event sent to the
list, send the information to uptowninfo@sdgreens.org
by Friday evening; messages are usually posted every other week. To
send a message directly, send an email to uptown@sdgreens.org.
Top
Website Information
Q: Who is the webmaster?
A: Matthew
Junker,
with help from a number of volunteers.
To contact the
webmaster, send an email to webmaster@sdgreens.org
Top
Q: How can I post information or events to the website?
A: To post events, fill out our event
submission form.
You may also send information on title, date, time, location, contact
info and a brief description of the event to webmaster@sdgreens.org.
Top
Q: What kind of information is available on the website?
A: Details on the information
posted on the website are available at Site
Map
Top
Q: How should the co-chairs participate in maintaining an updated
website?
A:
Meeting Info: Info for any future meetings
--County council or General Membership -- should be sent to webmaster@sdgreens.org
as soon as it is available so that it could be posted on the web. It is
recommended to have the info posted at least 2 weeks before the meeting
day.
These include
time, date,
location and meeting agenda. Having the agenda posted ahead of time
will allow the councilmembers to prepare and read up on the proposals,
and also it allows for a more democratic process since all Greens can
have access prior to meetings and can send any comments or suggestions.
It is best to also send the text of each proposal that is to be
included in the agenda.
Sample agendas
are available at agenda.html.
Minutes:
The minutes
for each meeting should be sent to the webmaster@sdgreens.org so that
they can be posted. The page for the minutes is at minutes.html.
Officer Duties:
Any changes
to the officers and their duties should be sent to webmaster@sdgreens.org.
Green Events and Info:
Upcoming
Green Events or important Council decisions should be announced through
the web and the mailing list. Also, if the council decides to
participate at some event and would like volunteers, for instance, the
webmasters should be notified. Send the relevant info to webmaster@sdgreens.org or by
using our online form.
Top
|
