Group Constitution
The name of the group is Northampton Pagans
Mission Statement
Northampton Pagans is a group for all people who consider Paganism an integral part of their life and world view.
The group is also for those who are genuinly seeking guidance and information about Paganism to help them on their personal path.
The aims of the group are as follows:
To work alongside other pagan organisations wherever aims are mutually beneficial and compatible with the aims of Northampton Pagans.
To hold local events for members of Northampton Pagans.
To cultivate respect and tolerance within paganism for all people, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender, physical ability, financial situation or age.
To encourage tolerance and respect of individual beliefs.
To encourage its members to follow paganism in accordance with current UK laws.
To encourage activities to increase awareness and improve the public image of paganism.
Management
Northampton Pagans is a non-profit making group and all monies raised within the group will be used solely for the group's benefit or donated to worthy causes as the group wishes.
Any monies made are to be for the benefit of current Northampton Pagans members
A designated Treasurer will keep a set of accounts of all money transactions, which will be reported upon twice yearly, at the solstices or by request.
Decision making
Day to day decisions will be made by the Elders.
Decisions on membership applications will be made by the Elders.
Any major decision to be made concerning the running of the group will be voted on by the members using the poll system on the website, where the poll will be initiated by the Elders. The result of this vote will then be taken into consideration by the Elders.
Membership
Applicants must live within the Northamptonshire county boundary, have regular internet access and be over 18.
Prospective members can apply to join by writing a short statement of their desire to join the group and by providing contact details, the minimum being a current e-mail address.
The application process will then follow as such. A standard e-mail will be sent to the applicant explaining the group's ethos and the applicant will be asked to give more details about their path and how it colours their life.
If the applicant is deemed acceptable by the Elders they will recieve an acceptance e-mail with further instructions on how to register with the group's site.
All New Members will go through a 3 month trial period where they are expected to attend at least one moot or discussion evening and post regularly on the forum.
After those 3 months, if the member has attended one moot or discussion evening and posted at least 50 posts their membership level will be increased to Full Member. If this is not the case, the Elders will discuss what steps can be taken to encourage them to play a more active role or if their membership is to be withdrawn.
The obligations of membership are to post on the web site regularly and take an active role in discussions. Members are also expected to attend pub moots or discussion evenings where realistically possible.
Periodically the member list will be reviewed to ensure that all members are actively interested in the group, have visited the site and attended moots or discussion evenings. Special dispensation may be made if the elders are notified in advance that the member is not able to log in.
If a member has not visited the site in one month; irrespective of attendance to moots or discussion evenings, their membership level will be changed to Quiet and they will lose access to the forums, e-mail and pm systems. There will be a message asking them to contact the Admin via e-mail so that they can discuss their membership.
If they wish to continue with their membership they will be asked to become a New Member again and take on the relevant requirements of that membership level; but with a reduced post requirement of 25.
If they do not contact the Admin within at least one month their membership will automatically be deleted.
Members can leave by providing a written request that their name be removed from the membership list. An e-mail is sufficient in this instance.
Copies of all standard e-mails can be requested via Admin or The Elders.
Access to the pub moots and discussion evenings is reliant on an active membership level within the Northampton Pagans forum.
The use of pseudonyms is acceptable.
Closing Down
Should the group be dissolved all members will be notified. Any monies held will be donated to a worthy cause. This cause will be chosen by the group at the time of closing down.
Group Rules
1. Members will show respect for other's chosen paths and lifestyle, whether they agree with it or not. Any comments which could be considered as disrespectful or intolerant will be taken very seriously, and may result in membership being withdrawn.
2. Any information posted within the forum, whether it is personal or not, will not be shared with anyone outside the group, without the express permission of the originator, unless said information is already within the public domain. If it is found that this has happened the member passing on the information may be removed from the group.
3. Postings will fall within the country's copyright laws, and sources should be cited where possible.
4. The group is not to be used for the organisation of any unlawful activities.
5. Members are not to approach any other members with a view to recruiting into any esoteric closed group or society, unless it is discussed openly on the site.
6. The Yellow Pages forum can be used to inform the group of a member's skills and services but is not intended to be used for ongoing active marketing. Non excessive use of "bumping" is allowed.
7. Any texts, including rituals, held on the Northampton Pagans website, in it's entirety, remains the copyrite of Northampton Pagans and should not be used outside of Northampton Pagans without the prior permission of the Admin and The Elders.
8. Membership of the group is subject to the criteria laid out in the group's constitution. |
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