PC 2013-04-07 minutes

Motions Passed Using Loomio (April 1st-7th)

-Motion to proceed with the creation of the manifesto as follows: The Political Council will spend a period of not less than 7, and not more than 15, days on each manifesto header (currently Digital Economy and Digital Rights, Economy and Jobs, etc) with the entire section open to revision. (1) Concurrently a topic will be started on Facebook announcing the beginning of this project and introducing the first section. Effort will be taken to keep these posts visible. Facebook followers will be invited to assist by submitting their own revisions, expertise and comments. Each section (header) will be dealt with in the manner described above. At the end of this process the Political Council will wait at least one month before beginning the process of forming the 2015 Election Platform. (1) If a Political Council Member wishes for the process to end before 15 days have passed they simply need to email the other members seeking agreement to do so or create a Loomio proposal to the same effect. Motion adopted after debate and ammendment 6 aye/0 nay

-Motion to adopt the following as our Social Media Guidelines for posting:  POSTING Before posting, a Social Media Team member will make sure the post falls into one or more of the following categories: -News about the Pirate Party of Canada. -News about Pirate movements around the world. -Laws or ideas being considered in Canada or worldwide that affect privacy, IP law, net neutrality and/or government transparency/accountability. -Uses and misuses of technology. -Announcements of party innitiatives. When posting, the Social Media Team member will sign their post at the bottom with either their name (full or partial), initials, or common nickname the party knows them by. Social media team members are discouraged from changing their signature except to provide more clarity who is posting. MODERATING Social Media Team members will revert to their personal accounts in the comment section of a post except for the following reasons: -Answering a question directed at the party. -Clarifying the original post. -Clarifying the party's stance Posts in the comment section follow the same guidelines as regular posts. It is not the Social Media Team's policy to remove posts or comments by others as we are the party of free speech. However, posts that are CLEARLY spam may be hidden. PASSING ON INFORMATION The party will on occasion be contacted privately through social media by people offering to volunteer or seeking information. These inquiries are to be passed on to the Political Council without undue delay. SCOPE These guidelines were written with Facebook in mind but effort has been taken to make this document useful for all PPCA social media platforms. In the event a specific point cannot be translated on to a specific social media platform the Social Media Team is asked to use their best judgement and common sense in moving forward, and to inform the Political Council of the difficulties encountered.  Motion adopted without debate 6 aye/0 nay

-Motion to hold mumble meetings on the 3rd Sunday of every month (don't worry an email will go out reminding you) at 7:30PM EST. Motion adopted after debate 7 aye/0 nay