PNC 03/13/2022

Agenda

Discussion

Old Business

• tabled platform committee proposal by Joe

New Business

• Request by at-large member to have some earlier PNC meeting times
• Pirate National Conference planning
• Kentucky state status proposal
• quick proposal by Joe

Attending

• Wodensday: Anthony Jay, IN
• Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Platform Committee Chairperson, MAPP Representative
• pmchi: Mitchel Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, Swarmcare Manager

Non-Voting

• yari: Rose Klein, PNC chair
• jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Secretary, Massachusetts
• Oz: Ethan Osborne Kentucky

Summary

Reports

• IT: Blog software uses the latest versions. Looking at issues with CiviCRM.
• Platform: We discussed the No fly zone and if we should have a policy on it. Decision was made that as US pirates, we should support the international pirates but try not to become directly involved.
• Treasurer: Exploring getting a debit card
• Outreach: Nothing to report
• Swarmwise: Formation of Kentucky and Pennsylvania parties is progressing

Minutes

Record of the meeting

[9:02pm] yari: Calling this meeting of the PNC to order at 9:02 pm EST
[9:02pm] yari: IDs please?
[9:02pm] Wodensday: Anthony Jay, IN
[9:02pm] Prussian_Roulette joined the chat room.
[9:02pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Platform Committee Chairperson, MAPP Representative
[9:02pm] pmchi: Mitchel Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, Swarmcare Manager
[9:03pm] yari: Rose Klein, PNC chair
[9:04pm] yari: jokeefe do we have you with us?
[9:04pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Secretary, Massachusetts
[9:04pm] yari: Thank you all, let's get into reports.
[9:04pm] yari: starting with jokeefe
[9:04pm] yari: anything to report?
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Blog software uses the latest versions. Looking at issues with CiviCRM.
[9:05pm] OzKentucky joined the chat room.
[9:05pm] jokeefe: nothing else to report.
[9:05pm] OzKentucky left the chat room. (connection closed)
[9:05pm] yari: thank you jokeefe.
[9:05pm] Oz joined the chat room.
[9:05pm] yari: next up, Joe - anything to report?
[9:05pm] yari: Welcome Oz, please ID
[9:06pm] Oz: Ahoy Oz Kentucky here
[9:06pm] yari: Oz ID is full name and state please
[9:06pm] Joe: We discussed the No fly zone and if we should have a policy on it. Decision was made that as US pirates, we should support the international pirates but try not to become directly involved.
[9:07pm] Oz: Ethan Osborne Kentucky
[9:07pm] yari: Thank you Oz.
[9:07pm] yari: And Oz, out of curiosity - can we look forward to a KY proposal today or next week?
[9:07pm] Joe: That was platform, for the Treasurer, nothing this week, though I do plan on getting us a debt card for easy access.
[9:08pm] Joe: That's all for me.
[9:08pm] yari: Thank you Joe. the debit card seems useful for some instances, I'm sure.
[9:08pm] yari: Next up in reports, Wodensday
[9:08pm] yari: anything to report?
[9:09pm] Oz: Yari I can submit proposal whenever yall are ready
[9:09pm] yari: Oz if you are ready today then I will add it to our new business.
[9:10pm] Wodensday: I know outreach has some stuff here or there but I’ve yet to follow up on any of them, for now I’ll say nothing to report.
[9:10pm] Joe: May I add a new business as well, should be a quick motion.
[9:10pm] yari: Of course, Joe. I do have the platform proposal from last week still up there. Anyone is welcome to add to new business.
[9:10pm] yari: Thank you Wodensday. next up is pmchi. anything to report?
[9:10pm] Joe: Tis a sad motion but important nonetheless.
[9:11pm] pmchi: Nothing to report past the inevitability of Kentucky and Pennsylvania’s formation. I reached out to Drew, things are organizing well over there!
[9:11pm] yari: sounds wonderful, thank you pmchi.
[9:13pm] pmchi: That’s all for Swarmcare
[9:14pm] yari: I'm not sure that I can make a succinct report on the current situation re:Discord harassement and re:Bosun and Sayyida's resignation, although I feel I should.
[9:15pm] Joe left the chat room. (connection closed)
[9:15pm] Joe joined the chat room.
[9:15pm] Joe: suc·cinct /sə(k)ˈsiNG(k)t/ Learn to pronounce adjective (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed. "use short, succinct sentences"
[9:16pm] Joe: Had to look up that word. Figured I would share.
[9:16pm] Wodensday left the chat room. (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
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[9:17pm] Wodensday: Wodensday, IN, regular victim of IRC
[9:17pm] Wodensday: Anthony Jay*
[9:17pm] yari: I think for now I'll simply say that I am holding off on any Discord moderator action that would further complicate what still seems to be an ongoing situation in need of moderation. Once things are more resolved, I intend to discuss with this body further actions about how to make our community spaces into better places of productive discussion.
[9:17pm] yari: whether that be discord or otherwise
[9:17pm] yari: anyway ~
[9:18pm] yari: Is there any discussion or debate to be had on the reports as given?
[9:19pm] yari: hearing none, let's move on to old business.
[9:19pm] yari: Joe, you had an item titled simply 'platform committee proposal' last time which was tabled for time.
[9:19pm] yari: You have the floor
[9:19pm] yari: please elaborate
[9:20pm] Joe: As you know, platform committee has served two major functions since it's inception and no lack of controversy.
[9:21pm] Joe: The first has been to hammer out policys that are tried and true. And the second is to air out any concerns any of our members may have on any of our policies.
[9:22pm] Joe: We currently have a major vacancy with the international party. I hope that I may be excused from my post and have another take my place.
[9:23pm] Wodensday: I would like to ask a clarifying question, if that’s alright
[9:23pm] yari: Oh. okay.
[9:23pm] Joe: The two members whom has been interested in it has been Wodensday and Pmchi
[9:23pm] Joe: Of course!
[9:23pm] Wodensday: Is this a resignation from the platform committee?
[9:23pm] Wodensday: Okay, yeah, duh, makes sense now
[9:24pm] yari: Joe it sounds as though you are asking to be the USPP gobetween for the PPI
[9:24pm] Joe: Not unless there is another to carry the torch if you will. And that would be because I see this committee as vital to our pirate ways.