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WEBSITE COMMITTEE |
| 17.1. |
The purpose of the Website Committee shall be to
administer and maintain "The Website of the Virginia Area
Assembly of Alcoholics Anonymous" (hereinafter, referred
to as "the Website") on the Internet World Wide Web.
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| 17.2. |
The Website Committee shall oversee and coordinate the
Website Committee meetings and the Web team
activities.
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| 17.3. |
The Website Committee shall be responsible for finding the
best price of goods and services to enable the Website to
exist.
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| 17.4. |
The Website Committee shall ensure that the Website is
self-supporting by the Virginia Area Assembly without
receiving anything of value from any source outside the
A.A. Service Structure or the A.A. Fellowship.
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| 17.5. |
The Website Committee shall conduct a periodic survey of
the Area Assembly to ascertain whether the Website is
fulfilling its purpose.
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| 17.6. |
The Website Committee shall display the Website at every
Virginia Area Assembly and Virginia Area Committee
Meeting assuming accommodations can be made.
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| 17.7. |
The Website Committee Chairperson shall designate
additional members of A.A. to serve as members of the
Web team.
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| 17.8. |
Area Website:
| A. |
The purpose of the Website shall be to assist
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) in the Virginia Area in
carrying the message of A.A. and providing
information about the A.A. Fellowship to the public.
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| B. |
The Website shall present the following
information in order for the still-suffering alcoholic
to make direct, face-to-face contact with A.A.:
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A list of meetings of Virginia A.A. groups
and meetings of A.A. groups affiliated with
Virginia Area districts.
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| 2. |
A listing of A.A. events within or connected
to the Virginia Area.
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| C. |
The Website shall be a Public Information vehicle
of the Virginia Area Assembly and shall present
only publicly available information about A.A.
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| D. |
Operating within the principles embodied in the
Twelve Traditions of A.A., the Website shall
specifically, but not exclusively:
| 1. |
Link only to the General Service Office
(GSO) and Grapevine Websites.
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| 2. |
Use no individual's name.
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| 3. |
Present no affiliation, endorsement or
display of any non-A.A. entity.
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| E. |
Website Registration:
| 1. |
The Website shall be registered with the
InterNIC as http://www.aavirginia.org, in the
name of the Virginia Area Assembly.
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| 2. |
"Chairperson of the Virginia Area
Assembly" shall be named owner of the
domain registration.
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| 3. |
The billing contact shall be "Treasurer of
the Virginia Area Assembly."
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| 4. |
The technical contact with the InterNIC
must necessarily be the Website's Internet
Service Provider.
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| 5. |
By holding the InterNIC account,
"Chairperson of the Virginia Area
Assembly" shall have direct control over the
technical access to the Website.
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| F. |
The Website shall contain the following:
| 1. |
A home page displaying the name of the
Website as well as clearly identified
connections to the other sections of the
Website.
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| 2. |
A schedule of meetings of Virginia A.A.
groups and meetings of A.A. groups
affiliated with Virginia Area districts.
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| 3. |
A list of A.A. events within or connected to
the Virginia Area.
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| 4. |
A map of Virginia showing the names and
locations of Virginia Area districts.
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| 5. |
Links to the GSO and Grapevine Websites.
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A connection to the Web team E-mail
Listserver.
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| 7. |
The Guidelines for the Website Committee.
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| 8. |
A counter indicating the number of
accesses to the Website.
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| 9. |
A list of submitted, public Virginia
Intergroup/Central Office phone numbers.
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| 10. |
A help function for site navigation.
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| G. |
Procedures to submit information for display on
the Website shall be as follows:
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General Service Representatives, District
Committee Members, or designee of
District Committee Member:
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shall notify the Web team of
changes to group information listed
on the meeting schedule in writing,
using E-mail or postal mail.
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| b. |
shall provide group information to
the Web team in order to add
groups to the meeting schedule.
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| c. |
may request the removal of any or
all group information from the
Website at any time.
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| d. |
shall have the responsibility of
verifying the accuracy of group
information on the Website.
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| 2. |
Voting members of the Virginia Area
Assembly shall provide announcements of
A.A. events within or connected to the
Virginia Area to be posted on the Website
to the Web team in writing, using E-mail or
postal mail.
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| H. |
Unilateral actions taken by an individual in regard
to the Website, without prior approval of the entire
Web team and/or a majority of the Website
Committee and/or a majority of the Area
Assembly, may result in the removal of that
individual's technical access to the Website.
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| 18. |
WEBSITE COORDINATOR |
| 18.1. |
The Website Coordinator shall have the responsibility of
managing the Web team.
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| 18.2. |
The Web team shall consist of the Website Coordinator, an
Alternate Website Coordinator and the Website
Committee Chairperson.
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| 18.3. |
The Web team shall delegate the responsibilities in the
administration and technical support of the Website
among its members and shall keep the Website
Committee informed as to the Web team's organization
and operation.
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| 18.4. |
The Web team shall be responsible for the day-to-day
maintenance of the Website including, but not limited to:
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Updating meeting and event information in a
timely manner.
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| B. |
Backing up the Website data files on a biweekly
basis.
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| C. |
Monitoring the Website ensuring its ongoing
operation.
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| D. |
Forwarding group information changes to the Area
Mailing List Coordinator.
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| 18.5. |
The Web team shall have sole access to make changes to
the Website and shall have responsibility to maintain
appropriate security for the integrity of the Website and
the information it contains.
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| 18.6. |
As trusted servants, the members of the Web team shall be
authorized to make changes to the Website, as they
deem necessary, within the limitations of these guidelines.
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| 18.7. |
To facilitate the operation of the Website, the Web team
shall maintain an E-mail Listserver.
| A. |
The Web team shall provide pertinent E-mail
communication that occurs via the Website.
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| B. |
Any interested A.A. member shall be included on
the Listserver.
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| 18.8. |
The members of the Web team shall have equal and full
access to the Website, including file transfer privileges
and control of the Website's E-mail Listserver.
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| 18.9. |
Should irreconcilable disputes arise within the Web team,
the Website Committee Chairperson shall present these
matters before the entire Website Committee to be
resolved.
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