[Businessmtg] Webmaster Resume Answers to Questions

Thu May 10 23:57:03 PDT 2018

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> Thank you Anne.  This is all very helpful.
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> Now just to recap and confirm with you, and to keep it simple in my mind,
> changes you would make on your own would be limited to “fixes for broken
> links, spelling errors”, and spelling errors do not include whole sentence
> changes, right?  Also as Jerry mentioned “primary website maintenance and
> upkeep responsibilities”.
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> What is meant when saying “content and placement”?
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> Thanks again.
> Beverly
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> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:20 PM Anne K <annabelina2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello!
>>
>> I decided to try and answer all of the questions so far in this email -
>> please let me know if there are more questions or if further clarification
>> is needed. I’ve re-arranged the questions a bit to go from general to
>> technical.
>>
>> -----
>>
>> From Karen C:
>> 1.  Can you tell us what other " trusted servant"  positions you have
>> filled on asp.   (as we know from the last position of secretary, we had to
>> overlook the business meetings as experience regardless of how long we
>> participate in them.  We had issues with accepting committee participation
>> as service.  We were also told that daily chairing does not qualify for
>> time as a trusted servant.)  I am just looking for clarification here.
>>
>> 2.  This question might need to be addressed by others in charge....we
>> know this is not considered  a f2f group.  There are a great many of us on
>> this site that attend and participate in our f2f groups, including service
>> positions, but those groups are not ASP.  Are we allowed to count that as
>> service towards ASP trusted servant experience since it was not part of
>> ASP.
>>
>> My answer:
>> I consider this the most important question because if “daily chairing
>> does not qualify for time as a trusted servant” then I may need to withdraw
>> my resume. I thought - and I must not have been in the business meeting
>> where this was discussed - that serving as a daily chair in ASP for 6
>> months at least twice - would qualify as the one year of participation
>> required for a trusted servant position. Granted it has been a couple years
>> since I chaired one of the weekly meetings here at ASP; but I have chaired
>> at least three different six-month periods or at least a year and a half.
>>
>> In the f2f groups I have been in, chairing meetings was more of a ‘single
>> occurrence’ than a weekly or monthly commitment so I wasn’t relying on that
>> service as qualification for ASP.
>>
>> -----
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>>
>> From Beverly and Jerry
>> I was wondering what your understanding of the webmaster position here at
>> ASP, is?  What do you think you are responsible and not responsible for?
>> Every person brings something different to the Al-Anon service positions
>> they stand for. ASP has defined responsibilities for our webmaster position
>> at http://asp-afg.org/members/asp-elected-trusted-servants/ <
>> http://asp-afg.org/members/asp-elected-trusted-servants/>.
>>
>> My answer:
>> I reviewed the defined responsibilities for the Web Master before I
>> decided to apply; so that is my understanding of the position. Having been
>> in the last couple business meetings, though, I also am aware and in
>> agreement with the Business Meeting approves all major changes to the
>> website. By major changes I mean changes in content or placement. Changes I
>> would expect to make on my own are fixes for broken links, spelling errors
>> - that sort of thing.
>>
>> -----
>>
>> From Beverly:
>> And in regards to the answer to the question about what changes do you
>> not want to see at ASP, are you able to be more specific?  Besides not
>> wanting to depart from the steps, traditions, and concepts.  Relating to
>> the webmaster position and the KDBM process that is used in this particular
>> Al Anon on line meeting to implement change.  How do you see yourself
>> fitting into this process?
>>
>> My answer:
>> While I personally find the KDBM process to be rather long, I do think it
>> is an excellent way to encourage discussion and achieve consensus. I think
>> there is a big difference between an f2f business meeting and an on-line
>> business meeting, which is why I think the KDBM process works well in for
>> the online business meeting format.  On-line not everyone is in the “same
>> room” at the same time, so to me KDBMI  is good for thoughtful
>> consideration of the topics at hand. The Web Master role in this process is
>> to set up the voting and publish the results - so that’s how I see myself
>> fitting in.
>>
>> Regarding the changes I do not want to see in ASP - I think the
>> breakdowns in communication are easier in email than in person. I think in
>> email it can be difficult to convey tone, and misunderstandings are easy. I
>> think that the website - especially the members section, can be - and is
>> already to a fair extent though the FAQs specifically - a place to find
>> some … equilibrium. Kind of like a reminder of sorts that we are all doing
>> our best in following the steps, traditions and concepts. I don’t have
>> anything specific in mind right this second - but I do think that is worth
>> emphasizing. That would probably be a future topic for a business meeting :)
>>
>> ——
>>
>> From Jerry and Karen C
>> My question for you, Anne, is: beyond the primary website maintenance and
>> upkeep responsibilities listed, what skill sets and insights do you have
>> which could add to the security of our website and in turn to ASP and its
>> members as a whole?
>>
>> 3.  How much experience do you have doing actual web page work in this
>> type of group.  As for your cybersecurity degree, how  do you see that
>> adding to the security of the web page.  How do you think your work on your
>> internal work pages will lend to your knowledge for the current ASP
>> website.
>>
>> My answer:
>> It’s funny to me what I recall when asked a specific question. So not
>> only do I put together “web pages” at work,  but I also maintained a web
>> presence (and a facebook presence) for a local alumni group I was in, and
>> for a local chapter of a professional group I was in. To me, the point of a
>> web page is to provide information in an organized manner so that the user
>> can find what they are looking for quickly. So as a skill set I have
>> created web pages or web sites. I am familiar with the analytics “behind
>> the curtain” - knowing how many visitors have hit the site and how much
>> time they spent there can show potential strengths and weaknesses in
>> content. One of my strengths is data analysis - getting meaning out of the
>> data and using it for improvement.
>> At work we have multiple user groups for the pages so it can be a
>> challenge to merge the competing information sets. Here at ASP, we also
>> have several specific user groups - new members, and current members - and
>> we have specific sections for each. The challenge is making sure it works
>> for everyone. I’d say offhand that the new member part seems to be working
>> well, based on the number of new member welcomes I see in the recovery
>> meeting. It does seem like current members are either not sure where to
>> find information or are unaware of the website (even though it is at the
>> bottom of every email)  As Web Master I’d like to come up with some
>> potential ways to get the membership to remember that we have a members
>> only website - again I do not have any specific solutions in mind right
>> this second - I think a better definition of the problem is needed - what
>> do members ask about the most - sponsorship? Acronyms?   And then coming up
>> with some starter solutions (I’ve found that when solving a problem it is
>> often easier to start with at least one viable solution for discussion -
>> from there additional solutions seem to flow).
>>
>> As for security (my favorite topic!) if there is one thing I learned in
>> school, it is that everyone gets hacked. There is no “we’re too small” or
>> “we’re not important” or “who would want our data” - and the hackers are
>> not usually the lone kid like in the movie WarGames anymore - they are
>> criminals or nation states or someone looking to make a statement. Sadly,
>> ransomware / blackmail is still a good way to make money (and no, I don’t
>> do that - just sayin’!) Our pages and list are, I believe, externally
>> hosted. So from a security standpoint, while it is likely the hosts
>> responsibility to protect the data; it is also our responsibility to make
>> sure our data is protected as well. If you think of the host as ADT or some
>> other physical security company you can have in your home, they take
>> responsibility in notifying the authorities if someone breaks into your
>> house, but it’s still your job not to leave all the doors unlocked and a
>> stash of gold coins out on the table. I cannot prevent us from being
>> hacked. But I can look into encryption where appropriate and redundancy
>> where appropriate to give ASP more cyber resilience - or the ability to
>> absorb an attack and bounce back.
>>
>> LOL I can go on for days - so I will stop - please let me know if there
>> are more questions or if I’ve been confusing :)
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Anne K
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