[Businessmtg] WSO Conference Call

[Sandie Parkker]

Thank you, BJ.

My thoughts.

So to update on my last email.  Sue Perez is the Director of Group
Services.  So does that make her responsible for us because WSO doesn’t
know what or who else to put us under?  Do we even belong under WSO? Idk.
Or are we our own entity?

And even though, we are not recognized as an Al A Anon meeting, but more of
an “outreach group” we have a representative.   Another interesting
development.

I guess the whole internet thing is still evolving.   And we are a part of
some history making here.  More will be revealed.  One day at a time.

Beverly

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:07 AM Bubbe Turner <bjqt1945 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Jerry.  Below is basically what I got from the WSO Conference Call:
>
> It was an interesting Conference Call with WSO Associate Director of Group
> Services Sue Perez.  Those attending were members from email, telephone and
> chat room meetings.
>
> Basically the purpose was to see what those attending had to suggest that
> WSO could do further for these kinds of meetings.  Some ideas were put
> forth and it was decided to  have a separate Conference Call meeting in the
> future for those representing email meetings. It seems the phone and chat
> groups have more involved issues than we email people do.
>
> The use of Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manuals and OL Guidelines was stressed,
> the idea that it is out there for a reason so use it, aka Let It Begin With
> Me.  Also, it was asked that copyright privilege be given to use more CAL.
> There was also talk of the servers different meetings use or could use. It
> was suggested that WSO might have a secure server for use by OL meetings.
> I'm not sure at all what that might entail, perhaps Buddy can enlighten us.
>
> There is still a question of OL meetings being supplemental to face to face
> meetings.  Obviously, OL meetings attract people who do not have convenient
> access to f2f meetings for whatever reason but, still, many who attend f2f
> meetings need to use that connection for the benefit of their OL meetings.
>
> Also, it was discussed that OL meetings, particularly phone and chat room,
> meeting seem to attract more lurkers/trolls than email meetings do.
> Actually, my experience is that it is easier to ferret out the trolls and
> lurkers in email  meetings than possibly in the phone and chat meetings.
> We have had that happen but it has been fairly easy to recognize the
> intentions of such people.  I have dealt with writers, authors,
> paper-writing students, 'observers', ministers, people asking/hinting for
> financial help (a gofundme situation comes to mind), and creeps. It's easy
> with email meetings to explain Al-Anon circumstances to and ban or moderate
> such people if necessary.
>
> Do any of you have situations you would like to see discussed with WSO?  Is
> there anything you might suggest that WSO can do to further help OL
> meetings?
>
> In service,
> BJ
>
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