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* '''SOAS''' : A [[Decision panels/SOAS|decision panel about SOAS]] was requested at the September 25, 2009 SLOB meeting, and asked to answer four questions.

== ~~On decision panels and procedures~~ ==

== Procedures ==

A Decision Panel is expected to solicit community input, discuss (in private if necessary), reach a conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting it. Anyone may submit advice to the panel. Decision Panels should be given a time deadline by SLOB.

A Decision Panel (DP) is expected to solicit community input, discuss (in private if necessary), reach a conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting it. Anyone may submit advice to the panel. Decision Panels should be given a time deadline by SLOB.

Procedures:

# ~~we carry~~ out a discussion directly on the ~~sugar list~~, with a subject tag such as '[SOAS DP]'

# DP carries out a discussion directly on a public mailing list (i.e., iaep or sugar-devel or both, depending upon the topic), with a subject tag such as '[SOAS DP]'.

# ~~1-2 people~~ volunteer to moderate the public discussion, asking people to chime in (or take side-discussions to separate threads) as needed.

# 1–2 DP members volunteer to moderate the public discussion, asking people to chime in (or take side-discussions to separate threads) as needed.

# ~~we gather~~ people's ideas, needs, and suggestions, and ~~someone~~ records progress ~~reaching~~ conclusions on the SL wiki

# DP gathers people's ideas, needs, and suggestions, and a DP member records progress towards conclusions on the SL wiki.

# ~~1-2 people~~ volunteer to edit these conclusions into a thorough report, also on that wiki

# 1–2 DP members volunteer to edit these conclusions into a thorough report, also on that wiki.

# ~~we approve~~ the final report (hopefully by consensus) and ~~submit~~ it to the SLOB

# DP approves the final report (hopefully by consensus; by majority vote otherwise) and submits it to the SLOB.

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 * '''SOAS''' : A [[Decision panels/SOAS|decision panel about SOAS]] was requested at the September 25, 2009 SLOB meeting, and asked to answer four questions.
-== On decision panels and procedures ==
+== Procedures ==
-A Decision Panel is expected to solicit community input, discuss (in private if necessary), reach a conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting it.  Anyone may submit advice to the panel.  Decision Panels should be given a time deadline by SLOB.
+A Decision Panel (DP) is expected to solicit community input, discuss (in private if necessary), reach a conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting it. Anyone may submit advice to the panel. Decision Panels should be given a time deadline by SLOB.
 Procedures:
-# we carry out a discussion directly on the sugar list, with a subject tag such as '[SOAS DP]'
+# DP carries out a discussion directly on a public mailing list (i.e., iaep or sugar-devel or both, depending upon the topic), with a subject tag such as '[SOAS DP]'.
-# 1-2 people volunteer to moderate the public discussion, asking people to chime in (or take side-discussions to separate threads) as needed.
+# 1–2 DP members volunteer to moderate the public discussion, asking people to chime in (or take side-discussions to separate threads) as needed.
-# we gather people's ideas, needs, and suggestions, and someone records progress reaching conclusions on the SL wiki
+# DP gathers people's ideas, needs, and suggestions, and a DP member records progress towards conclusions on the SL wiki.
-# 1-2 people volunteer to edit these conclusions into a thorough report, also on that wiki
+# 1–2 DP members volunteer to edit these conclusions into a thorough report, also on that wiki.
-# we approve the final report (hopefully by consensus) and submit it to the SLOB
+# DP approves the final report (hopefully by consensus; by majority vote otherwise) and submits it to the SLOB.