1998 – Group Conscience Decisions

July 1998
  • 7/6/98 – To archive group history
  • 7/7/98 – To register group with GSO
  • 7/8/98 – Seventh tradition distribution
  • 7/13/98 – To develop a website for the group
  • 7/17/98 – To conduct business on a separate mail list
  • 7/18/98 – To hold business meetings quarterly (in the months of January, April, July, October) using a 4-day format. No digest on business list.
  • 7/19/98 – To use Esosoft as Listserver
  • 7/23/98 – Adoption of Traditions in Cyberspace
  • 7/27/98 – Trusted Servants positions will be filled by either volunteer or nominee. If more than one meets group guidelines, the position will be filled by election.
  • 7/28/98 – Steering Committee: purpose and who serves.
  • 7/29/98 – To hold periodic group inventory (how often still to be determined)
August 1998
  • 8/3/98 – Adopted weekly meeting format
  • 8/4/98 – Several general guidelines
    • Group Conscience Guidelines
    • Group Guidelines for Mail List Etiquette
    • Common Welfare Guidelines (disruptions procedure)
  • 8/11/98 – Online Sponsor Statement
  • 8/14/98 – Greeter letter; Birthday Listkeeper Service Responsibilities; Trusted Servants, terms of Service and Sobriety Requirements
  • 8/17/98 – Archivist to develop service responsibilities after a trial period in this position
  • 8/19/98 – Treasurer Service Responsibilities
  • 8/20/98 – To use Esosoft WWW services for website. Only AA recovery links to be included
  • 8/21/98 – Name of Group “Grateful Recovering Online Women (GROW)
  • 8/22/98 – To pay Esosoft for 6 months service each pay period. To pay by check (cash) not credit card.
  • 8/23/98 – To send new meeting announcement to appropriate sources; several service position responsibilities:
    • Welcomer Service Responsibilities
    • Chair Service Responsibilities
    • Greeter Service Responsibilities
    • GSR Service Responsibilities
    • Leader Listkeeper Service Responsibilities
    • OIAA Rep Service Responsibilities
    • Secretary Service Responsibilities
    • 12 Step Listkeeper Service Responsibilities
    • Sponsor Listkeeper Service Responsibilities
  • 8/24/98 – Listkeeper Service Responsibilities; several “form” letters:
    • Pass-the-Basket Announcement
    • majordomo Letter – Main List
    • majordomo letter – Business List
    • Welcomer Letter
  • 8/25/98 – Several items:
    • 12 Step Volunteer Letter
    • FYI Letter Format, to include list of current trusted servants, group addresses and web page information.
    • Secretary to serve as second signer on checking account in case of emergency
  • 8/31/98 – All Group Conscience Decisions have a six month “no revisit.”
September 1998
  • 9/2/98 – To have password-protected members-only web pages for member information not of general interest to the public.
  • 9/3/98 – Only the approval address will be shown on the public pages of the website; reply to be set to sender of original mail
  • 9/4/98 – First group inventory to be held in September, 1999 and at least every two years thereafter.
  • 9/5/98 – First business meeting to be held in January, 1999.