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State Chairmanship Responsibilities
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As the Chairman of a Chapter of the ABBSA you are taking on a heavy
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responsibility with no compensation other than the satisfaction of
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contributing to your Local and the National BBS community and perhaps
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an occasional "Thank You" from member Sysops.
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You are responsible for building a State Chapter from scratch. Telling
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other BBS Sysops about ABBSA and recruiting members. The more members
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in a State Chapter, the more "clout" you have when publically representing
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the BBS community.
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As far as specifics the Chairman has to:
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1. Maintain a list of members of the State ABBSA.
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2. Keep the National ABBSA Office informed of changes in membership.
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3. Inform the National ABBSA of significant events or accomplishments in
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your state which relate to the BBS community.
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4. Actively pursue the goals of the ABBSA in support of the BBS community.
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5. Be willing to put yourself in the public eye as a spokesman for the
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BBS community in your state.
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6. Accept that while "representing" the BBS community, you have NO authority
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over the member BBS of your Chapter of the ABBSA.
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7. Revoke the Membership of any BBS which grossly violates the Ethical
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Standards of the ABBSA after consulting other Member BBS and inform
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the National ABBSA Office of such revocation.
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7. Juggle all of the above while still maintaining everything else in your
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life and operating your BBS.
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The key to a successful organization is to ensure that all Sysops understand
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that the ABBSA is an "Advocacy" organization rather than a "Controlling"
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organization. As a State Chairman you have ALL the Responsibility for
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representing the BBS in your state and NO Authority over them. Likewise we
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can not put the ABBSA in a position where Sysops feel that they are being
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required to fund the ABBSA. The ABBSA must be self supported by those of
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us who carry out the responsibilities. That does not preclude Member Sysops
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from voluntarily providing support and assistance for ABBSA activities.
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As well, membership in the ABBSA does not demand absolute, black or white
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adherance to the Ethical Standards. There are too many gray areas that
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must be evaluated on a case by case basis and a Chairman is expected to
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consult with and seek a concensus of Members Sysops before making major
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decisions which may impact the local BBS Community.
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Keep in mind that as a Chairman you represent the BBS in your State. If the
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ABBSA Member Sysops are not satisfied with your actions they can replace
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you with a simple majority vote and by informing the National ABBSA
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Office.
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The National ABBSA Office will provide advice and support within the limits
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of our resouces. This will consist primarily of information, contacts, our
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and others' experiences in dealing with possibly similar situations, and any
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information resources we discover. We will maintain a publically available
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Conference on The Dayton BOARDWALK BBS for echoing and will add new
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conferences as required.
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Of course anyone masochistic enough to run a BBS in the first place is a
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good candidate for this position. If you think you have the time, energy,
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and resources to take on this kind of responsibility then please give us
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a call or contact us through Fido, the ABBSA-Net, or on the Dayton BOARDWALK
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BBS via the channels listed below.
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* NATIONAL ABBSA CONTACTS:
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ABBSA National Office
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(Voice) (513) 225-3087; (513) 545-1093
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(Fido) 1:110/750
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(ABBSA-Net) 117:1000/0
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Mailing address: American BBS Association
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% Westlake Information Systems
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2603 N. Main Street
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Dayton, OH 45405
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The ABBSA National Support Conference is accessible for messages or echoing
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on the Dayton BOARDWALK BBS in Dayton, Ohio at:
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2400-14400 (513) 228-1020
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(American BBS Association and ABBSA are Service Marks of)
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( the American BBS Association 1993 )
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