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1. Description and background

WHAT IS DC SUPPORT?

DC Support exists to support, empower and further improve the DC community and the individual DC teams on this site in whatever way we can. We strive to do this objectively while considering the impact on all teams, relying on input from team members, and focusing on open communication. We are coordinators and advocates, rather than a governing body. The talented and knowledgeable members of the community are the brain trust for the DC community, not DC Support. We do not make final decisions that would remarkably impact individual teams. These are rightly the province of the teams. The DC teams will always be in control of their own destiny and will decide their own direction, subject to the approval of site management. DC Support collaborates ideas that impact the DC Community as a whole. We also explore new ideas to promote, grow and enhance individual teams and the community. We will not implement any ideas that impact our fellow members without their approval.

We also serve as a focal point and liaison for any requests to site management in support of the DC community. This includes requests for new projects, new teams, new forums, front page articles, new spinners, or anything else which needs site approval. These should be forwarded to DC Support.

When issues arise which may create needless conflict for or between teams, they should be brought to the attention of DC Support. Sometimes disagreements are best ironed out in a smaller group and then brought back to the membership for review, reworking as needed. In such cases, we hope to serve as coordinators to resolve problems and promote good ideas with a minimum of conflict between teams and team members.

As members of DC Support, we exist to serve our teams, our teammates, and the DC Community as a whole.

HOW DID DC SUPPORT BEGIN?

We have really always existed, as long as there has been more than one Distributed Computing team here on BBR. The creation of DC Support, formerly the DC Exec forum simply provided us with an extra tool, which also allowed for each team's leaders to see how the other teams function and provide some extra insight which may have been lacking behind the closed doors of the mod forums.

WHEN DID IT BEGIN?

The original DC Exec was initially formed by Kinguni in September of 2001.

2. Makeup

WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF DC SUPPORT?

This table is being revised to reflect recent changes. Stay tuned.



DC SUPPORT

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WHY DO SOME TEAMS HAVE MORE MEMBERS THAN OTHERS?

There is no clear-cut formula to the number of members from each forum. However, the intent has been to have more representatives from the larger teams since any decision would affect a greater number of people. That does not mean the smaller teams are under-represented. DC Support members from one team typically assist with the issues regarding other teams as well. If there is a feeling that one team needs additional representation, a decision is made to add a member, and nominations are accepted as mentioned above.

3. Additional Info

HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MEMBER OF DC SUPPORT?

Members of DC Support are nominated by existing executive members whenever a vacancy exists. The existing members then vote to determine whether the nominee is considered to be the right choice. If a majority of members agree, the nominee is invited to join. Again, nominees are typically people who have been with BBR for a good deal of time, who are considered to be consistently helpful to their team and teammates in a rational, calm manner, and natural leaders who are always working toward the good of the team and DC in general.

CAN I BECOME A MEMBER?

You may, if a vacancy should occur and you meet the criteria and standards. However, no current member has ever asked to be considered for DC Support. Rather, members have always been nominated because they were standouts in their respective teams; when it was time to add a member, the candidates were easy to find because of their consistent contributions to their team.

HOW CAN I CONTACT THE DC EXEC?

If you have a great idea, suggestion, comment or any form of feedback that you want to share with DC Support, the easiest way to do that is to send an IM to one of the members. Probably the quickest way to find someone for your IM is to select the host of any DC forum.