About the Area 92 Website Motion

May 2000 Area Newsletter Article

This is the first in a series of planned Area Newsletter articles
discussing the motion to have an Area Website.

At the April Quarterly in Moses Lake the Area 92 Committee approved the following motion and placed it on the Agenda for this year’s Assembly in Wenatchee:

This Motion is presented with five options to give the fellowship control over what the Area 92 Web Site might contain. If the motion carries, each option may be considered independently.
We (the ad hoc committee) move that Area 92 create a basic Web Site, to include Area 92 service information, with a link to GSO for reference. Said site to be overseen by a fully funded Appointed Committee Chair and will be governed by the attached guidelines.

Option 1 We recommend that the Site also include Area 92, District and Central Office/Intergroup service information.

Option 2 We recommend that the Site also include external service information as it pertains to Area 92. (PRAASA, PNWC, Regional Forms, etc.)

Option 3 We recommend that the Site also include Area 92 fellowship activities. (Speaker Meetings, Roundups, Picnics, Dances, etc.)

Option 4 We recommend that the Site also include the Area Handbook.

Option 5 We recommend that the Site also include current motions, approved by the Area Committee, with background information.

– Moved by the Area Ad Hoc Website Committee
& seconded by District 4 in the April Quarterly

To support this motion the Ad Hoc Web Site Committee gave an information package to each DCM containing:

Proposed Addition To Area Handbook Job description and budget considerations for the proposed Area 92 Website Committee.
Proposed Guidelines For The Website Identifies what will be shown on the proposed Website and the services it will provide, as well as high level procedures for it's administration and maintenance.
Proposed Disclaimer A statement to reduce fear, uncertainty and doubt over endorsement and affiliation with other web sites.
Area Website Budget Considerations Basis of estimate for the credit line in the proposed handbook addition.
Area Website Projected Technical Requirements Technical matters used to formulate the budget, should also be used as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) selection criteria if the motion to have an Area Website is passed.
Proposed Webteam Job Description & Qualifications Detailed description of the tasks needed to create and maintain an Area Website, as well as the skills necessary to do the work. (Supplements higher level description in the proposed guidelines and handbook addition.)
This information is also given on the District 4 web site for those who have access to the Internet, go to <http://www.district4area92aa.org/> and follow the links to Area 92 Motions, Motion 00.2.

Note: The information contained herein was moved to Failed Motion 00.1 after the 2000 Assembly.

If the motion passes, an Area Website will be created to supplement, not replace traditional forms of communication within Area 92. The Area Newsletter, Quarterlies and Assemblies would continue as the primary tools for communication within Area 92. Further, the Area Website would follow AA's Traditions at all times:

anonymity would be protected,
there would be no endorsement or affiliation with non-AA entities, and
each Group, District and Central Office/Intergroup in Area 92 will decide the extent of their participation on the Website.

A series of articles discussing the Website motion will be published over the next several months in the Area Newsletter, with a goal of helping our fellowship make an informed decision at this year’s Assembly. Tentative topics for these newsletter articles are:

What are the benefits of having an Area Website, what about those that do not use computers?
Can an Area Website follow AA's Traditions?
Is the benefit of having an Area Website worth the money that will be spent?
What will be the working relationship between the Area Website Committee and the Area Newsletter Editor?
Will the Website and the use of the Internet replace face-to-face meetings or hinder the ability of one alcoholic to work with another?

If you have any questions on the motion to have an Area Website or have a topic you would like to see discussed in the Area Newsletter, please contact one of the following Ad Hoc Website Committee members:

See May Area Newsletter Article for Points of Contact - Alternatively you may E-Mail your question or comment to District 4, and they will forward it to us.

The committee is also in the process of updating a demonstration of the proposed Website, work-in-progress can be reviewed at <http://www.tellthewwworld.com/demosite/>.

Note: The demonstration was removed after the 2000 Assembly, it is no longer available for review.

Yours In Service,
The Ad Hoc Web Site Committee

Pending Area 92 Motions | Passed Area 92 Motions | Failed Area 92 Motions

Area 92 Home Page |
Area Handbook | Assembly Motions | Website Guidelines |

This Motion is presented with five options to give the fellowship control over what the Area 92 Web Site might contain. If the motion carries, each option may be considered independently. We (the ad hoc committee) move that Area 92 create a basic Web Site, to include Area 92 service information, with a link to GSO for reference. Said site to be overseen by a fully funded Appointed Committee Chair and will be governed by the attached guidelines.
Option 1	We recommend that the Site also include Area 92, District and Central Office/Intergroup service information.
Option 2	We recommend that the Site also include external service information as it pertains to Area 92. (PRAASA, PNWC, Regional Forms, etc.)
Option 3	We recommend that the Site also include Area 92 fellowship activities. (Speaker Meetings, Roundups, Picnics, Dances, etc.)
Option 4	We recommend that the Site also include the Area Handbook.
Option 5	We recommend that the Site also include current motions, approved by the Area Committee, with background information.
– Moved by the Area Ad Hoc Website Committee & seconded by District 4 in the April Quarterly

Proposed Addition To Area Handbook	Job description and budget considerations for the proposed Area 92 Website Committee.
Proposed Guidelines For The Website	Identifies what will be shown on the proposed Website and the services it will provide, as well as high level procedures for it's administration and maintenance.
Proposed Disclaimer	A statement to reduce fear, uncertainty and doubt over endorsement and affiliation with other web sites.
Area Website Budget Considerations	Basis of estimate for the credit line in the proposed handbook addition.
Area Website Projected Technical Requirements	Technical matters used to formulate the budget, should also be used as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) selection criteria if the motion to have an Area Website is passed.
Proposed Webteam Job Description & Qualifications	Detailed description of the tasks needed to create and maintain an Area Website, as well as the skills necessary to do the work. (Supplements higher level description in the proposed guidelines and handbook addition.)