From a4950094956f88415f8df3a1b805a35de3b9ce04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: violet Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:14:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Write a section for the chat facilitator role. --- How-we-work/roles.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/How-we-work/roles.md b/How-we-work/roles.md index 1d4491ee..b05572a8 100644 --- a/How-we-work/roles.md +++ b/How-we-work/roles.md @@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ These roles occur within meetings or as-needed. * **Responsibilities**: Manage Hypha’s social media presence with guidance from other members. Facilitate posting and social media strategy. * **Tasks:** Post content on existing platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn) behalf of other members and project teams, create accounts to squat namespace as needed. +### Chat Facilitor +* **Eligibility:** Any full members in the co-op. Rotated every quarter, with a backup volunteer in case of illness or vacation. +* **Responsibilities:** Ensure that online chats stay effective, respectful, and on-topic. Initiate decision-making processes when needed. +* **Tasks:** Read chat messages promptly in private-general and members-only. Recognize and respond to certain scenarios: + +| Recognize | Act | +| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| People are getting off-topic | Reminder to refocus, restate the topic | +| Conversation is heated | Reminder to follow CoC, non-violent comms, take a break | +| Conversation is too long | Assign someone to summarize in a GitHub issue / schedule meeting | +| Important people are missing | Suggest waiting to continue conversation | +| Important conversation concludes | Assign someone to write the conclusion in a GitHub issue for preservation | +| Important conversation stops inconclusively | Prompt contributors for next steps | + ## Roles within working groups