Current Consensus Items

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Date First Discussed XX Month, Year	Proposed By User	Informal Title	Summary	Author of this Record User
August 1, 2023	proposed by Mark	Updating & clarifying Membership process language.	also, we Consensed in 2018 on a 2 week post-acceptance "oh shit" period in case a Member is late to block for whatever reason. We need to decide if this is still necessary |since the new process allots so much consideration time and update the language accordingly so that it is clear that it overrides the old "oh shit" process, if it indeed does.		We also want to clarify that big M ("full") Members are the only ones who can sponsor both Associate Memberships as well as big M Memberships.		Proposal:	1. Amend the Feb 2022 Membership process Consensus item to say "oh shit" period is no longer necessary, and	2. Amend the Membership application form and associated documentation to state clearly that all sponsors must be Full Members in good standing.	Author of this record: Mark
Date First Discussed	Proposed By	Informal Title	Summary	Author of this Record