Editing Talk:Bylaws (section)

=== Section 6: Transferability of Memberships ===
"No member may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom. All rights of membership cease upon the member's death."

*''I suggest offering family memberships. We're homeschooling (unschooling) our kids and a useable lab space that's open during the day would make a killer spot for weekly or monthly all ages lab sessions. BUT, this would require giving my wife the key, if she's not a full member. Clearly, the full family that actually got two members worth of use out of the space would be extremely uncommon, so what's the harm in "every membership is a family membership"? Call it family, call it household, one vote per, and bam, we're reaching out to the community in a new way. YMCA does it, I say we do it. [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 00:48, 7 July 2009 (UTC)''
* ''This section is designed to prevent members from unilaterally selecting someone to be a member and bypass the standard procedure. I would think weekly or monthly all ages lab session, which by the way sounds really fun, would be considered an event or workshop and therefore open to the public. The Y charges nearly twice as much ($74) for a two adult household, which includes kids, compared to a single adult ($49) with no kids. [http://ymaryland.org/pages/membership/membership-types-rates.php]. I think one key and one vote per membership is the way to start along with a liberal guest policy. There's currently no guest policy, but that may better handled as a free standing policy outside the bylaws.''
* ''I'm specifically '''not''' interested in an "all ages lab session" because that defeats the purpose. As a member, I have the freedom to be spontaneous in my use of the space, I'm asking to extend that freedom to spouses, domestic partnerships, and child dependents (as defined by the IRS). [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 22:17, 25 July 2009 (UTC)''
* ''Unless i'm wrong this is just referring to transferring the vote a member it is not specifically banning a member's guest from entering or using the space. I personally don't have a problem with anyone's wife or child coming in and using the space with in reason. [[User:Mehuman|Mehuman]] 23:21, 25 July 2009 (UTC)''
* ''I'm interpreting "any right" as including the right to use a key. The precise scenario is, I'm at work and leave my key at home, my family would be able to use the key. One key and one vote per "household", whatever, call it an atomic unit, I don't care. I'm not interested in addressing edge cases like roommate, BF/GF/SO, extended relatives, etc. If the person shows up on your tax return and is therefore not an independent financial entity in the eyes of the US gov't, they can use your key (and are held responsible under all applicable restrictions and sections of the bylaws herein pertaining to members, etcetera, etcetera). Not a real big deal here, I'm not fighting for this, just trying to clarify the original suggestion. [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 23:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)''