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Session Start: Tue Oct 03 21:58:19 2006
Session Ident: #slaa2
* Logging #slaa2 to 'E:\documents\home\septbusiness\#slaa2.starlink-irc.log'

* evan changes topic to 'Welcome to #slaa2 - Business Meeting In Progress'

Lynn -Read the set aside prayer

Lynn> A/ Review minutes of last month's meeting and then vote to accept or amend them.
<Lynn> slaaonline.org/minutes.html

<Lynn> B/ Treasure's report
<Lynn> Review it at slaaonline.org/money.html
<Lynn> No Old Business
<Lynn> New Business
<Lynn> 1/ Anything to report from the committee that is to review all the changes in the guidelines etc that have occurred over the past six months?
<Lynn> 2/ John, have you received the e-mail addresses of the current OP's?
<Lynn> 3/ Eric, has the Website been updated?
<Lynn> 4/ Melissa would like to become an OP. May we hear from you Melissa, please.
<Lynn> 5/ Request from Chris D. to have our support in starting up a meeting for pedophiles separate from our meetings.

<Lynn> A/ Please read the Minutes as listed above

<Lynn> x
<Ken> x
<Melissa> x
<Sue> x
<evan> x
<christina> X

<Lynn> The Minutes are accepted as written.
<evan> move to accept
<Ken> motion to accept the minutes
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<Ken> +
<Lynn> +
<evan> +
<Lotus> +
<Melissa> +
<bright> x

<evan> motion passes....

<Lynn> B/ Treasure's report as listed above
<Lynn> please review it
<Lynn> any questions please send an !
<christina> +
<Lynn> When you have read it send a X
<evan> x
<Lotus> x
<Ken> x
<evan> motion to pass treasures report...
<christina> X
<Ken> second
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<Lynn> +
<Ken> +
<evan> +
<christina> +
<Melissa> x
<Lotus> +

<evan> motion passes...

<Lynn> New Business
<Lynn> <Lynn> 1/ Anything to report from the committee that is to review all the changes in the guidelines etc that have occurred over the past six months?

<Ken> No.

* Ken makes a motion to close discussion on this subject?
<christina> second
<Lynn> go ahead please
<Ken> !
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<Ken> +
<Lynn> +
<evan> +

<bright> +
<christina> +
<Lotus> x
<Curtis> X

<evan> motion passes


<Lynn> The next two items on the agenda required John and Eric to be present...so we will table them
<Lynn> to next month.

<Lynn> 4/ Melissa would like to become an OP. May we hear from you Melissa, please.

<Lynn> Thanks Melissa....I move that we accept Melissa as an new OP.
<christina> seco d
<Ken> Second
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<christina> +
<Lynn> +
<Ken> +
<Curtis> +
<evan> +
<Melissa> + hehe
<Lotus> +
<bright> +
<evan> ok voting closes 5
<Lynn> Congratualations Melissa and welcome aboard!! Motion carries unanimously

<Lynn> 5/ Request from Chris D. to have our support in starting up a meeting for pedophiles separate from our meetings.
<bright> !

<Lynn> Would people like to read his letter to our group first?

<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<Lynn> +
<Melissa> +
<Ken> +
<Lotus> +
<christina> +
<Melissa> +
<christina> +
<Ken> +
<Lynn> Subject: Proposal
<Lynn> Abstract: A new channel will be registered, hosting SLAA meetings. Official support is requested.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> Background: A number of online members attend SLAA because of their attraction to minors. These members often feel like they don't fit in -- either because they cannot relate to much of the sharing, or because they feel they'll be judged. Because many members have been abused as children or have children, this has been a difficult and often avoided topic. Members who identify themselves as pedophiles are sometimes met with hostility and misunderst
<Lynn>
<Lynn> Benefits of the group would include:
<Lynn>
<Lynn> 1. A safe healing place for people to identify with others like them, without fear of offending someone else or being judged (silently or openly).
<Lynn>
<Lynn> 2. An appropriate place for talk such as this, away from the main room so that other members can be comfortable.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> 3. Another way to reach the addict who still suffers, offering help to those who (many would agree) need it most.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> These groups will be closed to sex and love addicts, not just to those attracted to people below the legal age of consent. The groups are intended to be supplementary to F2F groups and meetings in the main room #SLAA. Being an SLAA group, they will follow SLAA traditions and format, and (just as in any other SLAA meeting) will NOT be a place for people to act out or get "hits" -- No triggering language will be allowed.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> Purpose:
<Lynn>
<Lynn> 1. To officially recognise that pedophiles are among us in SLAA, that they are welcomed, and that they deserve help as much as every other addict.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> 2. To allow SLAA members who suffer from sexual attractions to minors to be aware of the meetings that focus on their specific problems.
<Lynn>
<Lynn> Proposal:
<Lynn>
<Lynn> Officially support the formation of a group in a separate channel focused on "those who have sexual attractions to people below the legal age of consent" and allow tactful announcements of this group in the main room #SLAA, between meetings.
<Lynn> The floor is now open for discussion..please limit your share to three min and you can only share once.


<Curtis> Move to encourage Chris to set up the meeting, but to not call it a SLAA Meeting nor advertise it in the main room.
<christina> second
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<christina> +
<Lynn> -
<Melissa> -
<Curtis> +
<Ken> -
<bright> _
<bright> -
<evan> x

<evan> 2 for 3 against 1 abstain

<Lynn> Do we have another motion on this?

<evan> Move to encourage Chris to set up the meeting, but to not call it a SLAA Meeting and permit advertising only during announcement time during meetings
<Curtis> second
<Lynn> 1,0 ALL are encouraged to vote. Please type 13+1 for yes; 13-1 for no; 13x1 for abstain. 
<Lynn> -
<Curtis> +
<evan> +
<bright> -
<christina> +
<Ken> ack!
<Ken> -

<Melissa> +

<evan> ok the motion passes 4-3

<Lynn> Reads the SWerinty Prayer and closes the meeting