Community Profile

The Bay Area Science Fiction Association

BASFA is a local weekly science fiction social club that meets every Monday evening at 8pm at held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

BASFA Rules:
rule 0 = There shall be no more than 25 rules for the club
rule 1 = The numismatic Responsibility Act is one rule
rule 2 = Membership is $5 and entitles you to vote on all disbursements of funds. Membership is at least for life; the Board of Directors will determine whether or not Death releases you.
rule 3 = On a motion to spend money, all club members must be notified by mail & given a reasonable chance to cast their vote
rule 4 = That club members are auctioned off on their birhdays, plus or minus 6 months
rule 5 = [adopted at meeting 104] -- That Nancy only be allowed to hit Paul with the ledger
rule 6 = [adopted at meeting 206] -- That anyone who makes a motion to remove a club officer shall become the 1st nominee for that office
rule 7 = [adopted at meeting 284] -- That if a club officer misses 12 meetings in a row they'll be deemed to have resigned their club office
rule 8 = [adopted at meeting 309] -- That we start a party fund. (To be spent by duly appointed members with funds allocated by a vote at any regular meeting)
rule 9 = [adopted at meeting 320] -- No person may cast more than 1 vote on a motion to spend money
rule 10 = [adopted at meeting 320] -- That any motion before the membership which affects the rules governing a money motion be governed by the rules for a money motion
rule 11 = [adopted at meeting 324] -- Membership #s can be up to 50 characters in a unique text field
rule 12 = [adopted at meeting 325] -- e-mail addresses may be used as one method of notice for money matters
rule 13 = [adopted at meeting 350] -- Vote buying is limited to $5 a person & $100 total
rule 14 [adopted at meeting 862] -- That the presiding officer of the meeting must pause between calling the meeting to order and calling for officer's reports sufficiently long for a member to introduce a motion