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Section 1: Application Criteria
Application to membership in Troubled Times, Inc. is open to all members of Troubled Times, the volunteer
group maintaining an Internet web site for the public, who have earned a voting privilege in that group by virtue
of their contributions and demonstrated motive and integrity. As both Troubled Times groups share the same
goals, this screening mechanism serves only to ensure that applicants to Troubled Times, Inc. are serious and
committed. As Troubled Times the volunteer group is open to the general public, any member of which can
subscribe themselves to the mailing list and offer their contributions for discussion and debate, this equates to an
open invitation to the public to become members of Troubled Times, Inc. Where a particular topic of interest to
the potential applicant is mature on the web site, but the projects supported by Troubled Times, Inc. require
assistance, the applicant can earn eligibility by providing a contribution to the corporation, directly. As with the
Troubled Times group maintaining the web site, eligibility is not secured by a financial contribution alone.
Actions count toward eligibility, not finances.
Section 2: Application Approval
All applications to Troubled Times, Inc. will be processed within 60 days of receipt of such application. The
application form will be available on the Troubled Times, Inc. web site such that it can be copied and included
in an e-mail to the President of Troubled Times, inc. The President will post a notice to the general membership
of Troubled Times, inc. listing those individuals who have applied for membership. If within a 2 week (14 day)
period of such notice no objection is made to a given applicant, membership in Troubled Times, Inc. will be
automatically granted. If an objection is made to any given applicant, a vote for that particular applicant will be
held. The applicants will be copied on these notices. The President may bundle applications for a vote, but no
applicant shall wait more than 60 days before his application is placed before the membership in a notice.