[2025-07-12] - Tinker Different Board Meeting Minutes

[Androda]

July 12 2025 Board Meeting​

Attendance:​

Kai Robinson, Colin (This Does Not Compute), Justin (jdmcs), Jacob (Androda), Eric (eric)

Absent:​

Josh (Drake), Jeff (trag)

Agenda:​

Item 1:​

Fundraiser / Donation Drive

Notes:

• The Board of Directors has been donating most of the cost of hosting, and we would like to encourage more small donors to join in
  • It costs approximately $60 per month to keep the Tinker Different site running
• @eric will own the work around organizing a donation drive, announcements, banners for the site, etc
• @Kai Robinson will reach out to a few UK based youtubers / groups
• A "donator" role has been created on Discord and will be awarded to those who donate to help keep the site running

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Item 2:​

Admin Group Phase-In

Notes:

• The Board of Directors intends to add Eric to the Admin Group at the end of this Board Term

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Item 3:​

Merch Store Again

Notes:

• The existing Merch Store isn't really working out, it's too manual and fiddly
• @This Does Not Compute is investigating Red Bubble as a less-manual alternative
• @Androda to work on shutting down the existing merch store

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Item 4:​

Resources Section Wikification

Notes:

• There was debate about whether Tinker Different needs a Wiki, as the existing Resources section is rather inflexible
• A plugin exists for XenForo which makes the Resources section more collaborative and editable
• @Kai Robinson will investigate

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Item 5:​

Moderator Check-ins

Notes:

• This was a quick discussion with Colin about whether meetings with Moderators have been going well (they have)
• Recently there has been less Moderator action necessary, and we've seen an uptick in site activity which is great news

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Item 6:​

Board Meeting Cadence

Notes:

• January to july was too large a gap, Board Meetings should be quarterly at least