# CoTech Decisions
**URL:** https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115
**Category:** Co-op
**Created:** [3 May 2019 09:09 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115 "2019-05-03T09:09:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [3 May 2019 09:09 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/1 "2019-05-03T09:09:26Z")
This is a thread to use to flag up collective decisions that are being made in [CoTech](https://www.coops.tech/) and somewhere where [Webarchitects](https://www.webarch.coop/) members can discuss these (if needs be additional threads can be forked from this thread).
Two issues we have to vote on at the moment:
1. [Allow Digital Cooperative Development Consortium (DCDC) to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/nydQPRV3/allow-digital-cooperative-development-consortium-dcdc-to-join-cotech) — unless there are any objections we will vote in favour of this.
2. [We propose to change the CoTech Constitution to form a general decision-making” circle that meets virtually on a synchronous basis once per month](https://www.loomio.org/d/wEmcs5xK/we-propose-to-change-the-cotech-constitution-to-form-a-general-decision-making-circle-that-meets-virtually-on-a-synchronous-basis-once-per-month-) — unless there are any objections we will vote in favour of this.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/Jonathan)
#### Post date: [3 May 2019 10:12 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/2 "2019-05-03T10:12:18Z")
I agree with both of these. The 2nd of them is CoTech moving towards being more organised in terms of democracy. And Webarchitects hopes to do the same. So I think setting up this forum is a good idea. I hope members will feel free to comment here. None of us are experts, anyone’s opinion is valid, and having various responses will help to steer our collective response 🙂
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [13 May 2019 20:26 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/3 "2019-05-13T20:26:55Z")
I’ve voted to [Approve Code-Operative’s application to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/F2mH9VrJ/approve-code-operative-s-application-to-join-cotech) on our behalf as this is a very straight forward proposal — graphics.coop have split into seperate print and digital co-ops.
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [19 May 2019 20:53 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/4 "2019-05-19T20:53:17Z")
I’ve also voted to [Allow Form & Function Digital Co-operative to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/bmSqcsJf/allow-form-function-digital-co-operative-to-join-cotech).
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [23 May 2019 16:57 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/5 "2019-05-23T16:57:54Z")
The [proposal to change the CoTech Constitution to form a general decision-making” circle that meets virtually on a synchronous basis once per month](https://www.loomio.org/d/wEmcs5xK/we-propose-to-change-the-cotech-constitution-to-form-a-general-decision-making-circle-that-meets-virtually-on-a-synchronous-basis-once-per-month-), which is [documented on the wiki](https://wiki.coops.tech/wiki/Sheffield_2019/_Cotech_governance), came out of the CoTech gathering we hosted in Sheffield, unless there are any questions or objections I’ll cast a vote in favour of this.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/Jonathan)
#### Post date: [24 May 2019 08:36 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/6 "2019-05-24T08:36:40Z")
I’m in favour of this, it puts in place a necessary (prototype) mechanism needed by CoTech as it’s growing.
Also based on my experience of being organiser of that recent gathering. I managed OK as an autonomous person but it would be logically easier to have a group to bounce ideas off, and check out what people are doing for CoTech.
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [29 May 2019 16:35 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/7 "2019-05-29T16:35:47Z")
Following the [CoTech call today](https://wiki.coops.tech/wiki/Circle_Call_2019-05-29) I have [posted a proposal](https://www.loomio.org/d/S4xyIPas/joint-cotech-workers-co-op-weekend-2020) and voted on our behalf, for a joint CoTech / Workers Co-op Weekend in May 2020 at Thornbridge.
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [19 July 2019 14:00 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/8 "2019-07-19T14:00:59Z")
I’m going to cast our vote to [allow Good Praxis to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/uJWj0df7/vote-for-good-praxis-to-join-cotech), I met one of their workers at the last party at Space4 after recognising the back of their head from their [Twitter profile](https://twitter.com/maciekbaron)!
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [13 February 2020 12:28 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/9 "2020-02-13T12:28:19Z")
I’ve [voted to approve](https://www.loomio.org/d/XNPe8JZi) that [Paper Rhino](https://paperrhino.co.uk/) are allowed to join CoTech, Webarchitects has worked with Paper Rhino indirectly — we host the [Unicorn Grocery site](https://www.unicorn-grocery.coop/) and Paper Rhino have done WordPress development and theming on the site and we have helped facilitate this.
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [14 February 2020 15:45 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/10 "2020-02-14T15:45:20Z")
We clearly need to co-ordinate better! @Jonathan you have also [voted for Paper Rhino to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/XNPe8JZi) when it is supposed to be _one vote per co-op_, it addition I think we might be supposed to only have one account per co-op on the Loomio group now since it is only being used for formal voting, however I’m not totally sure about this.
Incidently [your question regarding the name of Jarrow Insights](https://www.loomio.org/d/JNZgOzjH/6) had [already been answered](https://community.coops.tech/t/1898/3) on the CoTech forum, are you going to cast the Webarchitects vote to approve them on that thread or shall I? Let’s try not to vote twice again! 🙄
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [6 March 2020 16:01 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/11 "2020-03-06T16:01:53Z")
I have voted on behalf of Webarchitects to [approve Clear Honest Design’s application to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/8QEiWe7A).
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [9 May 2020 17:14 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/12 "2020-05-09T17:14:20Z")
I have voted on behalf of Webarchitects to [approve the Solidarity Economy Association’s application to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/p/rD0mkvjN/).
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [4 December 2020 20:25 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/13 "2020-12-04T20:25:22Z")
I have voted on behalf of Webarchitects to [Approve Studio Oto’s application to join CoTech](https://www.loomio.org/d/OfsBJiAr/approve-studio-oto-s-application-to-join-cotech).
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### Author:  [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)
#### Post date: [18 April 2021 13:55 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/cotech-decisions/115/14 "2021-04-18T13:55:32Z")
I have voted on behalf of Webarchitects for [CoTech to switch to ‘Loomio community lifetime’ plan](https://www.loomio.org/d/1yxel47Z/cotech-fund-switch-to-loomio-community-lifetime-plan) as there isn’t currently a Discourse plugin suitable to replace the voting options provided by Loomio.