by Aldus Marius on Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:15 am
Salvete, Romani viatores!
(Eh...? Nobody's lined up wrapped around the block to be Marius' boss??) >({|;-)
OK, OK, it's been asked (sort of), "What does a Curator do?" Bene, anyone can look up the duties in the Regula, or even on the Comitia thread for the last election. So I'll take it that you'd like to know what the job entails day-to-day.
- Visiting the Board a lot, keeping an especially close eye on the Comitia and the Curia
- Deciding things. Pro exemplo, now that I've got all the acta (edicta, decreta, Senatusconsulta) from before the Concilium posted, I'm curious as to how many of them are still in force. This term's Curatores will, I hope, be going through them and "ratifying" the ones that remain in effect.
- Representing the SVR in official communications. Practically speaking, that means making important announcements in the Forum and responding to things we get in our Webmail.
- Being the "public face" of the Societas. Greeting the newbies, working with other Roman groups in any region that hasn't already got a legatus, and organising or attending in-person events if they can.
- A Curator can appoint someone to assist in any of his or her duties if need be. Pro exemplo, right now Curator Servilius does the new-member applications, sometimes asking me about the names, so for that purpose I'm his assistant. But I am not in a decision-making capacity for the Societas at present, so I ping the Curatores quite as often as they ping me. (I can be a regular pest at times.)
- Even if a Curator doesn't appoint an accensus, s/he can always consult with the curiales ("advisory council"; most of us are former Curatores) as s/he feels the need. We won't let you drown!!
- And, yes, you would be contributing towards the site's hosting fees. It's okay, they're not onerous.
If anyone was wondering about qualifications, we don't have a time-in-service requirement; any Sodalis in good standing can stand for the Curatorship.
C'mon; don't be shy...! <g>
In amicitia et fide,
Aldus Marius Peregrinus.