A unique opportunity for anyone who is willing to put something back into the hashing community in return for years of pleasure it may have already provided for you.
The present UKOnsec will be retiring from this prestigious and personally rewarding position following the 15th UK Nash Hash in Perth in August 2009 and a successor will be appointed at the GM's meeting there.
Salary: £0.00
(though the very occasional free pint may be earnt from grateful members. The various UK Nash Hash Mismanagents may also be prevailed upon from time to time to reimburse legitimate expenses but most certainly not those for cleaning one's moat, provision of floating duck islands or even bath plugs.)
Why do we need one?
Primarily to keep hashers informed about where to find a hash when traveling, to find where future hash celebrations are being held and to publicise hash events.
The successful candidate(s) will be expected to provide this service for hashers by:
- maintaining the on-line UKH3 database
- maintaining the listings of the UK and World Hash Events
- maintaining the UKH3 Googlemap
- managing the UKH3 Googlegroup
- liaising with the other worldwide regional H3 webmasters
- collaborating with the InterHash Mismanagement in the production of the World Hash Directory every two years
- VERY occasionally he/she may also be called upon to exercise diplomatic skills with members of the public and the press.
He/she (or they, if part of a job sharing agreement) must be an active member of a UK hash, have a good sense of humour and have sufficient spare time to make updates to the website weekly and deal with approximately 10 e-mails per week. The Onsec should also be prepared to be pro-active in seeking updates from hashes who fail to remember to let anyone know of changes to their contact details or even that they no longer exist.
The existing website has been designed and is maintained using Dreamweaver 8 so a working knowledge of this software together with a familiarity with MS Access Database would be an advantage but not essential provided equivalent alternatives are employed.
Registration and ownership of the domain name, www.hhh.org.uk, and the funding the hosting by a suitable Internet Service Provider capable of providing a "24hr/7/365" day service is also necessary.
Note: The existing mainland European H3 database will in future be maintained separately by Likk'mm from Switzerland.
The new UKOnSec will be elected by the GMs gathered at the 2009 UK Nash Hash. Expressions of interest by any UKH3 webmaster in undertaking the task will be recorded below.
Hash Hats in the Circle to date:
*These two have indicated that they would be interested in sharing the task between them. Others may come to a similar arrangement of course.
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Not many people know that...
There have so far been 7 UKOnsecs elected by the GMs at UK Nash Hashes:
Bear (Cambridge) '81-'83
Tim Waller (East Grinstead) '83-85
Tim Walters (Surrey) '85-'87
Sharky
(Dorset Hospitality) '87-'93 *
Pathfinder (Sub-Sixty) '93-'94
Sharky again '94-'95
Sheepshagger (Mountin' Sheep) '95-'99
Prof (Bicester) '99-'09
*Robo (Cheltenham & Cotswold), editor of Hash Hack, was the first to publish a hard copy of the UKH3 database in 1991. Subsequently Robo or UKOnSecs published these nearly every 2 yrs but they were discontinued in 2001 when most hashers had access to the internet or used the World Hash Directory.
The current UKH3 website established in 1999 can trace its origins to the Bicester H3 website in January 1996 when it introduced a geographical basis with a clickable image map for the H3 database. It was the first in the world to do so.
In 2000 the on-line UK database recorded 103 UK hash websites (54% of all hashes). By 2009 this number has grown to 167.
Currently the UKH3 website registers 98,000 hits per month, with 5500 visits and 673Mb transferred.
The over-riding principle for the site has been to KISS - Keep it Simple, Stupid! i e no animations, no non-hash advertising and minimal graphics which reduces the maintenance required and also keeps the website download times to a minimum. Pics of hashers and events etc are best left for presentation on other H3 websites though the new OnSec may decide to change that policy if he/she wishes.
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