We had our first private chat last night...great fun to be commenting in a live forum with everyone!
Here are the results of our discussion:
1. Blog Name: Voting on poll on home page until MN tonight; we took suggestions up until the live chat last night for a name (couldn't set poll voting to top 3 everyone like we originally decided so I did next best thing.)
Purpose: Divergent and slight irreverent crew discussing the artistry of David honestly and respectfully.
Target Audience: nDers - anyone who has the same purpose stated above.
2. Rules of Conduct: We will use Rascal's rules which Marlie7 will post; David's private life is off limits for discussion unless he discusses something publicly; we can critique the idea but never the person.
Blogging Contributors: Have set up many nD regulars as authors. If you are nD regular, you can get permission to contribute or send contribution to Post Committee (davidfanLIZ, TOfan, Freo, Peru, Angelica, happy) who will get your post into posting schedule; posting schedule will be set by Post Committee; 2x per week was thought to be a general standard; links and discussion of daily events will occur in the comments of the post as was done in nD.
Commenters: Just need to sign in to comment; comments will be reviewed by Moderators periodically (need to set up Moderator Team) and those that are spamming,are flagrantly disrespectful of our purpose, or intentionally violate the Rules of Conduct will be deleted.
3. Public vs. Private: The blog will be public.
4. Blog Platform: Not discussed, however, it may be switched to another platform pending review of features of this Google platform.
5. Features: Will post 2x per week, in general. Discussions, daily events and links will be posted in Comments as was done in nD. Will set up a blog email account today and post on home page. Email will require reviewers and need to discuss who to review and if you are interested in participating in this functionality.
6. Minimum/Maximum number of Posts per what time period: Already addressed above.
7. Blogger's Rights: Regular nDers can seek blogger's rights; or anyone can send posts to Post Committee for publishing.
8. Blog Maintenance Team: TOfan, Marlie7, Dawn65, brooklyndawn, and refnaf are going to serve as the Blog Maintenance team and will work with formatting and gadgets as needed.
9. Moderators: As above. Please discuss the moderator role in comments and indicate in comments if you are interested.
10. How to handle disputes: We had a variety of recommendations that were quite colorful and imaginative....haha. The moderators (yet to be formed) will handle disputes according to our purpose. This will be an evolving functionality--a work in progress.
Other: We decided to have a private chat 2 times a month and some chats at times for our fans in differing time zones. So next one will be around the beginning of March. We will search for a more user friendly live chat application (any suggestions?).
Final Thoughts:
Please, please, please comment on this organizational discussion and this initial setting of ground rules. This is YOUR blog and a consensus driven initiative. For those of you who were on the chat, let me know (I know you will) if I missed something or misstated something.
We will continue discussions of organization and rules via comments and periodic posts until we have settled the known and we can deal with unanticipated events as they crop up through our discussions and dialogue.
NOTE: I'll take the comments and discussions from this post and summarize in a later post as we evolve the blog together. We can always vote if we have divergent opinions for a majority consensus.
MAD PROPS to Marlie7 and TOfan--they have done the majority of the work (on a moments notice) to get this blog working...*wild applause and cheering*
That's it for now......from your Blog Initiation Wench...
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Live Chat Topics for Tonight's Discussion
1. Blog Name, Purpose, Target Audience
2. Rules of Conduct - Blogging Contributors and Commenters
3. Public vs. Private
4. Blog Platform
5. Features
6. Minimum/Maximum number of Posts per what time period
7. Blogger's Rights
8. Addition: Blog Maintenance Team
9. Moderators?
10. How to handle disputes
If you want to add a topic for discussion, put in comments and we will update the list.
2. Rules of Conduct - Blogging Contributors and Commenters
3. Public vs. Private
4. Blog Platform
5. Features
6. Minimum/Maximum number of Posts per what time period
7. Blogger's Rights
8. Addition: Blog Maintenance Team
9. Moderators?
10. How to handle disputes
If you want to add a topic for discussion, put in comments and we will update the list.
Blog Name Suggestions
Below is a list of recommendations. Please write your recommendation in comments. We will discuss tonight and decide how to select the blog name.
distinguishingDavid
DavidFocus
AngelsInTheAlleyway
discussingDavid
UniversalDavidFans
WorldViewDavid
Crushin'David
Let'sTalkAboutDavid
DavidWithOutBarriers
DesparatelySeekingDavid
lovingDavid
David'sRascals
ArchAngels
Blogging David
Additions:
JustDavid
justDaivd
TheVoice
TheVoiceofDavid
TheVOICEofDAVID
As you put your suggestions in the comments, we will update this list. Thanks
distinguishingDavid
DavidFocus
AngelsInTheAlleyway
discussingDavid
UniversalDavidFans
WorldViewDavid
Crushin'David
Let'sTalkAboutDavid
DavidWithOutBarriers
DesparatelySeekingDavid
lovingDavid
David'sRascals
ArchAngels
Blogging David
Additions:
JustDavid
justDaivd
TheVoice
TheVoiceofDavid
TheVOICEofDAVID
As you put your suggestions in the comments, we will update this list. Thanks
Mon, Feb 16 @ 9 pm ET - Live Chat - Organization of Blog & Rules
Directions to access private chat room:
Chat room name: Blog Organization
Chat room link - Click HERE
Click on "Start Chatting"
Type in Password: magpie (when window pops up asking for password)
Then put cursor over lower right hand corner box and when menu pops up, click on "Change guest nick" and you can type in your chat name.
Please be sure to use the screen name you used at nD so we can easily recognize each other.
Chat room name: Blog Organization
Chat room link - Click HERE
Click on "Start Chatting"
Type in Password: magpie (when window pops up asking for password)
Then put cursor over lower right hand corner box and when menu pops up, click on "Change guest nick" and you can type in your chat name.
Please be sure to use the screen name you used at nD so we can easily recognize each other.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Next Step - Need Your Input
I am looking at setting up a live blog session tomorrow evening, February 16th at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT) so we can blog live our thoughts about the substitute blog.
What do you think? Thumbs Up? or Thumbs Down?
We will try to keep this on the top of the Blog.
What do you think? Thumbs Up? or Thumbs Down?
We will try to keep this on the top of the Blog.
Hi Everyone - This is a temporary blogspot while rascal is on hiatus
This is a temporary blogspot while rascal is away. It will only last until such a time as rascal decides to return.
Scroll down as we are just learning how to post and embed videos and links and pictures.
Go to the "Next Step - Need Your Input" post and leave your ideas. (I haven't figured out yet how to bump it up :)
Comment wherever you want.
This is everyone's blog and we are going to live chat tomorrow night at 9pm et to figure out what we collectively want for a representative and collaborative blog--besides notingDavid that is!
Scroll down as we are just learning how to post and embed videos and links and pictures.
Go to the "Next Step - Need Your Input" post and leave your ideas. (I haven't figured out yet how to bump it up :)
Comment wherever you want.
This is everyone's blog and we are going to live chat tomorrow night at 9pm et to figure out what we collectively want for a representative and collaborative blog--besides notingDavid that is!
We Can Work It Out - Going Forward - Preliminary Thoughts
Hi Everyone: (I was able to get this blog name (ronaldsf's suggestion) but we can always change it when we make our final determination)
I just wanted to check in with you all and say how much I, too, will miss rascal's blog. It will be a gaping hole in the David Fan blogging community. It certainly was a touchstone for me in my daily updates of David's career path.
HG and others have posted a great idea of a substitute blog and I think it has much merit. As you may already know HG & TOfan have their own blogs so we have experience in our group in setting up and running blogs.
I was thinking once we find out who is interested in the formation of such a blog we could then create a written business plan (I can quickly facilitate this--if it is ok with everyone)--detailing its purpose, who does what, the expense--which I believe is small in $$ but large in personal time--and set some ground rules so everyone who is vested is on the same page understanding the commitment and the purpose of the blog. That would give the nDers a solid foundation to make the jump as the purpose and rules are firmly set in everyone's mind and they could transition easily. It wouldn't be the same as rascal blog, of course, but we could make our goal to keep the same level of discussion and respect as we have had at nD.
I think we could make this work and we would want it to be inclusive of all the nDers, get their input, honor & blend their visions, as we have a diverse group who need to feel comfortable to make their voice heard as well as derive intellectual as well as emotional benefits from the substitute blog.
I was also thinking that on this substitute blog, we could even ask rascal if he, on occasion could give us a review of David's performances -- or we could have a tab devoted to rascal's reviews which he could post at his discretion. Just a thought.
I copied rascal on this as I don't want to step on his toes. We will miss you rascal, more than you can imagine!
I look forward to exploring this with HG and all of you. I can be the blog initiation wench and get things going and work in whatever capacity needed.
Post your comments below
I just wanted to check in with you all and say how much I, too, will miss rascal's blog. It will be a gaping hole in the David Fan blogging community. It certainly was a touchstone for me in my daily updates of David's career path.
HG and others have posted a great idea of a substitute blog and I think it has much merit. As you may already know HG & TOfan have their own blogs so we have experience in our group in setting up and running blogs.
I was thinking once we find out who is interested in the formation of such a blog we could then create a written business plan (I can quickly facilitate this--if it is ok with everyone)--detailing its purpose, who does what, the expense--which I believe is small in $$ but large in personal time--and set some ground rules so everyone who is vested is on the same page understanding the commitment and the purpose of the blog. That would give the nDers a solid foundation to make the jump as the purpose and rules are firmly set in everyone's mind and they could transition easily. It wouldn't be the same as rascal blog, of course, but we could make our goal to keep the same level of discussion and respect as we have had at nD.
I think we could make this work and we would want it to be inclusive of all the nDers, get their input, honor & blend their visions, as we have a diverse group who need to feel comfortable to make their voice heard as well as derive intellectual as well as emotional benefits from the substitute blog.
I was also thinking that on this substitute blog, we could even ask rascal if he, on occasion could give us a review of David's performances -- or we could have a tab devoted to rascal's reviews which he could post at his discretion. Just a thought.
I copied rascal on this as I don't want to step on his toes. We will miss you rascal, more than you can imagine!
I look forward to exploring this with HG and all of you. I can be the blog initiation wench and get things going and work in whatever capacity needed.
Post your comments below
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