Ok, I want to add five critical points to the discussion here so we remain on track.
1) Everything that has been discussed on this thread I have largely been in agreement with save for a few messages about scope (see below) that were later identified as something that we can hold off on for now. I don't feel anyone has thrown any egos into the mix, I really value everyone's input into this little discussion and I hope you all feel the same way about my input. What I see here is a group of people who are passionate about this project and coworking ..however, being passionate about something is much different than being able to execute on something, what we need is a team (see below) to make it happen. If we all can take a moment to get our ducks properly in a row, we could have a new site up within a few weeks at most... which I think is what we all want.. and I think none of us here has any intent to cause harm to the group or to coworking, we all want coworking to succeed, which is a great feeling to have. 2) The Scope - This does not have to be complicated, but it also doesn't have to quickly thrown together without fully addressing the problems that the site is intended to solve. I think we can set aside all of the cool "features" until a future release, but I do think we need to spend some time on the content to make sure it's all properly worded, organized, and implemented. In short, lets not rush into this just to get something together, lets also not over-engineer it. 3) The Message - I really do no want to overlook the press aspects of the site. I am not talking about posting or linking to what has already been said. I realize we're a starfish organization and there is no one PR person to contact, however if we are ever going to get mainstream national and international media recognition (beyond local media) we are going to address at least some of the typical media questions on a page. This means having a paragraph about the history of coworking... don't assume the press will already know this. This means having a paragraph about how to find a local coworking space owner to refer to as a PR contact for their story... don't assume the press will know to local at local spaces for press contacts. In short, the press are just as important of users on the site as potential renters or potential space owners. 4) The Domain - I really don't feel we should have to buy any new domains or use any "branded" domain name for the new public facing site. I really feel www.coworking.info would work fine. Why not use what we already have? Or is there some major technical or political problem with that domain that I am not aware of? While I like what is going on on the blog home page as of late, I feel the blog is the blog, what is on there right now should be on the public facing site. The blog should show the most recent news/info/events/etc. In short, lets keep the domain setup simple and in-line with what we already have. 5) The Team - If someone wants to lead, or if a few people want to lead they will have to take it upon themselves and speak up and request to lead. I do not want us to nominate people simply because we see them as the right people for they job. I heard a few people step up but no one to lead it as of yet. This person will need to commit some time leading the project. I dont think we need any more than say 2 or 3 people to run this project, but.. and let me be super clear here... the people who step up for this project need to actually be able to do the work needed to finish it. I have yet to see any commitments via this thread from Alex, Tony, and/or Tara.. and I'd ready like to see that :) Or at least see acknowledgment of those who do not plan to participate due to lack of time available or other reasons. :( In short, lets keep the team super small but highly effective. With the above points main I hope we can all come to some sort of agreement about how to proceed. Thanks, - Nick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
