Yes, re: public access, that's exactly what I was going to say. Would suit a lot of activist groups who work using a 'horizontal structure' - something that works in person but hard over the internet. But they are, understandably, rather secretive. A private version could be very popular
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Tom Kaneko <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Everyone, > You may remember me mentioning ConsensusWiki last year. I have since > changed the name to YourConsensus.org, and been tweaking it a lot. It is a > platform for building consensus on any given issue. Think of it as a hybrid > between a wiki and message board software. It is easier to show you what it > does than describe it: > http://yourconsensus.org/consensus/sandbox > > I have a few announcements: > > *Ready for public involvement* > It is now at a stage at where I am happy for people to start using it for > their own benefit. Please do have a look at what it does and pass the word > on to anyone that you think could benefit. > > I believe that any organisation that is currently using a wiki to draft > policy proposals and decisions could benefit from using this tool instead. > If you are member of such an organisation, please do get in touch, or even > better, just have a go. You can import existing wikitext directly into > YourConsensus. > > I will be on hand to listen to any requests for help you may have. > * > * > * > * > *The vision* > My vision for YourConsensus is quite big. Please don't laugh, but it can > potentially be: > - The platform of choice for drafting legislation > - The platform of choice for organising actions where hierarchy breaks down > (eg. filling power-vacuums, natural disaster relief coordination) > - A respected democratic institution that keeps governments around the > world in check. > - A platform for direct negotiations between ordinary people in resolving > conflict (eg dare I say it, Israel-Palestine) > > More than a few things have to happen before then, but I actually think it > is doable. Blame my youthful optimism. > > > *Government Bills to be published in this format* > I know that a lot of activist groups spend a lot of time scrutinizing > government bills, and it can be an arduous process. Using YourConsensus to > scrutinize Bills would allow people to share notes effectively. > > I have been working with Mark Wrangham to publish all UK government bills > in this format, so that they can be scrutinized by the public. This feature > will be added soon, I promise. > > > *I yearn for your feedback* > > Thanks, > Tom Kaneko, > > > *Tom Kaneko* > *email*: [email protected] > *mobile*: 07762 656493 > > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/caroline.flyn%40gmail.com > -- Cal Flyn 07786 230144
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