On Wednesday 01 Oct 2014 14:55:57 Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> (Any chance you could alter your From address to the list to include
> your name? Not change the email address, just add a real name. I
> search for emails from Terry. :-)
The only time I post using just my email address is when I use my mail host
Web Office tool. It doesn't seem to allow me to add my name. I'll have
another
look.
> I'd go with Tim's idea of a mailing list to start. It's the lowest
> common denominator. How technical need people be to send an email?
> Won't everyone be sitting at Outlook anyway?
I spoke to the boss today and he's definitely biased against mailing lists. I
think I am too in this context, because they wouldn't be well receive by the
non-technical people in the Group and they don't have that extra 'social
profile' element that helps to build a community.
> Having a bit of software that offers multiple different ways of sharing
> stuff might be a bit like a new forum site that has been created with a
> dozen forums, everything they could think of, including a Miscellaneous,
> sitting there with a thin spread of posts across them. Get some
> concentrated traffic going first so users see activity, then split if
> and when needed. Very off-putting to check in a few times and see
> little new content.
This one option that we are considering.
> Don't underestimate the manpower overhead in running this if you want it
> to be a long-term useful store of knowledge; either excellent search is
> required or someone has to be paid to curate it. Users won't typically
> plonk their document in an idea place in the wiki equivalent. Perhaps
> the company already has a librarian or two?
This is one reason we're only considering it ;-)
> > The key I think is engagement. When Groklaw was at it height it was
> > generating hundreds of responses to each article, with ideas flying
> > thick and fast.
>
> These were motivated participants; not folks that leave at 5pm, not
> thinking of work until 9am the next morning.
Agreed, which is another reason that we are only considering a blog / forum.
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