Oh, and (1) I'll start the profile table (to match with our data guy)
and (2) I thought Phil's Indiana's comments were very useful, and spot on in a lot of ways. I think the RSS feeds will be used in modules (am I using the right terminology? Likely not) mostly by existing groups, and then you'll see the following development: get involved in campaign leads to sign up for Deanster (working Name, I know I know) leads to finding friends and making contacts w/similar interests leads to lets start our own page leads to hey, there's a way to start our own page and stay connected (deanspace( My hunch is you'll see 500,000 on Deanster, and 500 or so drupal groups, and any more of the latter would be too many. But we'll see! You never know, which is part of the excitement -- we do know that what you're working on is responding to real grassroots needs right now, but not how folks will end up using them. Zephyr Teachout Internet Organizing & Outreach Dean for America [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meetup at http://www.deanforamerica.com/meetup Get local at http://action.deanforamerica.com Contribute at http://www.deanforamerica.com/contribute -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Koenig Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hackers] Draft Deanster Design Doc Here's a draft of my design doc for Deanster (a.k.a. the talend database, the visible volunteers, the "front room"). Please excuse the parts that aren't quite filled in yet and feel free to correct me where I'm wrong: http://www.hack4dean.org/phpwiki/index.php?TalentDatabase peace -josh ------------------------ Politics is the art of controlling your environment. Participate! Elect Howard Dean President in 2004! http://www.outlandishjosh.com/politics/dean/