Doug LaRue wrote: > ** Reply to message from "Lan Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 > 14:09:18 -0700 (PDT) > > I would like to add an in-school online forum to the list. Currently, most > students > use myspace or facebook and what they do is get outside of the schools control > in doing this. If software like that was installed on the schools servers( > virtual machine), > the school could keep track of what was going on, be able to take immediate > action > on ugly forum postings and use it as a training aid for up and coming techies > as > they would help run it. > > Also, by running this on the school itself, they can keep outsiders off the > system by > implementing IP filtering so only local IP addresses are allowed access. So > Billy > Bling in Chicago can't be trolling the forums as Sassy Sally and looking for > "a > friend". > > Another project I've been considering and I have ideas of revenue generation > for the maintenance of the system. ;-) >
Doug- It sounds like you have have already given some serious thought to these things. Enough that you might want to try to draft a (somewhat narrow) objective/mission-statement, measuring interest on those proposals, and then continue more detailed brainstorming (as needed) within that scope. I think even after past fizzle-out experiences, there are still people willing to help in some volunteer work, but it's really hard to come up with a _real_ plan to get them to commit. Maybe this plan development should be done in a real gathering instead of virtual. The LPSG meeting reservation slots (next is May 8) have occasionally been appropriated to convene those interested in some special project. What I mean is that mail lists are (IMO, of course) sometimes just too chaotic. Meetings can be more-or-less focused/led/ruled -- especially when a limited purpose is published in advance. Once past the brainstorming phase, how does one proceed? I heard a really good suggestion the other day: every task ought to have a pair of responsible honchos (lead & assistant, or co-managers or whatever, but 2). Two will help keep each other motivated, stimulated, and _making progress_. ;-) Three or more may actually slow things down. Not that things couldn't and shouldn't be partition and delegated -- they should, of course. ..just some thoughts Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
