[NCUC E-team] SIGs

[Brenden Kuerbis]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 3:16 PM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Jan 16, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Brenden Kuerbis <bkuerbis at internetgovernance.org> wrote:
>
>> Comment inline.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:59 AM, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Of relevance for any interested ET folks:
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.ncuc.org/pipermail/ncuc-ec/2014-January/001050.html
>>>>
>>>> and related threads.
>>>
>>>
>>> from that msg
>>>
>>> The biggest loss in my mind in the transition from the ning was the deletion
>>> of the social networking function that allowed members to create pages
>>
>> Maybe something like this <http://1net.org/supporters> would be
>> adequate? It would take care of the "here's me" part. Importantly, it
>> would be self-initiated, and never look dusty, as it has nothing more
>> than a picture and link to their own content (which I assume people
>> have more incentive to maintain).
>
> Self-initiated is good, but someone presumably has to check that the people putting stuff up are actually NCUC members and not posting questionable stuff.

Going forward we could use the collection of individual/organizational
names and URL on the member application, and supplement it by asking
for an image (e.g., headshot, logo, etc.). Then provide a checkbox
where they indicate permission to post those items on the website.


>I agree that posting links to own materials elsewhere is better than having stuff be posted and forgotten on the site.
>>
>>
>>> and
>>> create/join groups.
>>
>> At this stage, I'd agree with Joly. I.e., create group specific
>> mailing lists as requested
>
> Like we do now for teams.  Not sure listservs inspire interaction and group identity the same way a social net does, so they may never take off.  And it requires someone like you guys administering, yes that’s obviously an option.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>> and archive them so members can access
>> them.  Eventually, if there is demand, maybe we provide other
>> communication tools and archiving.
>>
>> -- B
>>
>>> You’ll note for example the recent thread on
>>> ncuc-discuss about Interest Groups, in which several African colleagues said
>>> they’d like to join an IG on IG4D.  We have no means now to just create
>>> groups for people who want to work together on issues, and no way for
>>> members to say “here’s me.”  I don’t know if there’s anything that can be
>>> done about that, but would like to hear from folks who are site enabled.
>>> And if the answer is nothing, then alternatives to consider…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Surely it would not to be hard to kick up a mailman list and a homepage on
>>> the site. SIG admins could get "contributor" rights on the WordPress and
>>> perhaps a category?
>>>
>>> Another way might be just to set up p2 wordpresses for the individual
>>> groups.
>>>
>>> j
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