RE: The decline of cohousing L | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Landress, Scott (CICG - NY Mortgages) (SLandressexchange.ml.com) | |
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:01:24 -0600 |
As a newcomer, there seems to be a lot of activity on this list. > ---------- > Reply To: ganesh [at] rmi.net > Sent: Monday, January 12, 1998 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: The decline of cohousing L > > Rob Sandelin wrote: > > > Having been a subscriber for several years, I seem to notice much > less > > activity on this list. Used to be a posted question would generate a > dozen > > replies, and there were a dozen or so built communities on the list. > > > > Lately it seems like there are not many built communties on the > list, and > > questions don't get answered, so the value of the list becomes less. > I sent > > out a status post and asked for replies and got not a one. Does this > mean > > nobody else is out there anymore? Or interest in posting has dropped > off? Or > > my email isn't getting stuff? > > It may certainly be that there aren't as many built communities > represented here anymore. I don't know. Are you out there? > > One thing I did notice recently that could be contributing to the lack > of volume is private responses to people's questions. When I recently > asked about how to deal with varying levels of member participation > and > how this affects people becoming members, I received a number of very > helpful replies, but they all came to me personally. I thought that a > bit odd because I thought the topic would have some broad interest, > although I was very happy just to receive the advice. > > To me it would seem more useful to post almost all replies to the list > if there's even a remote chance that there will be others out there > who > will benefit from the information. The replies often take the thread > to > whole new places that can be very interesting and informative. It's > kind of like what Chuck likes to talk about with regard to gathering > nodes within a cohousing community, "Activity creates activity." Once > there's even just 2 people out there at the picnic table sharing a > conversation, more will soon be joining in and soon there could very > well be a half a dozen or more, but if that conversation is held in a > private or in an out of the way place, there will never exist that > catalyst which led to the bigger gathering. > > I think that the same thing holds true for us on this list. The more > activity that happens right here in public, the more activity that > will > in turn be generated. Ideas feed ideas which feed ideas which . . . . > . > . > > -- > Mac Thomson San Juan Cohousing > ganesh [at] rmi.net Durango, Colorado > Web Site: http://www.rmi.net/~ganesh > > "Life is of no value but as it brings us gratifications. Among the > most valuable of these is rational society. It informs the mind, > sweetens the temper, cheers our spirits, and promotes health." > - Thomas Jefferson >
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The decline of cohousing L Rob Sandelin, January 12 1998
- Re: The decline of cohousing L Mac Thomson, January 12 1998
- RE: The decline of cohousing L Landress, Scott (CICG - NY Mortgages), January 12 1998
- Re: The decline of cohousing L Green Mac, January 12 1998
- Re: The decline of cohousing L Mona Loofs, January 12 1998
- Re: The decline of cohousing L Loren Davidson, January 12 1998
- Re: The decline of cohousing L Jack Wilbern, RA, January 12 1998
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