Re: Very Quick Question | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: John Faust (wjfaustgmail.com) | |
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:51:39 -0700 (PDT) |
Donna, The problem is that the members area really isn't a wiki where collaborative documents are built. It is a highly focused listserv (and maybe blog). That just narrows the search but doesn't build knowledge from the widely scattered bits of information. I think something like the IC Wiki<http://wiki.ic.org/wiki/Main_Page>is what is being suggested. Quite a knowledge base has accumulated there. I would guess that is an option. John Faust On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Donna Freiermuth <editor [at] cohousing.org>wrote: > > It's always wonderful to see ideas for better collection of cohousing > data that could be centrally located and more accessible. > > Coho/U.S. created a new section of its website called the Members Area > which we hope will serve as a place for in-depth discussions and a > repository for this type of information. All that section needs now is > more involvement from the folks who know so much about cohousing -- > which is you -- lots of the people who read and write to Coho-L. > > If you have any interest in seeing a resource like this grow and thrive, > please consider becoming a cohost of one of the planned (or an > unplanned) topic room. Your interest is what matters. > > For more information about the Members Area see: > http://www.cohousing.org/ma/overview > > Please email me if you have questions about what would be involved. I'd > love to talk to you about it. > > In community, > donna > > Editor > /Cohousing Magazine / > > > From: Kay Argyle (kay.argyleutah.edu) > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:23:34 -0700 (PDT) > > Physical structure and legal status tend to be stable once a community > is finished, compared to dynamic statistics like population, which > fluctuates - at least, in some communities, per a recent discussion :). > > It strikes me that this is, thus, one of those questions that it makes > sense to collect the answers in a central repository, in the cohousing > wiki or someplace, that forming groups could easily be referred to, to > avoid the fatigue of "I've already answered that question three times > ..." from long-time cohousing-L members, or the difficulty of tracking > down somebody, somewhere, who somebody dimly remembers collected > information from a > previous thread and may or may not still have it on their computer. > > The Cohousing Association's directory has number of units and property > size, which (with their permission) would provide a start on such a > table, with Diane Simpson's and Tom Hammer's tables filling in a few > more facts on a few communities. Even if, to start with, much of the > information was blank on most communities, whatever was there would be > useful. > > Include a form linked to the webpage, so that communities could submit > their information to be added. > > Some of the FAQs that (from ten years' observation of cohousing-L) occur > to me for inclusion: > > - name > - location > - # of units > - size of common house > - property size > - mix of unit sizes: studio/1br/2br/3br/4br, and/or range of square > footages > > - # of fully/partially handicap-accessible units and/or common house > - # of low-income units, or other affordability measures > - # of guest rooms > - dining room capacity > - checkoff columns for common (in the sense of "frequently existing") > amenities such as a common laundry, workshop, bike shed, community garden > - condo or lot development > - new-built or retrofit > - type of incorporation such as condo, co-op, etc. > - zoning (e.g., farm animals allowed?) > - special features like geothermal heat, alternative construction methods, > conservation easements, on-site businesses, or any focus such as elder > housing or religious affiliation > > Kay > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
- Re: Very quick question, (continued)
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Re: Very quick question Dave and Diane, August 9 2008
- Re: Very quick question Dirk Herr-Hoyman, August 9 2008
- Re: Very quick question Kay Argyle, August 25 2008
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Re: Very Quick Question Donna Freiermuth, August 25 2008
- Re: Very Quick Question John Faust, August 25 2008
- Re: Very Quick Question Sharon Villines, August 26 2008
- Re: Very Quick Question John Faust, August 26 2008
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Re: Very quick question Dave and Diane, August 9 2008
- Re: Very Quick Question Craig Ragland, August 25 2008
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