Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Record keeping & minutes

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

To add to Maraiah's list and to repeat Richard's --who finished writing first 
--  always put first and last names in minutes and notes. 

I know a statistician would probably say this is predictable but we have so 
many duplicate names it is astounding. Often they are spelled differently -- 
Sharyn/Sharon, Robbin/Rabin, etc.-- but two of each, or more. Ann, Anne, Anna. 
Kathy/Kathryn. Carolyn/Carrie, on paper Carolyn. Paul/Paul/Paul. Even a 
Kira/Kira, though one is a cat. But only one Mary. No John, the most common 
male name. Two grandchildren named Camille.

Like the Screen Actors Guild, I've wondered if we should have a rule that every 
person who moves in has to choose a unique nickname that has never belonged to 
a previous resident. So far no one has had the same first and last name.

I've been trying to get all the old minutes up on the web. I have not a clue 
who the people are and I've been here since move in. There are two years of 
notes before move-in. Who knows whether the Paul of 2002 is the same Paul as in 
2008. Or the other Paul other other Paul. Sometimes it matters. A lot. 

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org