Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Mosaic and Gather -- Please Join This List

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

I have set up a groups.io email discussion list for community software 
development. Anyone can join the list but discussions will likely be more 
technical than on Coho-L. Questions about all software and services communities 
are using are welcome. The goal is to develop a forum where users, managers, 
and developers can ask and answer questions and discuss issues.

The list is called Community Root Cellar — the dim, dry, temperature-controlled 
space where life sustaining roots and canned goods are stored.

To subscribe send a blank email to 

CommunityRootCellar+subscribe [at] groups.io

Sharon

> On May 13, 2022, at 10:20 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
> [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> 
> Many people have raised the issue of not wanting to bother Sean. It was part 
> of my hesitation for many years. Having to ask one person to do everything 
> makes me feel like a pest. Even though he has always been more than welcoming 
> when I have asked questions and is currently working with me so I can 
> understand the software. I also like to know how things work — I trust them 
> more that way. And after several failed attempts at a variety of programs and 
> services that seemed perfect but in the end lost our data or made it 
> laborious to transfer, I’m cautious. 
> 
> I’m also more trusting of information from users (Sorry, Tom and Sean) 
> because they have to actually make the thing work and teach others. From the 
> day in 1999 when I was asked to set up the YahooGroups for teams and then the 
> website, I’ve been explaining things. And searching for better solutions. 
> Best would be solution that can be developed over time to do all the things 
> the actual users need/want/understand. 
> 
> Since both Sean and Tom live in cohousing they understand but they are also 
> developers. Sometimes things seem very clear to developers and totally 
> obscure to users. It’s not only a different language, it’s a whole way of 
> coding the world.
> 
> After checking out various forums and lists and things, I decided to try an 
> email discussion list on Groups.io. There is no learning curve, it’s free, 
> and people have a lot of options for message delivery. And it is neutral, 
> meaning people using Mosaic, Gather, Google clusters, etc. can join and 
> follow the discussion of options and how they work.
> 
> I’m waiting for it to be approved and will send subscribing information when 
> it is — probably tomorrow. 
> 
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
> 
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