Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Profiles

[Buzz Burrell (72253.2101]

I must say, I heartily recommend posting Profiles directly to the list!

What we are doing here on the list is about creating community, and IS a
community itself.  We should treat it as such;  have you ever been to a meeting
where new members aren't introduced at the start?  Where people don't say hello
to each other and make contact?  We need an electronic version of what we all do
at our physical meetings!  There has been a recent message thread regarding
"Opening Meetings";  note that each idea is designed to open us up, see each
other, and make contact.  Posting Profiles privately completely negates that
intention.

One of the other lists I subscribe to, (which is not about community), posts
"Member Bio's" to the list, and it is very popular, works very well, and takes
up almost no room, once the initial flurry of current members is over.

In a previous message I suggested that there be a Profile Template (easier to
respond to as well as to read than an open "essay" format), and that this
Template be included in the "You are now subscribed to Cohousing-L" automatic
message all new subscribers recieve.  I still think this is the way to make it
work.  Just fill in the blanks, cut and post it.  Optional essay responses would
be hard to read and evaluate, and probably would be done only by us overly
creative types.  Who we really need to hear from are the quieter people;  we
should set this up so that happens.  Just like we do at physical meetings.

Buzz Burrell
Boulder



  One of the other lists I subscribe to does this, and everybody just loves it.




1. It takes far less space than one thinks.
2. This is community!