Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: How do you set up a wiki?

[John Sechrest (sechrest]

for the default "I am just starting, but don't know what to use" path there
are a couple of good starting choices:

1) Use google:   Blogspot + google groups + google sites
          simplistic, but does the 70% solution. Gets you email and wiki
like things all under one toolset

2) Use wordpress and use the comments ( still have to figure email)
3) Use a free wiki like PBwiki . Or wetpaint.

The real question is , what are the tools your group is willing to use and
how willing are they to engage in it deeply. I keep fallng back to mailing
lists + blog because I don't get groups to use the wiki. And then I end up
doing the wiki work. Still useful, but not as much so.


On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Marty Maskall <mmaskall [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

>
> Hi Sharon,
>
>
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> We are a forming group.  We are looking for a solution for storing our
> documents (Agenda, Minutes, Membership List, LLC Operating agreement,
> etc.).
> We have a google group, but google groups has discontinued storing
> documents.  We are wondering about Google Docs.
>
>
>
> But maybe a wiki would be better.  What do you think?  How do we set up a
> wiki?
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>
> Marty
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> Marty Maskall
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> Project Manager & Future Resident
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> www.FolsomEcoHousing.org
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> (916) 967-2472
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> Message: 4
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> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:44:24 -0400
>
> From: Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ community communications: how to do it
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>
> The wiki form is so easy to use. I'm starting to do work orders as planning
> documents for major tasks. We are planning professional floor polishing
> after we have our CH linoleum floors repaired. I needed to record a note to
> include the office which has a VCT floor hastily installed 8 years ago. The
> oozing adhesive was never removed from some of the seams and it was never
> polished.
>
>
>
> I can send an email and it will get buried. I can tell the person who is
> likely to do the scheduling but she may (reasonably) forget or the task may
> be given to someone else. By starting a work order for floor polishing, I
> can add my note and everyone else can add theirs. If anyone forgets to sign
> their note, there is a log of who added what when.
>
>
>
> Our less, even least, geeky members have been using the wiki like crazy so
> I
> think it is the format of the future.
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>
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> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
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> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
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> http://www.takomavillage.org
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