Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 82, Issue 7

[Per Eisenman (per]

We are starting to use google Docs. It seems like it will be useful for storing 
minutes and other community documents. 
Per


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>   1. Re: How do you set up a wiki? (John Sechrest)
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> From: John Sechrest <sechrest [at] peak.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ How do you set up a wiki?
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> for the default "I am just starting, but don't know what to use" path there
> are a couple of good starting choices:
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> 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.
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> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Marty Maskall <mmaskall [at] pacbell.net> 
> wrote:
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>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Marty
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>> -------------------
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>> Marty Maskall
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sharon
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>> Sharon Villines
>> 
>> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
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>> http://www.takomavillage.org
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