Thursday, February 19, 2009

Do you think this blog is a useful way for us to share our documents and discuss them?

Hi,

We have been playing around with how we might best share our work with each other (documents, etc.) and discuss it. The problem is that Emails make it difficult to manage and organize and most discussion groups scare people away because they have to "join" and set something up.

I would like to propose we consider using a working blog. I have set up this one for an example. It currently has the INITIAL VISION STATEMENT posted as an example. (Below this one.) Like that statement, each item we post will have a menu item on the side. It also can be connected to more than one menu item. New items will be at the top of the page for everyone to see.
*Like any web page anyone can access it without signing up for anything.
*To discuss the item/document people can simply click the "DISCUSSION / COMMENT HERE!" link on the bottom of the post and then share their thoughts.
*I have set it up so there is moderation before the comment is posted but if we did not think people would abuse it we could do without that part and the comments would go right on.
*We can still put documents on Google documents so they can be additionally accessed and modified by any of us there, and that link can be found right on the blog with the post/document. Anyone not wanting to go that way can keep it simple and just use the comment feature.

Your Thoughts?

To COMMENT and VIEW DISCUSSION click below on
"DISCUSSTION / COMMENTS HERE!"

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

INITIAL GREEN COMMITTEE VISION PROPOSAL

"The Plattsburgh Green Committee, consisting of members of the community who share a common interest in developing Plattsburgh and the surrounding area into a more localized, sustainable and environmentally friendly region."

VIEW AS A GOOGLE DOCUMENT AT: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgp6mngr_69f7zdwxgh

(If you have been added as a "collaborator" you will be able to directly edit it there. Otherwise, simply leave a message below by clicking "DISCUSSION / COMMENTS HERE")

Again, this is a WORKABLE vision statement and If you have any revisions about this just put it in a comment below.

THIS IS THE INITIAL VISION STATEMENT WE WILL BE PROPOSING THE GREEN COMMITTEE ADOPT AT THE NEXT LARGE GREEN COMMITTEE MEETING