Geek List Guidelines
Margaret Rosas
It's been a lively couple of weeks on the list and it feels appropriate to post some thoughts about how this list is managed.
About three years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Cultivating a Community Garden, not a Public Toilet" (http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2009/04/cultivating-a-community-garden-not-a-public-toilet106.html). In it I quote Merlin Mann as saying:
Creating community is not as simple as turning on comments ... That is not a community; that's a public toilet.
The community garden metaphor embodies my philosophy about community management and it is the approach I use in managing the Geeks list. This is our space, this is public space, this is a place for conversation, a place for debate, a place for thought leadership, a place for inquiry, a place for pondering problems.
There is no space in this garden for trolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29). It has never been my intent to censor or stifle conversation. Trolling requires handling with diplomacy and tact. But sometimes it just requires a ban. I urge everyone to refrain from feeding trolls in whatever online forum you find yourself.
Santa Cruz Geeks List Guidelines
Group discussion serves a variety of purposes to include:
- Announce future Geek Dinners, New Tech Meetups, and other Geeky Events
- Announce job openings or project work for local Geeks
- Ask Geeky questions about Geeky stuff to Santa Cruz's finest Geeks
- Promote your own Geeky projects/companies
- New members subscribe here: http://groups.google.com/group/santacruzgeeks/subscribe
- We ask folks to answer the question "What makes you geeky and what do you love most about Santa Cruz?"
- Membership is approved by group moderators (this is based on a legit answer to the question)
- Every list member is empowered to be a community curator. We all contribute to creating the culture of this list. We are aligned around creating a strong, vibrant, tech community in Santa Cruz. The conversation here supports that value.
Questions or comments are most welcome.
Thanks, Margaret
productOps
Margaret Rosas
Architect and Community Evangelist
http://twitter.com/mrosas
pro...@silcon.com
out of hand. The Garden vs Toilet analogy is an excellent one by the way.
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Hey Geeks,
>
> It's been a lively couple of weeks on the list and it feels appropriate to
> post some thoughts about how this list is managed.
>
> About three years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Cultivating a Community
> Garden, not a Public Toilet" (
> http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2009/04/cultivating-a-community-garden-not-a-public-toilet106.html).
> In it I quote Merlin Mann as saying:
>
>> *Creating community is not as simple as turning on comments ... That is
>> not a community; that's a public toilet.*
>>
> The community garden metaphor embodies my philosophy about community
> management and it is the approach I use in managing the Geeks list. This
> is
> our space, this is public space, this is a place for conversation, a place
> for debate, a place for thought leadership, a place for inquiry, a place
> for pondering problems.
>
> There is no space in this garden for trolls (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29). It has never been my
> intent to censor or stifle conversation. Trolling requires handling with
> diplomacy and tact. But sometimes it just requires a ban. I urge everyone
> to refrain from feeding trolls in whatever online forum you find yourself.
> **
>
> Santa Cruz Geeks List Guidelines
> **
> Group discussion serves a variety of purposes to include:
>
> - Announce future Geek Dinners, New Tech Meetups, and other Geeky
> Events
> - Announce job openings or project work for local Geeks
> - Ask Geeky questions about Geeky stuff to Santa Cruz's finest Geeks
> - Promote your own Geeky projects/companies
>
> Group logistics:
>
> - New members subscribe here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/santacruzgeeks/subscribe
> - We ask folks to answer the question "What makes you geeky and what do
> you love most about Santa Cruz?"
> - Membership is approved by group moderators (this is based on a legit
> answer to the question)
> - Every list member is empowered to be a community curator. We all
> contribute to creating the culture of this list. We are aligned around
> creating a strong, vibrant, tech community in Santa Cruz. The
> conversation
> here supports that value.
>
> Questions or comments are most welcome.
>
> Thanks, Margaret
>
>
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> Margaret Rosas
> Architect and Community Evangelist
> http://twitter.com/mrosas
>
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Jeremy Neuner
From: Margaret Rosas <marg...@productops.com>
To: santacr...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 10:20 PM
Subject: [santacruzgeeks] Geek List Guidelines
