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Lead Contributors

alexandergartley — 2007-07-20T14:17:53Z

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- As of 2006.04.25 RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership'. This website is run as a 'gift' to the community, in the spirit of a communication service provider. While many of us hope to make this a non-profit, or a zero-profit LLC, no one involved has the time and effort to do these things immedately.	+ As of 2006.04.25 RocWiki.org has no official 'leadership'. This website is run as a 'gift' to the community, in the spirit of a communication service provider. While many of us hope to make this a non-profit, or a zero-profit LLC, no one involved has the time and effort to do these things immediately.
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- == Representiation == - We encourage everyone to mention they are a contributor, or to claim their contributorhood as they see fit. At this size, and level of orgnization, we don't have any defining line for when people can call themselves 'Lead Contributors' we want everyone who claims to be a 'Lead Contributor' on the [http://groups.google.com/group/rochesterwiki mailing list] though, so we can keep up to date.	+ == Representation == + We encourage everyone to mention they are a contributor, or to claim their contributorhood as they see fit. At this size, and level of organization, we don't have any defining line for when people can call themselves 'Lead Contributors' we want everyone who claims to be a 'Lead Contributor' on the [http://groups.google.com/group/rochesterwiki mailing list] though, so we can keep up to date.
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- * Work on non-profit incorpration or other legal structure	+ * Work on non-profit incorporation or other legal structure
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- * Take any responsibility for the comments or opinions of other contributors.	+ * Take any responsibility for the comments or opinions of other contributors.

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FarMcKon — 2006-04-26T16:43:38Z

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- Right now, RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership' or advisors or anything. Decisions like the layout of page, logo, and any advertising are made in an ad-hoc manner (at best) or by a person just doing it outright without talking about it(at worst).	+ == Overview == + As of 2006.04.25 RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership'. This website is run as a 'gift' to the community, in the spirit of a communication service provider. While many of us hope to make this a non-profit, or a zero-profit LLC, no one involved has the time and effort to do these things immedately.
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- To help make things less random, and create a semi-formal way of dealing with problems, growth, advertising, etc, I (["FarMcKon"]) would like to start pulling together a group of 'Lead Contributors' who would be the group to review the sorts of things that are 'just happening' now.	+ == Decision Making == + Decisions like the layout of page, logo, and any advertising will continue to be made in an ad-hoc, on the fly, manner (at best). We do not want editorial control of the site, and will only remove access for a contributor if there is a clear threat to our service. The Lead Contributors will '''never''' remove or edit content (although, individuals as their own persons can and may).
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- What this group does or how it gets choosen, is not specified. This is just putting the idea out for input from the community.	+ == Representiation == + We encourage everyone to mention they are a contributor, or to claim their contributorhood as they see fit. At this size, and level of orgnization, we don't have any defining line for when people can call themselves 'Lead Contributors' we want everyone who claims to be a 'Lead Contributor' on the [http://groups.google.com/group/rochesterwiki mailing list] though, so we can keep up to date. + + == Next Meeting == + We hope to meet next time in June sometime, to talk about where things stand.
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FarMcKon — 2006-04-26T16:33:56Z

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- * Work on promotion, developing the wiki as a community. - * Decide on technical issues (server, wiki software, features priority) - * Speak for the Wiki Community when needed, represent the wiki community to other orgnizations as needed	+ * Work on promotion, developing the wiki as a community. + * Decide on technical issues (server, wiki software, features priority) + * Speak for the Wiki Community when needed, represent the wiki community to other orgnizations as needed
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- * Have any editorial say beyond any other contributor - * Take any responsibility for the comments or opinions of other contributors. - * eat live kittens, chipmunks, or other cute animals. - - [[Comments(What do you think?)]] - - ''2006-03-15 16:32:08'' [[nbsp]] I would be happy to contribute to this. --["MikeThomas"] - ------ - ''2006-03-15 20:16:13'' [[nbsp]] How do other community-based wikis deal with this? I'd be happy to have an "editorial board" or something similar to provide some direction. --["TomMaszerowski"] - ''At Davis Wiki we don't have anything like this, but I think it's going to need to happen. So, we'll follow your lead :)'' --["PhilipNeustrom"] - ------ - ''2006-03-16 11:39:00'' [[nbsp]] Due to the way a Wiki works, isn't it de facto that lead contributors act as an editorial board? --["JasonOlshefsky"] - ------ - ''2006-03-16 15:04:17'' [[nbsp]] if by 'editorial board' you mean an activist group that edits pages for political/sanity reasons, nope. If you mean the people who have the final say if there is a conflict of viewpoints/personalities, then yes. --["FarMcKon"] - ------ - ''2006-03-16 15:50:02'' [[nbsp]] The latter is what I meant by direction. That's why I used the quotes. I don't think a heavy-handed approach is appropriate here. --["TomMaszerowski"] - ------ - ''2006-03-16 15:55:26'' [[nbsp]] I don't see any conflict that has required a 'final say' so far. I think the energy that would go into deciding who the chosen few are could be better spent improving the wiki itself. It ain't broke - why fix it? --["RottenChester"] - ------ - ''2006-03-16 15:56:06'' [[nbsp]] Take care not to designate an editorial board. Unlike newspapers, [http://del.icio.us/jlam/wiki+law wikis and other online services enjoy wide immunity] from libel posted by users. --["JohnLam"] - ------ - ''2006-03-17 01:20:39'' [[nbsp]] I agree with Rotten & Lam (sounds like a law firm there). I would like to see some money accumulate to pay for getting the word out (like the awsome bumper stickers), and maybe pay for some of our hosting costs. I would like to have the design of the site 'approved' (at least rubber stamped) so it's not just whoever had R00t on that day's idea. I would like to have some kind of 'face' so that someone can go to things like 'digital rochester' and be able to 'speak for the wiki' is a sense. These are the types of things I would like to see the lead contribs work with. '''Now''', this is just my first-pass ideas. Some may be worse (or better) than I first think of them (like the editorial comments). If you spot problems, please point them out. --["FarMcKon"]	+ * Have any editorial say beyond any other contributor + * Take any responsibility for the comments or opinions of other contributors. + * eat live kittens, chipmunks, or other cute animals.

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KrisFricke — 2006-04-19T20:34:20Z

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MattDana — 2006-04-19T17:38:08Z

no such thing as an "animan"

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FarMcKon — 2006-04-08T19:54:54Z

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- * ??	+ * Work on non-profit incorpration + * Figure out wiki development goals + * try to get funds to get 'bounties' for adding features to the wiki perhaps + * Help raise finds to cover hosting costs, and encourage development + * Work on promotion, developing the wiki as a community. + * Decide on technical issues (server, wiki software, features priority) + * Speak for the Wiki Community when needed, represent the wiki community to other orgnizations as needed
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FarMcKon — 2006-03-17T03:23:54Z

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- ''2006-03-17 01:20:39'' [[nbsp]] I agree with Rotten & Lam (sounds like a law firm there). I would like to see some money accumulate to pay for getting the word out (like the awsome bumper stickers), and maybe pay for some of our hosting costs. I would like to have the design of the site 'approved' (at least rubber stamped) so it's not just whoever had R00t on that day's idea. I would like to have some kind of 'face' so that someone can go to things like 'digital rochester' and be able to 'speak for the wiki' is a sense. These are the types of things I would like to see the lead contribs work with. --["FarMcKon"]	+ ''2006-03-17 01:20:39'' [[nbsp]] I agree with Rotten & Lam (sounds like a law firm there). I would like to see some money accumulate to pay for getting the word out (like the awsome bumper stickers), and maybe pay for some of our hosting costs. I would like to have the design of the site 'approved' (at least rubber stamped) so it's not just whoever had R00t on that day's idea. I would like to have some kind of 'face' so that someone can go to things like 'digital rochester' and be able to 'speak for the wiki' is a sense. These are the types of things I would like to see the lead contribs work with. '''Now''', this is just my first-pass ideas. Some may be worse (or better) than I first think of them (like the editorial comments). If you spot problems, please point them out. --["FarMcKon"]

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FarMcKon — 2006-03-17T03:20:39Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-17 01:20:39'' [[nbsp]] I agree with Rotten & Lam (sounds like a law firm there). I would like to see some money accumulate to pay for getting the word out (like the awsome bumper stickers), and maybe pay for some of our hosting costs. I would like to have the design of the site 'approved' (at least rubber stamped) so it's not just whoever had R00t on that day's idea. I would like to have some kind of 'face' so that someone can go to things like 'digital rochester' and be able to 'speak for the wiki' is a sense. These are the types of things I would like to see the lead contribs work with. --["FarMcKon"]

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JohnLam — 2006-03-16T18:06:17Z

clarification on my comment

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- Right now, RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership' or advisors or anything. Decisions like the layout of page, logo, and any advertising are made in an ad-hoc manner (at best) or by a person just doing it outright without talking about it(at worst).	+ Right now, RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership' or advisors or anything. Decisions like the layout of page, logo, and any advertising are made in an ad-hoc manner (at best) or by a person just doing it outright without talking about it(at worst).
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- ''2006-03-16 15:56:06'' [[nbsp]] Take care not to create an editorial board. [http://del.icio.us/jlam/wiki+law Wikis and other online services enjoy immunity] from libel that newspapers don't have. --["JohnLam"]	+ ''2006-03-16 15:56:06'' [[nbsp]] Take care not to designate an editorial board. Unlike newspapers, [http://del.icio.us/jlam/wiki+law wikis and other online services enjoy wide immunity] from libel posted by users. --["JohnLam"]

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rottenchester — 2006-03-16T18:01:48Z

Fixed my messed up comment

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- ''2006-03-16 15:55:26'' [[nbsp]] I don't see any conflict that has required a 'final say --["RottenChester"]	+ ''2006-03-16 15:55:26'' [[nbsp]] I don't see any conflict that has required a 'final say' so far. I think the energy that would go into deciding who the chosen few are could be better spent improving the wiki itself. It ain't broke - why fix it? --["RottenChester"]

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JohnLam — 2006-03-16T17:56:07Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-16 15:56:06'' [[nbsp]] Take care not to create an editorial board. [http://del.icio.us/jlam/wiki+law Wikis and other online services enjoy immunity] from libel that newspapers don't have. --["JohnLam"]

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rottenchester — 2006-03-16T17:55:26Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-16 15:55:26'' [[nbsp]] I don't see any conflict that has required a 'final say --["RottenChester"]

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TomMaszerowski — 2006-03-16T17:50:02Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-16 15:50:02'' [[nbsp]] The latter is what I meant by direction. That's why I used the quotes. I don't think a heavy-handed approach is appropriate here. --["TomMaszerowski"]

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FarMcKon — 2006-03-16T17:04:17Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-16 15:04:17'' [[nbsp]] if by 'editorial board' you mean an activist group that edits pages for political/sanity reasons, nope. If you mean the people who have the final say if there is a conflict of viewpoints/personalities, then yes. --["FarMcKon"]

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JasonOlshefsky — 2006-03-16T13:39:00Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-16 11:39:00'' [[nbsp]] Due to the way a Wiki works, isn't it de facto that lead contributors act as an editorial board? --["JasonOlshefsky"]

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-03-15T23:16:50Z

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	+ ''At Davis Wiki we don't have anything like this, but I think it's going to need to happen. So, we'll follow your lead :)'' --["PhilipNeustrom"]

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TomMaszerowski — 2006-03-15T22:16:13Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-15 20:16:13'' [[nbsp]] How do other community-based wikis deal with this? I'd be happy to have an "editorial board" or something similar to provide some direction. --["TomMaszerowski"]

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MikeThomas — 2006-03-15T18:32:08Z

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FarMcKon — 2006-03-15T16:53:22Z

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	+ Right now, RocWiki.org has no offical 'leadership' or advisors or anything. Decisions like the layout of page, logo, and any advertising are made in an ad-hoc manner (at best) or by a person just doing it outright without talking about it(at worst). + + To help make things less random, and create a semi-formal way of dealing with problems, growth, advertising, etc, I (["FarMcKon"]) would like to start pulling together a group of 'Lead Contributors' who would be the group to review the sorts of things that are 'just happening' now. + + What this group does or how it gets choosen, is not specified. This is just putting the idea out for input from the community. + + [[Comments(What do you think?)]]