[Durham INC] Neighborship

Mon Feb 6 13:10:51 EST 2012

Having met  with, and chatted with, Hartmut numerous times, it is my belief 
that introducing  a new system will seriously disrupt the listserv system 
that we've accidentally  put in place over the years.

In fact,  that "quilting" term he mentioned probably came from our 
discussions. I didn't  copyright the word, and he's welcome to use it, but when I 
used it I was  describing the neighborhood listservs as pieces of the quilt, 
and they are sewn  together when we cross post messages from one neighborhood 
to the next. Ditto  cross posting from one Partners Against Crime district 
to the  next.

Had we  used Hartmut's system from the start, all would probably be well, 
although the  possibility that it wouldn't remain free forever was a 
reasonable concern. But  to switch over now could undermine the excellent 
communication we all presently  enjoy (in my opinion).

Why fix  something that isn't broken? It's disturbing that he's using some 
neighborhood's  name in marketing when he's been asked to stop.

Bill Anderson

In a message dated 2/6/2012 10:30:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
reynbowman at gmail.com writes:

While  neighborhood associations may choose for whatever reason not to move 
to a more  flexible platform, they may wish to offer it to their residence 
who do.  We owe a great deal to those individuals who introduced us to 
listserves  and it seems from what I have seen that neighborship is just another  
progressive step in that tradition

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Philip Azar RR <_pazar at nc.rr.com_ 
(mailto:pazar at nc.rr.com) > wrote:

Trinity Park is  not part of neighborship. 
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On Behalf Of Phillip  Bost
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 5:26 PM
To: Joshua  Allen
Cc: _inc-list at durhaminc.org_ (mailto:inc-list at durhaminc.org) 
Subject: Re: [Durham INC]  Neighborship 
Will just state briefly that I oppose the use of this  software in 
communities that already have mailing lists in place, but fully  support it for 
neighborhoods that don't already have a mailing list set  up. 

The risk is that some in an established online community  will opt in, 
while others will not, thereby fracturing the  community.

Cheers,

Phil Bost

Duke Park

DurhamHoods.com  Creator  

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Joshua Allen <_allen.joshua at gmail.com_ 
(mailto:allen.joshua at gmail.com) > wrote: 

Watts Hillandale is not part of neighborship. The board  elected not to use 
it. I have asked Hartmut not to promote his site listing  our neighborhood. 

--Joshua  

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Sent from iPhone.  Please excuse brevity, typos,  etc.

On Feb 3, 2012, at 10:22  AM, John Martin <_bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com_ 
(mailto:bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com) > wrote:

Note:  Mr. Harmut Jahn has asked me to  send the following message to the 
INC listserv.  He is  currently on the agenda for the March meeting to 
briefly explain his  product.  Neither I, nor the INC, has endorsed his program.  
This is  Mr. Jahn's description, and I'm simply conveying  it for your 
information. 

--John Martin, INC  President. 

_Neighborship_ (http://www.neighborship.com/)  is inviting all  citizens in 
Durham to participate in a new way to connect with  their neighbors, 
neighboring communities,  and
Durham. It is private,  safe and fun to use!

Currently available communities  are: 

Brightleaf
Downtown  Durham
Forest Hills
Hope  Valley
Lattamoor
Northgate-Park
Rockwood
Station  Nine
Trinity-Heights
Trinity  Park
Watts-Hillandale
West-Village
Woodcroft

Neighborship  represents a new approach to online communities. It is 
linking  or "quilting" them together with their municipalities and is  providing 
them
with their own panels to administer members,  groups, content, and access 
rights. One important goal was  to free neighbors of irrelevant emails and to 
let them focus on what  matters most to them. By creating a structure to 
join organized  conversations we eliminate time-consuming redundancies while  
providing community oversight.

Neighborship is providing  boards and neighbors with many useful and unique 
features, such  as

·          a parent network for each  city 
·          an easy way to set up  neighborhood websites 
·          a neighborhood events  calendar 
·          a neighborhood bartering  network 
·          a review  system 
·          daily email  notices 
·          dues  collections 
·          an alert  system 
·          an access to PAC  messages 
·          and  more 
Join at _www.neighborship.com_ (http://www.neighborship.com/)  and  start 
communicating more efficiently in  Durham.

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Reyn Bowman
2203 Shoreham St
Durham, NC  27707
919-381-1497
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