[Durham INC] Neighborship
Marge Nordstrom
mnordstrom at nc.rr.com
Mon Feb 6 14:59:26 EST 2012
Hi Bill,
I think your email was right on target. The listserv cross postings keep
working better all the time as people join more than one listserv, plus they
don't require anyone to be internet savvy to use-for example, there are
elderly individuals in our area who love the communication of the listserv
and can manage because they are comfortable with email --an Internet/social
network-based system such as Neighborship is a different ball game. I have
a couple of additional concerns about such systems. One is security--it
takes a major effort to implement all the security software that is
needed-just think about all that Facebook and other sites have gone through
over the years. Another is financial support-the only two things that I
can think of are for people/companies to place ads or for fees to be
charged-am I missing something here? Listservs on the other hand are free,
easy to implement, easy to join, have a proven track record, and only
require someone to be familiar with email. In my opinion, your comment
about if something isn't broken, why try to fix it says it all...in other
words the KIS (Keep It Simple) principle works in my opinion.
Later,
Marge Nordstrom
From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
Behalf Of TheOcean1 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:11 PM
To: reynbowman at gmail.com; inc-list at durhaminc.org
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Neighborship
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> wrote:
Trinity Park is not part of neighborship.
From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
Behalf Of Phillip Bost
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 5:26 PM
To: Joshua Allen
Cc: 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> 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> 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.
<http://www.neighborship.com/> Neighborship 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 <http://www.neighborship.com/> 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
www.bullcitymutterings.com <http://www.bullcitymutterings.com/>
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