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> From: "Tracey P. Lauriault" <
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>> Seems like folks on the list do not have any particular attachment or
>> relationship to the wiki. That is fine, however, we do need some sort
>> of public face.
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> I agree. Personally I don't see that most people are all that enthusiastic about wikis, and they do seem to attract more vandals than ordinary sites.
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>> For example, i was approached today by a not so tech savvy national
>> organization that can do some advocacy on behalf of community groups who
>> want access to census data. There is a real place here for members of
>> civicaccess to work with this group to help them formulate a campaign
>> that speaks to their needs and their communities. It is however
>> difficult for them to embrace civicaccess as the only public face we
>> have at the moment is a hacked wiki and this list.
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> Multiple issues in one paragraph confuse me. It's clear enough that civicaccess as a group won't impress people by getting hacked, but the needs of that national organization aren't clear at all. If what they need is tech-savvy help with accessing census data, that's a job for somebody else; is what they need is advice on an *advocacy campaign* for access, it's just conceivable I could be of some assistance. (Of course, if they're a real national organization with a budget, rather than a loose gathering of stony-broke activists, it would be nice if they were prepared to pay a little something for the actual work.)
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>> I would luv to have and esthetically pleasing collaborative public web
>> presence for civicaccess that will entice people to want to join us,
>> that will inform people about what we do, a place we can send
>> journalists to, and a place for us to showcase work that is ongoing.
>> Also, these was alot of hours of good research put into the content of
>> the wiki that i think the public can benefit from and I personally would
>> luv help to retrieve it.
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>> 1. I would luv to work with a couple of people to give us a web >presence.
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> You can count me in for some writing, copyediting, and even some basic HTML if no better-qualified coder wanted to do that. My availability is highly variable but I can usually find a few hours for a good cause.
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>> 2. I would luv to retrieve the content from the list
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> If you really mean the list rather than the wiki, I've got about a MB of archived digests. They're not complete: I tend to delete requotes and footers as I whip through them, and I may have deleted a couple. Anyway, let me know if you want them.
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>> 3. I would luv to hear your ideas
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> Having had an excessively frustrating day, I don't really have any at this point -- except to keep the site simple, with all pages accessible and quick to load and any fancy Flash stuff purely optional.
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> I'll look forward to hearing from the rest of you.
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> Regards,
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> Judyth
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