What kind of Categories?greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) Forum Moderators : One Thread |
some Category ideas:Documents (Hey, look at this...)
Meeting Announcements (Community Connections teleconference June 3rd)
Make a Contact (Does anybody live near Amarillo, Texas?)
Media Coverage (Hey, the Wilmington Star put Y2K on the local radar today!!!)
Civil Complaints (These categories are too limiting...)
-- Anonymous, May 30, 1999
I'd like to see something on personal and community protection sorts of things (i.e. home security, setting up neighborhood watches both for security, firefighting, etc.) but I don't know how to do so on a forum that's not strictly moderated - GN tried that and ended up with the end of the world survivalist types over running the place.That sort of response is not good at all when you're trying to reach all of those folks who are purchasing their first firearm this year, and have just finished the Basic firearm safety course. We need something that covers the basics of simple personal protection / home defense types of situations, along with perhaps the basics of ammunition reloading. In order to reach the majority of our potential audience we need to do this *without* talking about conspiracy theories, or roaming off into improvised high explosives, etc. [especially considering the current political climate!]
make sense?
Arlin
-- Anonymous, May 30, 1999
Seems it should be topic driven, but flexible; maybe easiest as a tree structure, if the user can see the other branches at the same time. (Reason: if he/she doesn't "see" the whole tree, he is almost certain to assume that the particular "branch" or twig doesn't exist, and then the thread gets miss-posted (according to the "original" filing system); or, more likely, gets stuffed into the "ever-burgeoning" "miscellaneous" and "uncategorized" columns. Once there, nobody can find it.How about searching by "person" = "give me all threads "started by" "Diane", or all responses "from" "Leska"? Can the database manage that level of query?
Once started, how simple is it to "update" the topics list - if the first guesses/assumptions are not correct, how can you change them, add new ones, update (or re-assign) topic lists), re-assign threads between topics. ___________
Topics:
Sure, why not add: Humor; Off topic(s); Latest from ... DC; Latest from .. Ontario; Latest from ... London; Latest from State(s) - all, not just one.
Government "concerns" topics: military, civil preparations, emergency response (fire, 911, police), FEMA emergency centers, FAA, etc.
About" topics: facts and comments about services and "Things" issues.
Example
-> Utilities: then power, water & sewage, phones, satellites, gas, gasoline & diesel, etc.
-> Industries: then food, transpiration, oil & gas,
-> Finances: then Wall Street, insurance, banks, mortgages, credit bureaus,
-> Big Business: then Fortune 500, hiring, IT/MIS, attitudes; readiness, responses, publicity
-> Small business: then people, readiness, awareness, threat to; threat from failure;
"coping or managing" topics: household management (alternate water, heat, cooking, transportation, ----> thought is: if "coping" or "managing" is the focus, then "survivalists" (ie the 1920's, 1870's mode of lifers) might tend to get hearded along into more general areas. If that "herding" along is appropriate. - which brings up other things to discuss.....
Social topics: Society response, Schools' response, Church's response....
Again - better not to restrict topics at first, if threads can be 're-assigned" as required, or "new topics" created as appropriate.
-- Anonymous, May 30, 1999
In reading instructions, once a category is "set" it can't be changed unless Phil Greenspun does it.Need well thought-out choices.
Diane
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Also...HOW does one set up categories?
Diane
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
So it would appear new ones can be created, but old ones not deleted; except by the emmient Sir Phil of the Greenpsun.
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Selecting team members to moderate different catagories might make a lot of sense. we wouldn't volunteer for a catagory unless we knew something about it and we would then be MORE likely to be able to identify the deceptively urbane but seriously disruptive type of troll. We ALL can find the REAL trolls, just take Deiter and make it viscious (sic) or sick.{ digression It would be REALLY kind of neat to know who he is, but I suspect I won't ever find out. I'd actually like to shake that person's hand. end digression}
Chuck
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Cool.Looks like one can add catagories.
Diane
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Ahah - one category is added "Don't Know" - (aside to Diane - dear lady, that wasn't very original).So how are more to be added, and what shall they be?
One vote = Humor, puns, and poetrys.
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Actually Robert,The system did "Don't Know." I added "Admistrative/Sysop."
(Accepting cheers).
Still "don't know" how this thing all works, but with Brian and Critt coaching, it'll mean fewer questions for Ed.
Diane
-- Anonymous, May 31, 1999
Robert Cook: "How about searching by "person" ..."Short of that, it would help somewhat if each thread in the archive identified the thread's originator.
-- Anonymous, June 04, 1999
Brians Prep archive catagories...Year 2000 Preparation Archive
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/ q-and-a.tcl?topic=Year%202000%20Preparation%20ArchiveAlternate power
Animals
Books
Bugging out
Clothes
Community Preparation
Family
Food
Food - Cooking
Food Storage and Preserving
Fuel
Growing Food
Ham Radio - Communications
Health
Heat
Home
Leadership
Lighting
Money and Y2K
Personal Considerations
Preparation
Rural Living
Sanitation
Security and guns
Urban Living
Water
Are there some missing? For the Prep discussion Forum?
Diane
-- Anonymous, June 17, 1999
The Time Bomb 2000 Forum catagories...Admin/sysop items
Alternative energy
Awareness/general
Banking/finance
Economy/jobs
Embedded Systems
Fallback planning
Food
Government
Health/Medicine
IT/Computer Industry
Legal issues
Military
Misc
PC/Home computers
Stock market, etc
Survivalist issues
Techno-geek questions
Technology
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities
Y2K Media Coverage
Uncategorized
-- Anonymous, June 17, 1999
* Trolls
* Moles
* Pollys
* Idiots
* Don't Knows
* Garbage
* Drunk Tonight
* Huh?xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
-- Anonymous, June 17, 1999
LOL, Leska 'n Ashton!
-- Anonymous, June 18, 1999
PREPARATION FORUM -- Initial Suggested Categories:Alternate Energy
Animal & Pet Care
Ask Diane - Research Advice
Ask Old Git - Prep Advice
Books & Internet Resources
Back-Up Plans & Bugging Out
Business Preparation
Camping At Home
Clothing
Community Preparation
Communications
Emergency & Government Response
Food - Cooking
Food - Growing & Gardening Tips
Food - Purchasing Tips
Food - Storage & Preserving
Food - Supplies
Fuel - Storage & Alternatives
Health Care - Alternative Healing
Health Care - Traditional Medicine
Heat & Warmth
Home & Shelter Preparation
Humor
Lighting & Options
Meeting Announcements
Miscellaneous
Money and Y2K
Neighborhood Preparation
Personal Considerations
Preparation Topics
Rural Living
Sanitation & Sewage
Safety, Security & Self Defense
Transportation
Urban & Suburban Living
Water & Water Storage
Uncategorized
-- Anonymous, June 24, 1999