Topic: The "BEST" Groups
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you'd like to get get some ideas for the layout of information and to see how other people have used their groups, we suggest checking out Greenwashed and Permaculture Alliance of California. - Greenwashed is a community-oriented group focused on discussions and providing information, and the - Permaculture Alliance of California focuses on action and information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greenwashed @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/hypocrites Permaculture Alliance of California @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/permaculture Other popular and/or active groups include: - Our very own WiserEarth Editors group (collaboration, project based) @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/WiserEarthEditors - Sustainable Gardeners and Farmers (information sharing) @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/earthworkers - Eco April Alignment (regional events based, networking) @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/ecoapril And some statistics on these groups to date (Feb 23, 2008): Greenwashed >> 3 months old, 135 members, 639 edits, 12 discussions, 17 wikipages, 31 resources Permaculture Alliance of California >> 5 months old, 79 members, 2197 edits, 4 discussions, 8 wikipages, 24 resources, 13 orgs, 4 related groups, 10 events, 1 job WiserEarth Editors >> 3 months old, 61 members, 1753 edits, 28 discussions, 31 wikipages, 4 related groups, 0 resources, 0 orgs, 0 events, 0 job Sustainable Gardeners and Farmers >> 2 months old, 69 members, 1208 edits, 8 discussions, 6 wikipages, 41 resources, 16 orgs, 3 events Eco April Alignment >> 2 months old, 63 members, 578 edits, 15 discussions, 6 wikipages, 6 resources, 13 orgs, 18 events This should help to analyze further what constitutes a successful group. And a guide to create one which we can update as a result of the discussion in this thread: "Group Help - How Do I Create a Successful Group?" @ http://www.wiserearth.org/article/3fb2d07d803b6990e1357a9879889557 |
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Hey, all:
Hey, Bowo: I would definitely add "Women's Earth Alliance" to your list of successful vibrant groups. It is large and active, and provides many connections of several sorts, but one of the features that is unique to this group is not readily visible, but the great majority of members are designated as editors, likely by the unilateral action of the administrators. I am a member of this Group, and I didn't ask to be an editor, but I am! The administrators of WEA deserve a lot of credit for this decision, and it reflects the egalitarian goals we should all remember. On the contrary, some of the proprietary groups with one administrator and no others, and the administrator is AWOL, are the antithesis of examples of successful Groups. David Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun! |
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Hey all,
David, you're right. I'm not a member yet, but have applied to be one a little while ago. Anyway, here's some statistics. Women's Earth Alliance group (information sharing, networking) @ http://www.wiserearth.org/group/WEA >> 5 months old, 82 members, 7 discussions, 10 events, 68 jobs, 158 orgs, 126 resources, 10 wikipages Good decision on making everyone an editor, and thus more egalitarian ! |
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A "Group" for "Groups"! So what makes a group among the "Best"? Many things, together or separately, seem to be characteristic of the best Groups. A tentative list, in no particular order:
1) very broad, even universal appeal or application
2) generic topic, however specific, rather than some extension of some external proprietary issue or group
3) broad participation of members as editors and administrators
4) administrators and editors keep Group active
5) substantive current discussions
6) rich content--many different, well-populated features
7) importance of the issue
8) clarity of the purpose for the Group
All of these can be achieved by/added to any existing Group, except perhaps #2; even #2 could be done with a renaming and restructuring. These characteristics are, therefore, not inherent to a Group, but can be developed with effort.
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David
Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun!