During Sunday's meeting and since, we've discussed the difficulty of reaching many Citizens and friends because Group Notices are not reliably reaching or sticking in offline email. This is an old problem, but it seems we totally rely on announcements to reach those of us who are not often online. And aside from that, we have an issue with scheduling events or meetings at a time that suits everyone’s schedules.
Just today, I heard from Almut that 9am SL is far too early for her on a Sunday. I do regret that it’s nearly impossible to cover most time zones with just one meeting, and even more difficult to persuade us to have two meetings in one day.
Since we can’t be perfect, so we must be patient and prolific in our posts. Earlier today, there was discussion about the problems with communication between us, even when supported by email. As discussed at the last GQH, the best way to communicate with each other is IM. It was generally agreed that IMs are also the friendliest, most welcoming way to reach out to new members. We have Citizens that have been in the group for years, and yet I’ve possibly never yet greeted you. Well, I resolve to at least say hello to each one of you soon!
Even with IMs, they are susceptible to getting clipped, especially when a viewer crashes or updates.
Finally, we resolved to use this forum to post about events as well as ideas.
Cheers,
Emilia