I think that part of the problem we are having with the LA rebuild is lack of clear communications (though I see some hopeful signs such as this post from Bagheera here).
If we look at the historical threads on the forum regarding the Colonia Nova build here and Alpine Meadow builds here you can see that the forums were used along with other tools as a means for communication and organisation of the building effort. There's even a thread I had forgotten I started about 'lessons learned' from the builds here. The CN build even had its own sub-forum which I think would be a good idea for LA.
At the moment, what I see happening is that builds are being rezzed and we don't know whether they are a) placeholders which are intended to be changed later b) works in progress which will be tidied up and perfected later c) options which the community is invited to give an opinion on or d) finalised elements of the build. People have come to the forums to complain about them because of this and then been told "it's a placeholder" or "it's not finished" but how could they know that unless someone tells them? Similarly, people have complained that their builds have been been deleted and then been told "I'm gathering feedback" but again, how could someone know that the deletion was temporary and not a judgement on their build unless they are told?
I think we need a sub-forum here devoted to the LA build which brings together all the information on the rebuild and which can be used to get feedback and resolve issues and avoid misunderstandings. I would suggest that it needs to include some information as 'stickies' at the top of the forum:
Links to the Overall Plan for LA with maps, parcelling and clarity on where building is taking place
The Covenants for the sim
Lists of the build projects and who is doing them and what the current status is (not started, work in progress, seeking feedback, completed)
Links to suitable homes to rez or to source material for inspiration
Then we need lots of updates on what is happening so citizens feel well informed. I appreciate that Bags has been trying to do this but one problem is that the information is scattered about numerous threads in General Discussion and Sim and City Planning and is not easy to find.
Could the Chancellor ask Gwyn if the LA Rebuild can have its own sub-forum here and then populate it with the kind of information I am suggesting we need? I think this would help with keeping the project on track and rebuilding popular support for the remodel.
