Pre-vet workshop thread

[AttyPops]

1) Comment time open until 8:00 p.m. tonight (eastern standard time)
2) We can work on the list stuff now............

What do we do with the list?

 

[whiskey]

Thats after I sign off...oh well...Go ahead without me then

 

[AttyPops]

Also, would a social group (for PVT thread participants) help at all? Would it draw attention and advertise the PVT? Does not mean the List thread or the main thread is held inside the S.G. It would give people some... grouping... and... membership.... feelings.

It wouldn't be exclusive... so you don't have to be in the group to participate in the thread.

 

[AttyPops]

Thats after I sign off...oh well...Go ahead without me then

I can either wait for you, or since you have given approval anyway.... ??????

 

[whiskey]

Do what ever you want Atty, this to me, has dragged on long enough, just stating my opinion.
Please don't forget our turning today, I am going to get myself more focused with Pre-vet from here on out.
Later~

 

[markfm]

I'm still thinking a googledocs spreadsheet is a reasonably attractive method for handling a shared list. There's nothing secret about the data that should be on it, it's inherently oriented towards being able to allow multiple people edit rights, with others view-only, generally decent access control features.

 

[AttyPops]

It allows simultaneous edits, as well as tracks changes.

It does require a google account for those involved. IDK if we can link to it (like use an external link) however, we can continue to post copies in the PVT.

P.S. I vote text document (maybe with a table in it) unless you know of a reason to do math with it...

 

[AttyPops]

Do what ever you want Atty, this to me, has dragged on long enough, just stating my opinion.
Please don't forget our turning today, I am going to get myself more focused with Pre-vet from here on out.
Later~

9 1/2 more hours whis. JJ and j0ker and whomever can still comment. J0ker said not to rush, and I promised to keep it open for comment, so....

It will be done soon.

 

[markfm]

Text is fine, too. I work in spreadsheets all the time, but a simple text table would be fine, and even literally a couple lines of text per person would also work, if desired.

Google accounts are pretty trivial, free. Anyone with a Droid smartphone will already have one, otherwise sign up on google.

Pretty sure you can link to it, I believe they do for the current Panasonic battery coop (tracking who wanted what).

 

[CES]

Also, would a social group (for PVT thread participants) help at all? Would it draw attention and advertise the PVT? Does not mean the List thread or the main thread is held inside the S.G. It would give people some... grouping... and... membership.... feelings.

It wouldn't be exclusive... so you don't have to be in the group to participate in the thread.

i think a social group is probably more trouble than it's work, since the list can't be posted there in a single post, so it we would still have to find a palce to park the list.

A subforum with several moderators would be my first choice- assuming management would allow us to have a subforum, but still keep the main PVT thread in general. Without the two assumptions it also isn't a good coice.

I'm still thinking a googledocs spreadsheet is a reasonably attractive method for handling a shared list. There's nothing secret about the data that should be on it, it's inherently oriented towards being able to allow multiple people edit rights, with others view-only, generally decent access control features.

the only other option is google docs. it's workable, we still might need two documents- the working list and the final list...but it could work.

I can't think of any other options.

 

[whiskey]

i think a social group is probably more trouble than it's work, since the list can't be posted there in a single post, so it we would still have to find a palce to park the list.

A subforum with several moderators would be my first choice- assuming management would allow us to have a subforum,A good time to ask would be when J0ker is here, he can make an exception & would most likely ok it but still keep the main PVT thread in general. Without the two assumptions it also isn't a good coice.





the only other option is google docs. it's workable, we still might need two documents- the working list and the final list...but it could work.

I can't think of any other options.

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[morri]

All move to submit-anyone second???

Whiskey

seconded and done!

morri

 

[AttyPops]

FYI - Just so everyone knows the type of thing we're talking about for the list storage (since we'd like a common area that the "list editors" can access)
File hosting service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comparison of file hosting services - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Common file hosting services include Amazon Cloud Drive, Box.net, Dropbox, FileServe, Gladwinput, Google Drive, Hotfile, Humyo, Jungle Disk, Apple's iCloud, iDisk, MediaFire, Mozy, RapidShare, Scalibux, Microsoft's SkyDrive, Softonic, SpiderOak, SugarSync, SwissDisk, Ubuntu One, Wuala, ZShare and many more. Wikipedia has a "Comparison of file hosting services" page. A list of over 1400 hosting services can be found at filehostwatch.com.[1]

Calameo, Docstoc, edocr, Google Docs, Issuu, wePapers and Yumpu are document-sharing services.

Cloud collaboration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Now I'm not saying the all of the above are the same, nor am I saying we can't use Google Drive. I did want to see what's out there these days.

I'm not personally fond of having to install google's trackware (google plus and such) just to use google drive. That's an assumption at this point. I know it needs a google account. I make it a point to uninstall google plus if it is ever installed on my system. However, if I don't have to edit the list, that isn't an issue for the team.

 

[whiskey]

The last and only thing I will comment on as far as the list goes, is that I am not downloading anything to have access to the list...google, cloud what ever you all decide...I vote for a subforum created by J0ker

(Sorry, but now its my turn to be difficult)

 

[AttyPops]

I think a sub-forum is the best also whiskey. If we can get one. How do we ask? PM J0ker?

There are rules for Social Groups, but I don't know of any for sub-forum creation. Is j0ker the proper person to ask?

 

[whiskey]

Yes a pm would work...He'd be the correct person to ask about it, because this list is important to him also in conjunction with the contest, and is working with us now in here about all this. He is admin, so he can answer this and also create one.

 

[AttyPops]

I think I'll just make it public... here. And PM j0ker to let him know about it with a post #. It will include the now/want submission also. All in one tidy bundle.

 

[Katya]

Hi, kids! A flyby...

I don't have any more suggestions--we covered everything last night with Atty, CES and Tibs.

Whatever you, Whiskey, Atty, Tibs and CES (Morri, Starry, and the rest of the committte) think is good, you have my (and Nat's) vote....

Be back Wednesday(ish).

 

[tiburonfirst]

even editing privileges in the sandbox would do ..... i just don't think that ecf will extend those privileges to a group unless it's a social group and that won't help us with the list ......

 

[markfm]

It would likely take, in effect, a subforum area with people having local mod privileges, analogous to pif. That might be tougher than cloud stuff. A pita just to give more than one person the ability to edit a list.

Cloud is probably still worth poking at, whether google, zoho, or other.