[Communications] Forum on Website

[Julie Samuels]

This does sound good and  I also think we should try it out.  Yes, also,
for an introduction maybe saying the suggestion came out of the conference
workshop by gardeners attending and maybe that it's a "trial" or experiment
to see how it works?

On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:58 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I agree.  Do you need more input ie. emails from the workshop
> registration to notify those folks of this forum?  Do you need a an
> introductory piece?
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:50 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> It looks like the 14 day free trial does not require a credit card.
>>
>> It’s a highly rated company at first glance and I like that it’s hosted
>> on Website Toolbox’s server and the maintenance is included in the monthly
>> fee.
>>
>> As an idea, we could launch this as a ‘beta’ and when and if we decide to
>> move forward with a formal CCGA membership program, this resource forum
>> could become part of the package of benefits.
>>
>> Amy
>>
>> On Apr 29, 2019, at 11:13 AM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This sounds exciting. Does the 14 day free require anything beyond that?
>> Sometimes you just get the leader but have to then take at least a few
>> months.
>>
>> This free trial would at least give us tome to go to coordinating
>> committee and finance committee for approval.
>>
>> Lorraine
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 10:59 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Lorraine, JW and Julie,
>>>
>>> I did some research and found this ‘forum’ plug in for Word Press:
>>> https://wordpress.org/plugins/website-toolbox-forums/
>>>
>>> This plug in would require participants to register on the CCGA website
>>> to participate.
>>> It costs $15/month and would be hosted on the vendor’s server, not the
>>> CCGA hosting server.
>>>
>>> I feel this product could be beneficial if the goal is to create a 'CCGA
>>> Gardeners’ Resource Forum' and promote it beyond what Briana and Danielle
>>> are asking for as an extension of their workshop.
>>>
>>> It’s free for 14 days, should we test it?
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a free alternative for setting up a forum?
>>> Perhaps a Google Group?
>>>
>>> Amy
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2019, at 6:08 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I finally had a phone conversation with Briana Villarubia who with
>>> Danielle Russell led the workshop,* Organizing Your Garden Team- Ideas
>>> and Tools for Change*.  As you may recall the presenters stated they
>>> never got to the heart of their presentation because everyone had problems
>>> to discuss. The take away from the conference was that the folks in the
>>> workshop wanted a forum where they and other gardeners could continue
>>> networking and post issues and gardeners with helpful solutions could post
>>> their suggestions and fixes. Both Briana and Danielle have made this clear
>>> in recent phone calls and email. I believe we misinterpreted what was being
>>> sought because we had not had a detailed conversation with either of them.
>>> I can go over the email attachment they sent or forward it.
>>>
>>> To be clear, these gardeners at the workshop were not soliciting a
>>> meeting, a workshop or anyget-together with CCGA nor do they seek to be led
>>> by CCGA. They want to communicate with each other in discussions unbound by
>>> presenters.  Obviously a forum would need an administrator that sees ensure
>>> people post respectfully. There would be a boiler plate about blocking a
>>> sender from future posts. This might be one of the website editors who gets
>>> an alert when posts are made or someone checks on it once a week.  I don't
>>> really know how this gets set up but I hope we can try it out.
>>>
>>> Please feel free to communicate with Briana or Danielle if you feel this
>>> needs more input from them. Anyone willing to take this to our website?
>>>
>>> Lorraine
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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