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« on: May 08, 2007, 12:02:34 PM » |
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Hi all, I know that Kiva's staff are busy...but it will be good to make a new forum category: "Suggestions".  |
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chris
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« Reply To This #1 on: May 09, 2007, 09:52:18 PM » |
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I like this suggestion  Maybe a wiki would be a better place to develop ideas? |
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RichardF
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« Reply To This #2 on: May 09, 2007, 10:27:46 PM » |
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Prospers.org has a forum and wiki under the same SMF engine used here. I support both suggestions. Maybe a whole new "To/From Kiva" section could be added... Questions, Suggestions, Bugs/Issues, Announcements or what have you. |
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #3 on: May 09, 2007, 11:34:33 PM » |
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The Wiki is weak against vandalism and is time-consuming/awful to manage. I think Kiva's staff have something else to do than reviewing/monitoring every Wiki's change...
I myself corrected an article on Wikipedia one time, but a moron came afterward and changed it back: there is no way I'll use my time to educate others~... I guess most Wiki's readers don't bother too: they just switch to another page and don't modify it.
Anyway, this post is my personal perspective~.
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RichardF
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« Reply To This #4 on: May 10, 2007, 07:06:44 AM » |
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If I agreed with you on wikis, I obviously wouldn't have suggested it. The wiki would be for topics that are of longer-term interest, can have multiple contributors, but continually get "buried" on a discussion board. To date, the Prospers.org wiki hasn't had any vandalism problems. If you don't like wikis, you don't need to frequent them. Leave them to folks who like them. I've made thousands of edits on Wikipedia and started many of the pages at Prospers.org. It's not that big a deal to edit. If Joe decides to set it up, I'll help get it going.
The "Suggestion" discussion topic would be "To Kiva." That's quite simple to create and read. It might even take some traffic off Kiva's e-mail load.
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #5 on: May 10, 2007, 09:02:18 AM » |
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If Joe decides to set it up, I'll help get it going.
The "Suggestion" discussion topic would be "To Kiva." That's quite simple to create and read. It might even take some traffic off Kiva's e-mail load.
Let's wait " for the King's decision" then  . Regarding vandalism @ Prosper: just wait for some people to be defrauded, and we'll re-talk about that~. Risks have started to increase. |
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #7 on: May 10, 2007, 10:53:37 AM » |
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Hahaha, Ok, sorry~. Thanks for the other info! |
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Joe
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« Reply To This #8 on: May 10, 2007, 10:55:19 AM » |
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Hey guys. I've pondered adding a "suggestions" forum before after seeing some posts that would easily fit in such a category. My main concern was having too many sub-forums that either confuse people or just don't get used very often. However if it'll be put to good use, I don't see why not. Especially if it's aimed at Kiva staff. Perhaps it'll also help with organizing good ideas so they don't get lost in the shuffle as the community continues to grow.
A Wiki could be interesting. I've seen the good and bad side of those and have edited many over the years. Perhaps an Kiva FAQ subsection, with posts or a thread that can be edited by any member on the forum would achive the same purpose. I'd have to see if that's even possible.
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #9 on: May 10, 2007, 11:07:12 AM » |
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The King have talked!It would be a new sub-category for now~.  Thanks Joe. A Wiki could be interesting. I've seen the good and bad side of those and have edited many over the years. Perhaps an Kiva FAQ subsection, with posts or a thread that can be edited by any member on the forum would achive the same purpose. I'd have to see if that's even possible. It took me a lot of clicks to find this forum... you should put a link in the menu at the top of the page.
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RichardF
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« Reply To This #10 on: May 10, 2007, 11:12:13 AM » |
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Thanks, Joe. A week or two ago, I sent an e-mail to Kiva suggesting they support a "Suggestions" topic here. (Haven't heard back on that one yet.) Perhaps if you worked out with them what forums they would like in their very own category, we all would know if and how they would be used. I've also pondered just ramping up my Wikipedia editing on the topics of microfinance and person-to-person lending. An advantage to that would be reaching a much larger audience (plus wikiediting on SMF sucks). A disadvantage would be postings have to be "encyclopedic." "Advertising," promoting, and point-of-view op-ed pieces pro or con would not be allowed. I just looked at "all" the microfinance & P2P articles there. They pretty much suck. I'm good at creating portals, but not so good at writing articles. Another way we could go would be to start a "project" to improve the articles. Given some worthwhile content, presenting it in a "featured portal" would be a piece of cake. That would really get some new eyes looking at microfinance around the world. |
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #11 on: May 10, 2007, 11:26:42 AM » |
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plus wikiediting on SMF sucks What is SMF?.. |
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RichardF
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« Reply To This #12 on: May 10, 2007, 11:32:27 AM » |
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Look at the bottom of the page. It's the software that runs this forum. Wikipedia uses different software.
"Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC"
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jcn50
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« Reply To This #13 on: May 10, 2007, 11:37:18 AM » |
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Oh ok  ... |
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