OG Maillist is one of those Drupal modules I've been following:
http://drupal.org/project/og_mailinglist
It would be central to crucial full e-mail participation on any open
source electronic block club efforts on Drupal.
There was a call to contribute today to updating the module for Drupal
7 and I encourage others to join me by putting up $250 to help.
Who is in with me?
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
See:
http://drupal.org/node/1035930#comment-5770276
#18
Posted by davidspencer on March 23, 2012 at 1:51pm
I have been talking with one other individual about helping to fund
Kyle's work to convert this module to D7. It seems like there are
probably a number of folks out there that want or need to see an
upgraded version of this module, so I wanted to throw out the idea of
putting together a Chip-In or something to that effect to get this
knocked out. Feel free to contact me offline if you prefer, but it
would be nice to see some solid commitments, even if they're small,
from some of the people or organizations that have benefited or stand
to benefit from this excellent piece of work that Kyle has put
together.
Sorry if this is out of line in any way...I don't mean to step on any
toes, but I need to see this work completed and I'm willing to
contribute a good portion of the costs, so I'm hoping there are others
in the same boat. Thanks.
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#19
Posted by netclift on March 23, 2012 at 2:57pm
I'd be interested in a new features overview.
My non-profit is interested in experimenting with Drupal (and other
open source platforms) for very local online groups. We call them
"electronic block clubs."
I'll chip in $250 today if five other groups step up in the next 48 hours.
We are tracking tools like VOIPDrupal, CityGroups (Drupal-based
directory), and others.
We have a non-Drupal GPL platform - http://groupserver.org - that we
use now for very public neighborhood forums. See:
http://e-democracy.org We have no plans to stop using it, but we have
an opportunity to test and compare other tech in the field with small
private online groups for 100 households on down (or for an apartment
complex).
Things that matter to us:
1. Full e-mail participation
2. Ability to require real names field with registration
3. Ability to moderate new users automatically, unmoderate
selectively, or unmoderate universally
4. Ability to auto-insert poster name, selected profile info, and a
link to their web profile into e-mail messages
5. Ability to limit the frequency of posting by a user by time to
prevent domination and keep e-mail a viable option for more
participants
6. Ability to create fully operational accounts with e-mail
participation and group memberships select from the paper sign-up
sheets we use - see http://e-democracy.org/inclusion
I will gladly donate $250 toward the cause if five others step forward
to match me with no strings attached. Those are just some of my goals
for online group technology that we've found crucial in our work.
On that note, I host a ~100 member online group with developers from
many platforms interested in using open source tools to connect
neighbors. One of my goals is to make local connecting work all over
the place. Join us: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/neighborly
You'll note that I identified Drupal as a potential platform for our
future BeNeighbors.org directory. It is not a done deal, but seeing
momentum for multi-channel unified online group experiences in Drupal
would be huge.
So who will join our pledge?
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
P.S. If you've played around with integrating DrupalVOIP, Organic
Groups, and this add-on, let me know. My dream block club tool would
allow people to have two priorities for delivery - normal and urgent.
So if someone on the block has just collapsed in their yard, right
after calling 911, someone could text, e-mail, or call-in and send a
message immediately to the block asking for someone who knosw cpr to
come to X location and it would go out to people how they prefer to
receive it, while less urgent neighborly communication could be
received normally. (Which may be an automatica call with text to
speech for an elderly neighbor without Internet sharing some messages
via IVR.
Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
ย Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
ย Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
ย Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
http://drupal.org/project/og_mailinglist
It would be central to crucial full e-mail participation on any open
source electronic block club efforts on Drupal.
There was a call to contribute today to updating the module for Drupal
7 and I encourage others to join me by putting up $250 to help.
Who is in with me?
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
See:
http://drupal.org/node/1035930#comment-5770276
#18
Posted by davidspencer on March 23, 2012 at 1:51pm
I have been talking with one other individual about helping to fund
Kyle's work to convert this module to D7. It seems like there are
probably a number of folks out there that want or need to see an
upgraded version of this module, so I wanted to throw out the idea of
putting together a Chip-In or something to that effect to get this
knocked out. Feel free to contact me offline if you prefer, but it
would be nice to see some solid commitments, even if they're small,
from some of the people or organizations that have benefited or stand
to benefit from this excellent piece of work that Kyle has put
together.
Sorry if this is out of line in any way...I don't mean to step on any
toes, but I need to see this work completed and I'm willing to
contribute a good portion of the costs, so I'm hoping there are others
in the same boat. Thanks.
Login or register to post comments
#19
Posted by netclift on March 23, 2012 at 2:57pm
I'd be interested in a new features overview.
My non-profit is interested in experimenting with Drupal (and other
open source platforms) for very local online groups. We call them
"electronic block clubs."
I'll chip in $250 today if five other groups step up in the next 48 hours.
We are tracking tools like VOIPDrupal, CityGroups (Drupal-based
directory), and others.
We have a non-Drupal GPL platform - http://groupserver.org - that we
use now for very public neighborhood forums. See:
http://e-democracy.org We have no plans to stop using it, but we have
an opportunity to test and compare other tech in the field with small
private online groups for 100 households on down (or for an apartment
complex).
Things that matter to us:
1. Full e-mail participation
2. Ability to require real names field with registration
3. Ability to moderate new users automatically, unmoderate
selectively, or unmoderate universally
4. Ability to auto-insert poster name, selected profile info, and a
link to their web profile into e-mail messages
5. Ability to limit the frequency of posting by a user by time to
prevent domination and keep e-mail a viable option for more
participants
6. Ability to create fully operational accounts with e-mail
participation and group memberships select from the paper sign-up
sheets we use - see http://e-democracy.org/inclusion
I will gladly donate $250 toward the cause if five others step forward
to match me with no strings attached. Those are just some of my goals
for online group technology that we've found crucial in our work.
On that note, I host a ~100 member online group with developers from
many platforms interested in using open source tools to connect
neighbors. One of my goals is to make local connecting work all over
the place. Join us: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/neighborly
You'll note that I identified Drupal as a potential platform for our
future BeNeighbors.org directory. It is not a done deal, but seeing
momentum for multi-channel unified online group experiences in Drupal
would be huge.
So who will join our pledge?
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
P.S. If you've played around with integrating DrupalVOIP, Organic
Groups, and this add-on, let me know. My dream block club tool would
allow people to have two priorities for delivery - normal and urgent.
So if someone on the block has just collapsed in their yard, right
after calling 911, someone could text, e-mail, or call-in and send a
message immediately to the block asking for someone who knosw cpr to
come to X location and it would go out to people how they prefer to
receive it, while less urgent neighborly communication could be
received normally. (Which may be an automatica call with text to
speech for an elderly neighbor without Internet sharing some messages
via IVR.
Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
ย Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
ย Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
ย Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
