User talk:Dedanann

Template:welcome --Simon | talk 09:06, 21 March 2007 (PDT)

Hi! Looks like you have your hands full with all those websites. Let me know if I can take you on a tour of the wiki sometime. Best, MarkDilley

Awesome! I would love to chat with you or whatever you want :-) MarkDilley

Dedanann, I just wanted to thank you for all the clean up you've been doing on your sites. It occurs to me that you might be interested in our new "Portal" system as a means of grouping some of these similiar ideas with other sites that do similar things. For example, check out Portal:LASIK, which is our first portal, but we'd love to have a bunch of these built out. Seems like a "Irish Traditional Witchcraft Portal" or the like could be an interesting idea. The tools are in place to quickly build a starter portal in about 5 steps, although we don't have the help files built out yet. But, we could explain it more if you're interested. -- TakKendrick

Help!

Hey Dedanann, I would like it if you would come to the AdultContentPolicy page and participate in defining the direction for our wiki site, after all ItsYourWiki. If you would like to participate, go here and add your name like {{NotYet|need to look at this more}}. Please let me know if you have any questions... I am really interested in what you think about this, the issue and the way we are deciding it. :-) Best, MarkDilley

AdultContentPolicy Concerns

You say:

I think that the concept is good and want to endorse with a yes, however, I am concerned about the current definition of violence as being adult oriented as the current definition could include martial arts or other aggressive sports and activities which I do not view as adult themed. I feel that the inclusion of blood sports or extreme violence is more of what is probably being targeted, but this is not what the current definition provides for.

Great comment! I completely agree with you. I added an "interpretation" section to the AdultContentPolicy to begin to make sure that we're all thinking along the same lines. I added the "would be classified as a pg movie" bit to try and capture the sense of your comment without resorting to long lists of legal language (for example images of sparring from the karate kid would be fine). Do the changes adequately address your concerns? --Brandon


Just checking in to see if you are ready to say yes to the AdultContentPolicy no, or if you still have some concerns? Brandon 08:12, 3 May 2007 (PDT)

Help with Big Decision ... AboutUsLogo!

Hello Dedanann, there is a movement afoot to create a new version of the AboutUsLogo. I'd love it if you would come to AboutUsLogo and participate in creating this important decision about the look/feel for our site, after all ItsYourWiki! Warm Regards, Brandon CS Sanders Caricature.jpg Brandon CS Sanders

Storyteller's Bazaar

Hello Dedanann,

Have you paid a visit to TheStorytellersBazaar yet? If not, please do. It's jam packed with all sorts of writing activities. Read some of the contributions and hopefully they will inspire you to contribute too. The more you contribute the better the site will become. Come and have a look and enjoy. Tanwir Shah

WhoWeAre

Hi,

I would just like to tell you about the WhoWeAre consensus poll. This is a unique opportunity for all community members to discuss and decide what AboutUs is and more importantly what role we, the community, plays.

The discussion is still in its initial stages and there are a handful of people involved in this discussion. But it's not enough. Every one of us has a stake in this process. We all need to air our views. Our opinions will make a difference. We cannot and must not let a handful of people define us. We must speak out and contribute because we are being defined and I for one would like to have a say in how I am being defined.

Please contribute to this really important project. Without you it cannot successfully create a good definition of who we are. Tanwir Shah

AnnualCommunityReview

Hi, would like to invite you to participate in some conference calls we are having. I think it would be great if you would like to participate :-) Best, MarkDilley

NewSkin Beta Preview

Hello De!

We've noticed your contributions and are glad to be on the AboutUs team with you! As an ActiveMember your energy and ideas determine our future direction. One way that ActiveMembers stay "in the loop" is to participate in the beta previews of large new changes to the site before they are generally released.

Today we're starting a limited beta preview of an earthy NewSkin intended to reflect the alive and growing AboutUs community. The NewSkin is designed to feel wholesome and connected with the real world. This choice was made to reassure the many folks who feel that the internet is a "scary place" where mean people hide behind fake identities and shout insults at each other. We hope that the NewSkin evokes our values in a way that helps visitors and members alike feel grounded in true community.

We'd love your help putting the NewSkin through its paces! To give it a whirl you'll need to be logged in. Once you are logged in, go to "my preferences" | "skin" and select "design". Don't forget to then click the "save" button! You can always go back to the current skin by selecting "aboutus" via the same steps.

Your feedback on the new look for aboutus will help ensure that it has a maximally positive impact when we roll it out. Thanks for being a valuable member of the community, we look forward to your feedback on the NewSkin page!

Warm Regards,
the DevelopmentTeam