With the first community features scheduled to be released very soon, we are gathering anyone who’d like to be part of the first core group of local community builders for your community page and discussions.
This is a test phase before we start intense recruitment for community leaders and moderators, so you can think of it as a temporary assignment (unless you want to be a permanent community leader/organizer/moderator - which would be great!). No pressure, though, and even if you just want to share your ideas, you are most welcome!
It’ll be a great chance to get more involved in the project and be in close contact with the developers, so please fill out this form with your availability, and hopefully talk to you soon! Don’t forget to include your email
By the way, @Aleja had a few questions, so I’ll just clarify a few thaaaaangs.
1 - We only expect virtual community building at the moment
2 - The features being released first are the main community pages and discussions
3 - The initial planning meeting will be about an hour, and we may have a couple other meetings later on, but other than that this shouldn’t take much of your time. We mainly want to see how you interact with the released features and what, if anything, is wrong with them
Ahahah totally legit question No, it is not. You can choose your timezone at the top! Edit: Just added that bit because I realized it wasn’t showing! Looks like I’m the tech-unsavvy one
Although we’ve had some chats about it internally, this interim period is part of the process of really figuring out what leaders/organizers will want to be able to do and what kind of tools they’d need.
I think it’s worth mentioning too that being a community leader, organizer, or mod will basically be what those individuals want it to be, combined with perhaps the expectation of representing their local community when it comes to issues and ideas they might have
Update: I’ve proposed a time for a community building chat on Sunday, June 6th at 18:00 UTC! If that time does not work for you, but you are still interested, I will set up additional times at a later date. Respond here to let me know
Hey Emily, sorry I missed this, I’ve been having health problems. If there’s still a way for me to contribute, let me know. Amy and I have just started talking about rebuilding the Twin Cities HospEx community, so this would tie in well.
Would have loved to be part of it.
Could help to build communities in different countries as i have lived there or still know many people
contact me if you like
Hey @memento326! I saw your intro post I will be in touch with you the next time I organize a community building meeting! I will definitely be organizing more in the future. Until then, thanks for adding so much good content to our forums for discussion! A warm welcome to you
