davis_square | A *Friendly* Meet-Up Invitation (Reply)

Everyone is invited to a community idea exchange meet-up that a few of us are having this Wednesday at Diesel at 7:30....

For those just tuning in from this weekend, there was growing tension between this community and it's moderator, which led first to a (probably temporary) splinter group forming, and later that day to the moderator stepping down and giving this community to new mods. It was about general unhappiness with the atmosphere and hostile tone growing in the community, not about cut rules. There was drama, but it's over and we now have a chance make this community better, friendlier, more useful, more welcoming, and a truer reflection of Davis' real-world spirit.

Completely by surprise,

cos made me a moderator, and I gratefully accept the opportunity to help with whatever new improvements are to come. Some ideas I've been hearing for a long time now:

Tagging
Use of the Photo Scrapbook
Periodic social coffee meet-ups (optional, of course)
Friendly and welcoming leadership
Simpler rules applied uniformly and adhered to by the mods themselves

A few of us are getting together to toss around ideas, and get to know one another. I'd like to invite anyone from the community who's interested to join us at Diesel, have some coffee, offer up brainstorming. If you're not a meet-up-y type, or just aren't interested in that, don't worry, it's totally voluntary and I'll take notes to post here (under a cut!).