Kickstand Community Bikes in Vancouver, BC (all volunteer run with support of one paid coordinator) moved to a slack-based messaging system for our volunteers a couple years ago. It's been great for increasing discussions and streamlining conversations. It's great to have different "channels" that one can tune into -- e.g., a channel for teaching tools, a channel for shop organization, a channel for anti-oppression work -- based on what folks are interested in. And we've had a lot fewer complaints about 'too many emails'!
For what it's worth, I rarely respond to these emails because I feel if however many hundred folks are going to read my email, it'd better be worth it. I'd enjoy participating in a Discord server for bike co-ops!
Alysia, Kickstand Community Bikes
On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 7:48 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
I love this perspective! Thanks Ron. And I agree with Jean-François.
Luke, in terms of networking, for me the primary reason to concentrate activity in the email domain is that there is a long-term and complete record of the discussions, always publicly available and easily searchable. We can always refer back to it.
I acknowledge that email isn't where most of the younger generations reside, and that it's important to meet people where they are, but ephemeral dialogue just isn't appropriate for resource creation and maintenance.
Short-term comms might work well for brainstorming, but without memory, you run a high risk of reinventing the wheel, wasting resources, and alienating people from knowledge. These days I consult the archives before broaching what I think is a new topic. And even before I was a part of this list, I used to consult the archives, and so when I signed up I already knew a lot about who people in the community were and what the scene was like. It made it easier to participate once I did sign up.
We're talking to both the future and the present here, not only the latter.
cyclista Nicholas
On 2023-01-31 23:07, Corvallis Bicycle Collective via Thethinktank wrote:
Hey, all--
We're alive and thriving in Oregon. I think it's just the hyper-local nature of what we do that keeps us focused on our immediate surroundings. I love knowing that you're all out there, even if I don't reach out often.
Ron Georg Shop Czar Corvallis Bicycle Collective 541-224-6885 www.corvallisbikes.org
On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 2:55 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up the archives and saw that, nope, just no activity.
Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. The movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we may be going through and whether we're ok.
cyclista Nicholas
On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote:
Hello all,
Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also not all that active on this forum.
Keep up the great work everyone,
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via Thethinktank
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We are still active but do not do much on this forum.
YBP
Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 Schedule Available Online https://austinyellowbike.org/ "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is."
On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is pretty ghostly.
I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next generation of cycling
On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via Thethinktank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity
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