#BuildaBetterEden - Community Planning: 08.18.2011

Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
With mass quantity of reviews being posted lately, I was wondering if anything was going to be done about how they are posted. It would be great to see them stay up on the main page(s) longer.
I know, I put out 3 today and they are quickly moving back
08/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
6 PM is too early for me. I can never make it except for the one time.
You were actually one of the specific people I was thinking of when I was thinking about the time change.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Yup, fingers that are in shape work toys better, ya know?
Heehee...don't give away my secrets!
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
I wanna ask you guys about the Reviewers Spotlight real quick, specifically the time it's at. It has been at 6pm Eastern to put it before these meetings, but our last meeting was at 9pm Eastern so that Tuesday could make it. While I'd ... more
That would be better than earlier as I am an hour ahead and school has started back.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by oldhippy
It is hard to keep up with everything, especially when you are new and trying to meet/get to know everyone at the asme time.
Hi!
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
I wanna ask you guys about the Reviewers Spotlight real quick, specifically the time it's at. It has been at 6pm Eastern to put it before these meetings, but our last meeting was at 9pm Eastern so that Tuesday could make it. While I'd ... more
Most earlier times during the week work for me, anything at or after 9 est does not. Weekends are wide open.
08/18/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
You were actually one of the specific people I was thinking of when I was thinking about the time change.
I think right after the CPM would be best. Last time it was at 9 and I sort of forgot...
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Kindred
I think right after the CPM would be best. Last time it was at 9 and I sort of forgot...
Priorities man, where's your head.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Priorities man, where's your head.
*waves hand*
08/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
So it seems pretty settled then, everybody likes the idea of moving the Reviewers Spotlight to be right after the Community Planning Meeting.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
So it seems pretty settled then, everybody likes the idea of moving the Reviewers Spotlight to be right after the Community Planning Meeting.
10-4
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
So it seems pretty settled then, everybody likes the idea of moving the Reviewers Spotlight to be right after the Community Planning Meeting.
Works for me.
08/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Oh well look at us being all productive and shit!
08/18/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
after talking with the husband about it, I can take over Eden cooks if someone helps me figure out all the formatting stuff that you hosts do lol
08/18/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Sounds good to me.
08/18/2011
Contributor: cherryredhead88 cherryredhead88
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Whatsup y'all?

If you have some luck to spare, send it my way. I applied for a department head position at work this week, Sure would be nice to get it. Full time and a raise would go a long way.
Good luck tim! And thanks for all the support guys/gals. He is being ok but I doubt I will be able to stay consistent in the thread. He's on my lap right now trying to push buttons lol
08/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Wondermom
after talking with the husband about it, I can take over Eden cooks if someone helps me figure out all the formatting stuff that you hosts do lol
At the current moment, somebody else has stepped up to run the club, however you could definitely contact her about collaborating meetings every now and then.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh well look at us being all productive and shit!
Haha, if only I could be this productive around the house lolol!
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Wondermom
after talking with the husband about it, I can take over Eden cooks if someone helps me figure out all the formatting stuff that you hosts do lol
Awesomesauce!
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh well look at us being all productive and shit!
Well, it is us, eh?

We do work good together...when we want. lol
08/18/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
At the current moment, somebody else has stepped up to run the club, however you could definitely contact her about collaborating meetings every now and then.
thats fine I will be her backup if she cant make one.
08/18/2011
Contributor: cherryredhead88 cherryredhead88
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Thanks....nope, lack of sleep is not an option. I needz my sleep!
Hope everything stays well for you too, sexyintexas. I am glad that you don't sacrifice your sleep, it's super important especially when one is stressed out~!
08/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a


Ok, so to start out this mammoth list, I'm going to post the ideas that have turned into something.

Ideas suggested:

Implemented ideas:
-The big brother/big sister program was a suggestion made to try and help new people figure out the site easier. There hasn't been much direct work on the exact idea, but there has been a lot of work put into developing programs for all types of assistance.

-The Community Blog Directory. This was brought up early on and was put together by a contributor. It was published and I keep it updated when new blogs are added to it.

-Merch in general. We discussed different things that could be Eden branded. So far we have a few Eden branded toys (Kissa and Passion dual bullets), a toy pouch, wipes, and the first T-shirt from the design contest.

-Having a CPM newsletter, something that would remind people when the meetings are and give them updates on what happened in the last meeting. As of right now the CPM is mentioned in the weekly email that lists upcoming events and meeting summaries can be read on our blog.

-A public calendar to help community members keep track of events. For a few months this was a thread that Gary or I started that listed all of the upcoming events for that month. Eventually it became the calendar at the top of the forum and on the community news page.

-Removing points on voting polls. While we haven't necessarily done this specifically, we have reworked the points program to adjust the payout for certain activities and help reduce point farming. There's no official release date as of yet, but it is currently in programming.

-Expanding the community news page to truly reflect all the things currently being offered. At this point, the community news page contains a little bit of everything. There's always room for improvement though, so ideas for other things to add/change are welcome.

-Getting an automatic notification of when your student has been given an assignment. While there's still no automatic notification, you can ask Justin to notify you if he does create an assignment. He's normally really good about letting you know if it's been done or not to begin with, and once you know that the assignment has been created you can ask your student whether or not they've accepted it from there.

-Removing “committee” from the name of this meeting. As you can see, it went from the Community Events Committee to the Community Planning Meeting after a poll was taken on the forums.

-Signatures for club managers. Since there's already a pretty box and title associated with each club manager, a signature for each post seemed a little over the top. An answer to wanting to add a signature without always having said signature was to prepare a pre-formatted post and add it to the end of relevant posts.
08/18/2011
Contributor: Elaira Elaira
Arts and Crafts Club is coming together, but still isn't up and running yet.
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by cherryredhead88
Good luck tim! And thanks for all the support guys/gals. He is being ok but I doubt I will be able to stay consistent in the thread. He's on my lap right now trying to push buttons lol
Maybe he could help refresh for you, give your finger a rest now and then.
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by cherryredhead88
Hope everything stays well for you too, sexyintexas. I am glad that you don't sacrifice your sleep, it's super important especially when one is stressed out~!
Thats why I jumped on the chance to go with the mister for the week next week. The kids gma is going to watch them now that school has started, she only lives 1.1 miles away. Dad's better and I need a rest and some grown up time. I'm taking my laptop and a few books, movies etc and just going to chill.
08/18/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Ok, so to start out this mammoth list, I'm going to post the ideas that have turned into something.Ideas suggested:Implemented ideas:-The big brother/big sister program was a suggestion made to try and help new people figure out the site easier. ... more
That's a lot of good work!
08/18/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Ok, so to start out this mammoth list, I'm going to post the ideas that have turned into something.Ideas suggested:Implemented ideas:-The big brother/big sister program was a suggestion made to try and help new people figure out the site easier. ... more
wow, we rock lol
08/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Ok, so to start out this mammoth list, I'm going to post the ideas that have turned into something.Ideas suggested:Implemented ideas:-The big brother/big sister program was a suggestion made to try and help new people figure out the site easier. ... more
Wow! I remember when some of those were first brought up. Freaking cool!
08/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Jul!a
Ok, so to start out this mammoth list, I'm going to post the ideas that have turned into something.Ideas suggested:Implemented ideas:-The big brother/big sister program was a suggestion made to try and help new people figure out the site easier. ... more
Sounds like things are moving along quite nicely. As for the student assignments. I always get a reply from Justin on my requests so I pretty much know either from him or the student if they have gotten one.
08/18/2011