Re: [Cctools-cchost] Community project in mind

[Jon P. <jo...@cr...>]

On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 01:14 +0100, Marco Milanesi wrote:
> > Cool Marco, this would be very welcomed! What specifically do you want
> > to do with document/text remix? I think best to focus on very finite
> > goal which is doable and kick-off with some type of good
> > contest/competition/goal that would generate many things, like a short
> > story or poetry remix project...
> 
> I was thinking to leave the site for a while without direction, to let
> the writers familiarize with cchost, and popolate the writers base.

I don't think that works very well for communities. I think you really
have to have something to kick it off that has focus, but then also
allow for random things as well...this is key in open source/open
content projects...you need to give specific direction to people...

> after that, surely there will be some contest, I was thinking also to a
> 'thematic' mix, where you can mix words related on one genres, or also
> 'multi-thematic' mix where you can start with a mistery story, remixing
> -- for example -- with horror, and concluding with romance or something similar

Sure...sounds interesting....I would though pick something very basic
and easy to add on to that is very easy.

> also 'free jazz' writers improvisations, you know writing flowing out of
> the thumbs -- stream of consciouness style.

Yeah, that is true, but not sure how interesting that is for on-line
activity that is not in realtime....

> the possibilities are endless, fantasy is the limit, you get the idea.
> 
> atm, I only installed cchost locally and customized a bit, I hope sunday
> to have time to have a deeper look at the program.

Cool!

> anyway, the project name will be 'babelmix'

Great, that sounds good. Looking forward to your project. Please keep
the list informed as we can help on many different levels.

Jon

> ciao,
> Marco
> 
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