stdClass Object ( [nid] => 210043 [vid] => 210664 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1240830147 [changed] => 1240830148 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1240830148 [title] => Re: improvements for new neighbours [body] => As per Frans Kuipers email I am contacting Roy.I am new to website. I would like to volunteer in redesigning of website. Thanks Amruta 9423574027 India [teaser] => As per Frans Kuipers email I am contacting Roy.I am new to website. I would like to volunteer in redesigning of website. Thanks Amruta 9423574027 India [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 11472 [name] => AmrutaRaste [picture] => [data] => a:6:{s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"1";s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:1;s:8:"og_email";s:1:"1";s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:7:"contact";i:1;} [path] => group/nabuurcom-website-development/project/task/discussion/re-improvements-new-neighbours [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 14315 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [14315] => NABUUR.com Website maintenance and development team ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => Array ( [10] => Array ( [6275] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 6275 [vid] => 10 [name] => Graphic and Web design [description] => [weight] => 0 [language] => [trid] => 0 ) ) ) [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( [1207] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 1207 [vid] => 7 [name] => document [description] => resource of the 'document' type [weight] => 0 [language] => en [trid] => 0 ) [6275] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 6275 [vid] => 10 [name] => Graphic and Web design [description] => [weight] => 0 [language] => [trid] => 0 ) [1208] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 1208 [vid] => 7 [name] => internet link [description] => resource of the 'internet link' type [weight] => 0 [language] => en [trid] => 0 ) [59] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 59 [vid] => 7 [name] => resource [description] => content that is a resource [weight] => 0 [language] => en [trid] => 0 ) ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 210043 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 127.0.0.1 [thread] => 01/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 208065 [depth] => 0 )

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 210045 [vid] => 210666 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1240830627 [changed] => 1240830627 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1240830627 [title] => Re: improvements for new neighbours [body] => Hello, *Sitting at home, having no job, needing to think of something else then my personal issues, in need to use my time usefull i became i member of Nabuur. * studied journalism, addicted to writing, i would like to meet people who need a writer. For a book, for a letter, an article. Anything where i can be helper or give ideas to improve what is there. And let people know that asking is better then stopping! -- Suzanne Smit http://wakabun.blogspot.com [teaser] => Hello, *Sitting at home, having no job, needing to think of something else then my personal issues, in need to use my time usefull i became i member of Nabuur. * studied journalism, addicted to writing, i would like to meet people who need a writer. For a book, for a letter, an article. Anything where i can be helper or give ideas to improve what is there. And let people know that asking is better then stopping! -- Suzanne Smit http://wakabun.blogspot.com [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 0 [name] => suzanne smit [picture] => [data] => a:4:{s:2:"op";s:18:"Create new account";s:6:"submit";s:18:"Create new account";s:7:"form_id";s:13:"user_register";s:7:"contact";i:0;} [path] => group/nabuurcom-website-development/project/task/discussion/re-improvements-new-neighbours-0 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 14315 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [14315] => NABUUR.com Website maintenance and development team ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 210045 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 127.0.0.1 [thread] => 02/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 208065 [depth] => 0 )

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 210164 [vid] => 210787 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1240913027 [changed] => 1240913027 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1240913027 [title] => Re: improvements for new neighbours [body] => Thanks for the feedback here. The challenge of 'not knowing where to start' is definately a big one. It would be useful to hear more about how you all get around the site and what pages and links (bookmarks?, shortcuts?) Do you remember what the real stumbling blocks were? Roy [teaser] => Thanks for the feedback here. The challenge of 'not knowing where to start' is definately a big one. It would be useful to hear more about how you all get around the site and what pages and links (bookmarks?, shortcuts?) Do you remember what the real stumbling blocks were? Roy [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 26755 [name] => Roy Scholten [picture] => [data] => a:13:{s:2:"op";s:18:"Create new account";s:6:"submit";s:18:"Create new account";s:7:"form_id";s:13:"user_register";s:16:"captcha_solution";b:1;s:13:"captcha_token";s:32:"ef9e8f56b5f98e2385f0bd63ad7ddfc0";s:14:"validationdata";a:4:{s:7:"form_id";s:13:"user_register";s:10:"preprocess";b:1;s:6:"module";s:9:"recaptcha";s:4:"type";s:9:"reCAPTCHA";}s:7:"contact";i:0;s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:0;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"1";s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:29:"taxonomy_image_disable_images";i:0;s:8:"og_email";s:1:"2";} [path] => group/nabuurcom-website-development/project/task/discussion/re-improvements-new-neighbours-3 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 14315 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [14315] => NABUUR.com Website maintenance and development team ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 210164 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 127.0.0.1 [thread] => 03/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 208065 [depth] => 0 )

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 210308 [vid] => 210934 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1240979889 [changed] => 1240992311 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1240992311 [title] => Re: improvements for new neighbours [body] => Hi Roy, I'm relatively new, having joined only a couple of weeks ago. My initial impression is that it was fairly straightforward to figure out what to do to get started. Answers to your specific questions 1. Who would you like to meet? Why? I am here to help sustainable development projects succeed, rather than to meet people. From my perspective, the key people are the facilitators and local reps, plus anyone I can collaborate with to progress tasks. 2. What would you like to do here? Can you find your way around? Any info you haven't been able to find? I would like to contribute to the completion of concrete tasks which deliver outcomes. The website is ok to navigate around from my perspective. The information about facilitating is a bit buried at http://www.nabuur.com/en/vacancies which I found only by clicking through from "10 things" on the home page - which I rarely visit now that I'm involved in village tasks. It might be worthwhile making this info more accessible if you are looking at a site restructure. 3. What is the ONE THING you would change on the site to make it work better for you? Not sure what guidance is given to facilitators and local reps, but certainly some villages would benefit greatly from a more structured planning approach. Is there a generic, simple project management toolkit to help local reps and facilitators to plan and manage their projects? If not I would suggest one could be developed and incorporated into the village set-up and review process. I think the current Project Room structure, with Steps and Tasks, is not bad but its potential is under-utilitsed in many cases. It would be greatly enhanced by some sort of representation of the project plan as a whole, ie a GANTT-type depiction of steps and tasks showing where they fit into the overall plan, percentage completion, and not just time needed but actual delivery dates, task owners etc. Perhaps these are already in use but if so they're not clear to me. I understand that you need to maintain simplicity and keep entry barriers low, but I think more emphasis on project planning and management could improve success. Other thoughts & suggestions Image-free version for slow connections Can users with slow connections choose a low-image version of the site to help with speed issues (eg excluding profile pictures)? Is it possible for the site to detect connection speed and default to the appropriate version? Slow connections seem to be a big hindrance to local reps being able to keep up to speed with progress and respond in a timely manner. Search Improve search capabilities. For example, I would like to be able to search content within a particular village. Also I have not been able to find particular villages that I've been referred to using the search function - instead had to browse through country listings. Key to symbols Provide an easy-to-find key explaining the meaning of the task status symbols. They make sense after a while but weren't all immediately obvious to me. My Nabuur page Include links to users' own recent posts on the My Nabuur page. Perhaps have a checkbox on the My Profile page where people can nominate whether they would be interested in doing a facilitation role. Is it possible to enable users to add/remove/rearrange/resize the elements on their My Nabuur pages? If this is already a capability it hasn't jumped out at me. Consolidate action items for local reps I wonder if it would be possible to tag sections of text within an entry as a question for the local rep? This could then be pulled onto a consolidated page for the local rep where they can see all the questions they need to answer. Perhaps tagging text would only be allowed by a facilitator, and fields in the consolidated list could include date, who asked it, what the answer is (editable by local rep). The idea is to help local reps easily see where input is needed from them, and even provide a response, without having to navigate between multiple pages. Might be too high-end depending on the scope of your review? Cross-project coordination Outside the scope of a website update, but perhaps have a cross-project support role to scan/consolidate resources & solutions, and make suggestions to help facilitators connect with the existing body of knowledge and experience within Nabuur? I have no experience with the facilitation side of things so perhaps you already have something in place. However I think re-use can really be enhanced by going beyond just making resources available, to having proactive, overarching coordination. Sorry for the long post - hope it is useful! Angela [teaser] => Hi Roy, I'm relatively new, having joined only a couple of weeks ago. My initial impression is that it was fairly straightforward to figure out what to do to get started. Answers to your specific questions 1. Who would you like to meet? Why? I am here to help sustainable development projects succeed, rather than to meet people. From my perspective, the key people are the facilitators and local reps, plus anyone I can collaborate with to progress tasks. 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stdClass Object ( [nid] => 210394 [vid] => 211020 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1241061644 [changed] => 1241061645 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1241061645 [title] => Re: improvements for new neighbours [body] => Tanja and Romina, thanks for the invitation, however I really only have today and tomorrow left before I am heading off on a holiday, then moving house/job etc. So my availability for the next several months will be fairly limited. If you are seeking public comments on anything when I do check in I will certainly contribute. Another idea for the website: One-time verification I am finding that almost every message I post brings up the spam filter. I don't know if this is a common problem but I wonder if it's possible to have some way of the website recognising that my IP is a trusted IP or something? Perhaps just verify registrations and postings by guests, and disable the spam filter for logged-in users? It does get a bit frustrating. Sorry to keep posting - just trying to contribute as much as I can before I head off! Cheers, Angela [teaser] => Tanja and Romina, thanks for the invitation, however I really only have today and tomorrow left before I am heading off on a holiday, then moving house/job etc. So my availability for the next several months will be fairly limited. If you are seeking public comments on anything when I do check in I will certainly contribute. Another idea for the website: One-time verification [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 27058 [name] => Angela Byrne [picture] => [data] => a:11:{s:2:"op";s:18:"Create new account";s:6:"submit";s:18:"Create new account";s:7:"form_id";s:13:"user_register";s:16:"captcha_solution";b:1;s:13:"captcha_token";s:32:"4bfa6cf7bb77028eb1aea564acd5f1e5";s:14:"validationdata";a:4:{s:7:"form_id";s:13:"user_register";s:10:"preprocess";b:1;s:6:"module";s:9:"recaptcha";s:4:"type";s:9:"reCAPTCHA";}s:7:"contact";i:0;s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:1;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"1";s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";} [path] => group/nabuurcom-website-development/project/task/discussion/re-improvements-new-neighbours-8 [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 14315 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [14315] => NABUUR.com Website maintenance and development team ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 210394 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => 127.0.0.1 [thread] => 05/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 208065 [depth] => 0 )