Nick and Mark's Open Office

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Nick and Mark founded Project Dirt. We're really keen to work in a completely transparent environment - so that all members can see the decisions we are having to make and the course of action we are choosing.Comments, support and critism all welcome

Location: Clapham Junction
Members: 21
Latest Activity: Aug 11

Nick and Mark are the founders of Project Dirt. We have decided its important everyone can see what work we are doing behind the scenes - and what decisions we are being faced with.We want all our work to be completely transparent and we'd welcome any comments on topics that we cover, decisions that we need to make - or even some general encouragement.

Current to do list is:

- Confirm the structure doc for build of final site
~~- Nick to go through a fools guide and break down into sections for "help"~~
~~- T-shirts, waiting to get sample and press green button for printing~~
~~- Channel 4 funding (4ip) project needs to be set up~~
~~- Clapham Roof Gardens - need to get hugh fernley WS along~~
- Denny - speak to re the wandsworth handbook
~~- Business Cards - Nick's dealing~~

- Pipeline projects:
~~Green Homes Concierge~~[on-board!]
~~The Wandle Trust~~[on-board!]
Tidy up Tooting
~~Remade in Brixton~~ [on-board!]
LSX
Sustainable Merton

- Need to get the waste project going (with the LBC)
~~- Nick needs to contact Emma~~
- ~~DCLG - need to write to Sadiq Khan~~
- Nick to arrange a meeting with Jonathan Porrit thro the SD commision
- Speak to the WWF, Earthwatch and National Geographic to get links sorted out
~~- Need to get an associtaion with The Hub in Kings X~~
- Perhaps set up an awards for next year?
- Continue with website amends - esp funding option and key learning points
- Create a welcome e-mail and create more links to blogs (when we want to expand)
- Need to get blog capacity on the project pages

Future blogs:
- Peckham Power company (Jack)
- Rex Osborn (own choice)
- Organic food (Claudia / Sara)
~~- Response to organic waste blog (Mark)~~

Discussion Forum

"How-to use website" guide... film ideas 11 Replies

We're going to upload some thoughts on making an accessible movie about "What is Project Dirt for?" / "How do we use it?"... We also need to think about what equipment we'd need, and how long it wou…

Started by Nick. Last reply by Mark Dec. 10, 2008.

How about a Christmas party?! 1 Reply

Marky mark... I know you're a bit dull an' all, but one of our members has suggested we hold a Christmas party. Could you bear to drag yourself out for a night? I promise we'll play the After-Eight g…

Started by Nick. Last reply by Mark Nov. 17, 2008.

Reverse Graffiti 6 Replies

Hi Mate ... we need to progress this. i think we should move the discussion over to this folder - so that all can see. Do you want to let Hamish know - and we'll start to get the ball rolling here. F…

Started by Mark. Last reply by Mark Oct. 20, 2008.

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Comment by Ruth Juliet Robinson on July 1, 2009 at 2:50pm: Hi there
you sent me info re: Timberland funding... Had a look, not sure if eligible as ST Saviours Community Garden isn't a formal group, (ie, no sec/treasurer and all that) Would I still be eligible?

Ruth

Comment by Jack Kelly on February 15, 2009 at 10:19am: Hi guys,

I hope all is well. I'm really sorry to report a boring bug but here goes...

Sending a message seems to be broken when using Firefox 3.0.6 (but works fine in IE 7). I haven't done much testing - I've only tried FF 3.0.6 and IE 7. Here's what happens if I try to send a message using firefox:

1) I click on "send message" and the send message form appears (as it's supposed to)
2) I write my message and click "send" and a pop-up appears saying "Sending...". The problem is that this pop-up nevers goes away! I've tried quite a few times. And it's not just a GUI problem; the message doesn't actually get posted on the website. A very similar problem happens when adding a comment (I'm adding this comment in IE7).

Comment by Bonnie on December 6, 2008 at 9:35pm: Another boring comment from Bonnie... I'm having trouble getting that bit of the profile to work that says you can add third party widgets. In fact I can't seem to get any embed codes to work... Am I being thick? If that box.com thing works others should too right? You try it!

Comment by Bonnie on December 5, 2008 at 12:19pm: I just joined your Open Office on PD. It also looks like Jack Kelly has too because I just got an email informing me he had!

Maybe it would be good if I could choose the sort of email updates I want for EACH project I join (I have different levels of interests in different groups).

The Setting options I have ticked are:

* Messages sent to me
* Messages sent to projects I belong to
* Messages sent to my events

Does someone joining a project I belong to count as a message to that project... because it shouldn't!!

Bonnie

Comment by Bonnie on December 5, 2008 at 12:00pm: Hello Nick and Mark! Thanks for breakfast! Yum!

I came home and grilled Chris about his email bombardment problem. Being computer savvy he had actually located the settings section shortly after realising he was getting an off putting number of notices from the Brixton Food Project. He unticked all the boxes on the email settings (although he didn't tick the box about not receiving ANY emails from PD). Since doing that he HAS continued to receive emails every time someone joins the TTBFood project. This is clrealy some sort of glitch... any other recommendations?
Bonnie