Re: [Snowdrift-discuss] Let's talk about the mechanism

2016-12-23 Thread David Thomas
I'm with Aaron here. Addressing over-funded projects should not be even a medium-term thing (unless it looks likely we'll have some sooner). On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 5:48 AM, Stephen Michel wrote: > Good catch; I just read the local time and went with that but they are > indeed inconsistent. I'll

Re: [Snowdrift-discuss] Clearer slogan?

2016-09-19 Thread David Thomas
What about dropping "fund"? "Crowdmatching for public goods" On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Aaron Wolf wrote: > On 09/19/2016 04:37 PM, Michael Siepmann wrote: >> On 09/19/2016 01:57 PM, Aaron Wolf wrote: >>> "Free the Commons" is a nice, short, relevant slogan. It's a call-to-action. >>> >>>

Re: [Snowdrift-discuss] Task unassignment

2016-05-25 Thread David Thomas
> It wouldn't make sense to be able to claim but be unable to undo your claim. There are contexts where that could make sense - if you want to say "on claiming, it's your responsibility to deal with the issue or find someone to take it from you." But I think I agree it's not appropriate to this c

Re: [Discuss] Agree on a Slogan

2015-09-21 Thread David Thomas
I recall us once deciding to distinguish between "Snowdrift" the tech we've built, and "Snowdrift.coop" the site and organization. This is possibly relevant, as "Snowdrift" (the tech) could well be adapted to parks and such if someone starts an org for it and forks our code. If that happens down

Re: [Discuss] Agree on a Slogan

2015-09-20 Thread David Thomas
I think some market research could be a great thing. I have some contacts in that field - I'll see if I can scare up some volunteer effort from someone who knows what they're doing. On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Stephen Michel wrote: > I'll also put forward, I ***really*** (3 stars!) like 'he

Re: [Discuss] Agree on a Slogan

2015-09-20 Thread David Thomas
Count me amongst those who feel "Funding ..." sounds too much like we've got a big pool of money we're giving out based on our (exclusive) discretion, and I don't think "We fund" does much to fix it. "Working together to fund..." is better on that count, and doesn't strike me as terribly awkward,