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OutingMode
MeatballWiki | RecentChanges | Random Page | Indices | CategoriesOutingMode (perhaps there is a better name) is a hypothetical collaboration mode, in the spirit of DocumentMode, ThreadMode and BrainstormMode. It seems widely used in professional BBS systems (like HowardRheingold's "brainstorms community"). It is rare in wikis, although it would help people to become more open about personal things.
The main idea of the OutingMode is to start a series contributions by an emotional and athmospheric story and by inviting the participants to contribute in resonance on the same level, their personal experiences (funny or sorry), hopes and dreams. Not formally but actually forbidden is any kind of discussion, criticism or intellectual analysis. Instead people try to connect and resonate with "this reminds me ..." or "I had a similar experience ..." and tell a personal story. So, if OutingMode succeeds, the result is a series of emotional, personal stories. Related questions (founder, host or moderator problems):
- How can we motivate people to contribute?
- I like the idea of adding a "Mode" style since this will at least indicate that an attempt is being made to structure the posts in a certain style. One idea that may have value is to cast this as a form of the very popular television show "Connections". -- HansWobbe
- How can we initiate interesting activity with a minimum of effort?
- How can help people to open up to the community and the public? FranzNahrada, founder of the DorfWiki (GlobalVillages idea) recently started a project in this mode by something "we have talked so much, let's just 'we build our village' - how should it look like in your dreams, what are your wishes and hopes for it...". It was difficult for him to make him himself understood because the expectations in wikis are usually different. -- HelmutLeitner
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