hey,

hospitalityguide.net is moving on and get's an update quite soon.. anyone who has some more ideas what shouldn't be forgoten on it should drop a line now (also betatester needed)..

alex

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we are getting there.. still a huge todo list, what is good, but just a few little things to put it public..

http://www.hospitalityguide.net/hg

suggestions & questions, critics & ideas are welcome and also
needed as the whole project is based on this interactivity!
> mail, icq or post here in the forum..

alex

so.. what is needed? wanted?

.alex

what about something people can vote with about issues? something like an opinion survey.

» what about something people can vote with about issues? something like an
» opinion survey.

Vote about which issues?

Actually, I don't know. I think Hosp.Ex Ne>t has still not enough people to make - in my eyes - meaningful surveys. I think the power in Hosp.Ex Ne>t is more to think about certain issues and get an option about it from different viewpoints (and spread it), and till now the size is still to overview to read everybodys opinion. What issues do you think of? Do you think it could attract more people? Do you think it would attract the 'right' people? Do you think the people - who are just reading until now - would vote then and give there opinion?

.alex

he alex,

first of all i was thinking about the ranking of the networks. till now it seems rather based upon individual experiences.

but i´m also not sure about voting at all.

maybe there should be some votings about this issue?

best wishes,
torsten

1 thing i think is not so much a development of the site, i think that what you have got now is perfect for the number of users...maybe just whats needed is for each member to try and bring as many other users from networks onboard to improve the level of forum posting...
i posted link in hc forum and it seems to bring a few newbies n, if people see the thread in forum they can keep it alive and post their comments about this website there..the longer it stays the more active hc members will join...similar posting in other sites could also do the same...

any discussion requires multiple views..more people more ideas

Hi Thorsten,

» first of all i was thinking about the ranking of the networks. till now it
» seems rather based upon individual experiences.

The ranking of the networks is based on the editorial part of Hosp.Ex Ne>t (although it isn't up to date right now anymore and needs some attention) and that is the special thing about Hosp.Ex Ne>t. On the Wiki and here on the forum are some public discussions about how we could create and use some objective measurement in the rating. Also ideas and thoughts from the Wiki (wich is open to everybody and I also tell everybody, who states fore example that here is false information on Hosp.Ex Ne>t, to edit instead to complain) can be taken over into this and we are very open to all ideas and points made. But as we had quite bad experiences with information out Wikis and given on the Networks (I'm sure the same will happen when you Vote about the rating of the Networks, as for example most people don't know much about all the other pages), we decided for the editorial team who stands behind the given information, so everybody can judge about it themselves. We hope that we can expand this 'expertise' in the future.

» but i´m also not sure about voting at all.

I think at some points it would be good to have a voting - let's keep it in mind.

.alex

Hi jeldridge,

» 1 thing i think is not so much a development of the site, i think that what
» you have got now is perfect for the number of users...

Sure, it was a good start. But as Hosp.Ex Ne>t is growing there is also some need to change, or to change in order to can grow more.

» maybe just whats
» needed is for each member to try and bring as many other users from
» networks onboard to improve the level of forum posting...
» i posted link in hc forum and it seems to bring a few newbies n, if people
» see the thread in forum they can keep it alive and post their comments
» about this website there..the longer it stays the more active hc members
» will join...similar posting in other sites could also do the same...

That's a good thing. I think it brings quite a lot of active and people who are eager to discuss things into the forum and on the page as the links on Wikis bring some more Wikimaniacs. I added the link to here long time ago into my Profile Summary on HC. So every time I visit a profile, the person can read about the page and issues which are going on, like handing out flyers. Sometimes it is really interesting to see what interesting people are on HC, for example all the journalists which are eager to write about Hospitality Exchange..

So thanks for spreading this page & keep on doing it!

.alex

one more thing about voting that came to my mind: it gives people more direct influence and they start to think more deeply about what they have to vote about.

if i´d tell the editors "come on give zero points to cs because they recently wrecked all the data" we´d maybe have an arguement about this and in the end i wouldn´t see any influence from my suggestion and feel as a looser. if people vote they can see their influence even if they didn´t "win".

than again i know what you mean with the bad experiences from wikis, so maybe we should wait with votings till there are enough capacities for conflict solution. on the other hand: such capacities don´t fall from the sky


somehow the votes shouldn´t be valid till the end of the world, i mean people change and so do opinions.

» Hi Thorsten,
»
» » first of all i was thinking about the ranking of the networks. till now
» it
» » seems rather based upon individual experiences.
»
» The ranking of the networks is based on the editorial part of Hosp.Ex Ne>t
» (although it isn't up to date right now anymore and needs some attention)
» and that is the special thing about Hosp.Ex Ne>t. On the
» Wiki
» and
» here
» on the forum are some public discussions about how we could create
» and use some objective measurement in the rating. Also ideas and thoughts
» from the Wiki (wich is open to everybody and I also tell everybody, who
» states fore example that here is false information on Hosp.Ex Ne>t, to
» edit instead to complain) can be taken over into this and we are very open
» to all ideas and points made. But as we had quite bad experiences with
» information out Wikis and given on the Networks (I'm sure the same will
» happen when you Vote about the rating of the Networks, as for example most
» people don't know much about all the other pages), we decided for the
» editorial team who stands behind the given information, so everybody can
» judge about it themselves. We hope that we can expand this 'expertise' in
» the future.
»
» » but i´m also not sure about voting at all.
»
» I think at some points it would be good to have a voting - let's keep it
» in mind.
»
» .alex

I've just added some flicker picture slideshows to the side.

Your pictures on this page? Upload them to Flickr, tag them HospitalityClub, CouchSurfing, HospitalityExchange and/or add them to the group HospitalityExchange.

Anyone expiriences with this sort of things? What else is possible?

http://www.hospitalityguide.net/hg/site/?sid0=pictures




.alex

no idea or experience about this, but thought i would offer my services as a designer or artist for any images or designs for stuff on the site if you require.. drop me a line if you got any design questions or ideas in mind..

ps hows things? still in maastricht? damn i miss holland, but latvia not that bad,

» no idea or experience about this, but thought i would offer my services as
» a designer or artist for any images or designs for stuff on the site if
» you require.. drop me a line if you got any design questions or ideas in
» mind..

hi jeldridge,

that sounds good. i don't have anything in particular in mind yet, but any feedback to the layout of the page is welcome. also any graphics which make the page more easy and fater to understand are most welcome. for example graphics on the mainpage which gives a clear idea what the networks and the page here is about..

cheers,
alex

» ps hows things? still in maastricht? damn i miss holland, but latvia not
» that bad,

yeah, it's great. i moved some months back in a really nice house. lovely house-mates, big house, big garden and a roof terrace.. be welcome anytime to drop by.

cool, next time in the west i pop by dude i take a look at main page over next couple of days and post you some sketches for a more user friendly page.

james