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Oct 9, 2008 21:14:14 GMT -1
Post by littleraven on Oct 9, 2008 21:14:14 GMT -1
Ah. That would be because I have just dumped Tisclai because frankly, they were crap. So the webspace was lost with the account closing. I do have more webspace which will soon (promise!) have the forums running. So this is the incentive to get the entire site sorted. Whilst it has never been planned to rush this, I think now is the time to get it really going.
And any help is welcome.
What this might be though, is an oppurtunity for people to suggest things they may like to see on the public Brython site .
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Oct 10, 2008 7:52:50 GMT -1
Post by arth_frown on Oct 10, 2008 7:52:50 GMT -1
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Oct 10, 2008 7:55:33 GMT -1
Post by arth_frown on Oct 10, 2008 7:55:33 GMT -1
What this might be though, is an oppurtunity for people to suggest things they may like to see on the public Brython site . Hopefully I will of finished the Brythonic pantheon by the end of winter, it will still need adding to , but hopefully a start. Recommended reading
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Oct 10, 2008 11:48:49 GMT -1
Post by Blackbird on Oct 10, 2008 11:48:49 GMT -1
Recommended reading exists already - we've got a Brythonic Booklist in the Articles section that people are welcome to submit additions to A more in depth page for discussing books would be good though, then we could just stick the gist of the discussion onto the public CF site. The idea is that CF remains an open public site with general info, while the Brython members site is for more indepth stuff. Brython members don't have to pay financially, but are expected to contribute to developing our knowledge, whether that's academic or experiential.
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Oct 10, 2008 12:00:01 GMT -1
Post by arth_frown on Oct 10, 2008 12:00:01 GMT -1
Brython members don't have to pay financially, but are expected to contribute to developing our knowledge, whether that's academic or experiential. That might be a stubbling block for me, not sure if I can put it into words. But I will give it a try.
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Oct 10, 2008 12:41:33 GMT -1
Post by Adam on Oct 10, 2008 12:41:33 GMT -1
Don't diminish your contribution arth... I've seen enough of it to know that it can be simple, direct and sharp as a spear point. Trust your skill with words as you do with wood...
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Oct 11, 2008 10:01:35 GMT -1
Post by Tegernacus on Oct 11, 2008 10:01:35 GMT -1
yeah, everybody has something to add, if it is sincere. Me? I'm hardly academic, have no bardic skill at all (it's not that I can't find my awen, it's that she's deliberately avoiding me lol), can't even debate with my daughter about sweets... But I like to think my skill, if it is a skill, is stating the obvious. "The Obvious" is not always right, but it is often overlooked in indepth discussion. I can also see the other side of the story, and will play devils advocate just to incite discussion. You have skills Arth, sit down and think "nevermind anyone else, what am I good at?". I bet you come up with a long list
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Oct 11, 2008 14:11:07 GMT -1
Post by Midori on Oct 11, 2008 14:11:07 GMT -1
I too am worrying about making a useful contribution, being more pactical then academic.
Cheers, Midori
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Oct 11, 2008 14:17:15 GMT -1
Post by Craig on Oct 11, 2008 14:17:15 GMT -1
Guys,
I am the original 'feral' and a founder of Brython. One of the reasons I hooked up with BB, Littleraven, Brochfael and Hawkwind was to make sure that experience counted as much as scholarship in the Brython project.
The contribution of each member of the tribe is valued no matter if that be with one clear sentence or a paper of ten thousand words.
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Oct 11, 2008 16:00:02 GMT -1
Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2008 16:00:02 GMT -1
I can't contribute much to anything at the moment as things are pretty full on at home, but I'm looking forward to finishing that article on the Dewerstone and being able to share that
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Oct 12, 2008 9:12:06 GMT -1
Post by dreamguardian on Oct 12, 2008 9:12:06 GMT -1
Brython members don't have to pay financially, but are expected to contribute to developing our knowledge, whether that's academic or experiential. That might be a stubbling block for me, not sure if I can put it into words. But I will give it a try. I'm not alone, then.
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Oct 12, 2008 13:26:57 GMT -1
Post by arth_frown on Oct 12, 2008 13:26:57 GMT -1
After the meeting last night I feel more that I will able to help and contribute, thanks for all your support.
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Oct 24, 2008 20:20:14 GMT -1
Post by bram on Oct 24, 2008 20:20:14 GMT -1
I have been inputting documents (Welsh, Irish, Historic) into voodopad so that I can link thinks together automatically so I have quite a large collection of docs that can be used if you need them.
Also my website has most of the docs in that are searchable so you can look for words like Brigantia, Llew, shield and even the d word to find all the references. It takes ages to 'unify' the spelling of words but I am happy to feed any info you want.
PS I use dream hosting (as a server) and wordpress with some addons to allow you to do this. Dream Hosting is reasonably priced and it comes with forum software as well.
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Oct 26, 2008 11:09:11 GMT -1
Post by Blackbird on Oct 26, 2008 11:09:11 GMT -1
Contribution could be any one of a number of things.
One of the main drivers behind developing Brython was the shallow nature of much of what went on elsewhere. So we wanted something that would provide a deeper experience. However, that doesn't come from nothing. So our plan was that we would, as an organisation, work towards developing a whole body of stuff to inspire and inform. And the creating of that would allow each individual to delve more deeply themselves, whether into the well of creativity or the dusty shelves of the library.
A contribution might be an article. It might be a crafted item (i.e. pictures of that and perhaps a bit about how and why it was made, not the actual thing!), it might be the offer to help others make things. It might simply be making considered posts on the forum.
The people who are here now, posting on this forum, are all contributing already. Even after the last cull, we have about 170 members here, probably only 20 - 30 of whom are properly active. It might be that the other 150 have joined up only to decide CF wasn't for them, and that's fine. But as, for whatever reason, they are not contributing, they could not become members of Brython.
There are too many people in life who expect other people to do the work for them. These are the people who turn up to a pagan camp expecting to be fed and sheltered without offering anything themselves. These are the people who want all the answers fed to them on a silver spoon, without having to go through the process of finding things out for themselves.
Because Brython is free - in the sense of finance - we could easily end up with a lot of members who are like these people, people who want summat for nowt. We are talking about building a community here, and communities need each person to be contributing. Communities can't survive with too many freeloaders. Each of us here has valuable skills which they can bring to Brython, whether that's something practical, conceptual... (fails to think of any more long words) etc. So we can give and take, developing the bonds of interdependence and relationships which are the foundations of any community.
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Oct 26, 2008 15:38:44 GMT -1
Post by Craig on Oct 26, 2008 15:38:44 GMT -1
So say we all
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