Suggestion Box

[Les Squires]

Suggestions for the community, including best trading practices, improvements to this website, recommendations for new topics of discussion, and anything else that you feel strongly about.

[Kevin Sykes]

I think that we should have an "Introduction" type discussion topic, where we can all post a little bit about ourselves, how we're involved with CES (or want to be involved), etc. Would you like to start this, Les? I'm still trying to get my head around the way this discussion area works.

[Karl Harris]

That's a great idea!

[Hayden McGrail]

I think the profile questions need to be more related to the individual rather than the exchange that they belong to (if they in fact do belong to a group). We also have to be careful we don't "double-up" too much as exchange members have already listed their offerings and wants on CES.
I was so impressed with Ning that I am setting up a private group for the rural community where I live. The profile questions I use simply relate to adresses and telephone numbers. This is so I can keep this contact information (printed off as a hardcopy) up-to-date as one of the main functions of this site is too be able to contact your neighbours during civil emergencies and for neighbourhood support.
Members have options on this site to introduce themselves, blog etc. If we are going to ask profile questions, lets select ones that will be relevant for everyone and useful for admin, else let's not have any.
As I said earlier the exchange information is interesting but we don't need a version from each individual member, lets tag that detail to each group.

cheers, Hayden

[Les Squires]

Glad you like Ning. I'm convinced. :) I like your suggestions and have made these changes to the Registration questions:

Added: Tell us about yourself, your interests, background, skills.
Added: Your personal website, if you have one:

We already had phone and skype address.

[Nizam]

I have a silly question. Why are there more than one CES websites? Or is it a network of sites dealing with local CES's. I thought the CES was a way for users to feel more connected to a larger whole.

[Les Squires]

Hi Nizam. I'm not sure what you mean by "more than one CES websites"... Are you referring to groups within CES? Can you paste in here some of the URLs of the "other" CES sites?

[Nizam]

In Adamsville Alabama USA ......The Alabama Trade Exchange...www.alabama.vbarter.com
In Hollywood, Florida USA The Global Resource Bank www.grb.net
In New Paris, Indiana, USA....The Goshen IN Exchange..........www.ourvirtualtown.net/goshen-in

These are what I mean by the other CES sites. Though I now see what you mean, when I look at the list of exchanges in e.g. Australia I see the same CES site or user interface....i.e. the CES homepage. www.community-exchange.org

[Les Squires]

Ok, I see what you mean. Local money sites are inherently local -- with lots of conversations that belong within the community but wouldn't make sense across many communities. CES is a sort of "parent" site designed to reach out to what's happening locally at all of these sites. To roll everything into one huge site would be about as desirable as having Microsoft take over all the details of all of our lives... if you catch my drift!

[Simon Cole]

Hi there,

I am slowing getting used to using the CES.org.za online. May I suggest that when a transaction goes through, a step to get us to check the transaction be included in the process? Perhaps this needs to be sent to the web master where ever they are...?

Otherwise, thank you very much for everything!

Yours,

Simon
Brisbane, Qld 4005 Australia
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