 |
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
Recent Messages |
The Minneapolis Issues Forum is an e-mail announcement and discussion forum on public issues in Minneapolis. Discussions of a substantive and respectful nature are expected on this city-wide issue-based forum. Discussion topics include agenda items or issues that you feel should be addressed by the:
Official bodies and civic organizations are highly encouraged to send meeting announcements, agendas, and information on new online resources in text format to the forum. General discussions among
Minneapolitans
outside the charter scope must be taken to other
online forums. This community forum welcomes and encourages a
diversity of opinions and backgrounds. This forum is about open
exchange
and information sharing and not about being right with one's
ideology.
Attempts to "win" an online discussion are discouraged. The rules
summary is below. This forum is governed by the full E-Democracy.Org forum rules. Scroll down for more
information. |
Minneapolis Wiki New collaborative content created by forum members. Minneapolis Links From Minneapolis in the Open Directory: Government
Related: Twin Cities, Hennepin County More local links from ... Minneapolis
Public Library Be sure to add your local links to the Open Directory. We use their data for free and so does the Google Directory. |
| Subscribe | ||
| By
subscribing,
you agree to abide by the charter, and the rules which are described
below.
To SUBSCRIBE/JOIN,
visit our the forum
on our GroupServer installation. To LEAVE the forum (you will remain a member of our overall forum site), log into the site and adjust "Your Profile" in the top right. You may also post to the forum e-mail posting address (not listed here to prevent spam) and in the subject line write "leave." To POST (you must be a to post directly), send a text-only (no attachments) message follow |
||
| Web View |
||
| Recent messages by topic or by time with author after December 19, 2005 are available on our current system. Older archives are on mnforum.org from January 2001 through December 2005 and at the Mailarchive and posts back to 1998 are at the MPLS-ISSUES mail-archive and about 5,000 older messages are at EGroups . | ||
| Rules | ||
| The Minneapolis Issues
Forum is an unmoderated "on-line
civic space" where members have the rights and responsibilities
associated
with open discussion and highly public exchange. The limitations
of e-mail-based forums require the following rules and guidelines to
ensure
that the success of the forum. The goal of the Minneapolis Issues
Forum is to bring
as many people into this civic space as possible and balance that with
efforts to ensure that most members find value in the information
exchange.
Complaints about a list
member's
behavior should be directed to the list member and the list owner: mplslist@tcq.net.
These complaints should not be posted to the list. 1. Sign Posts - Use your real name and list your neighborhood and/or city. 2. Limits on Posting - Two per member per day. 3. Keep Topics within Forum Purpose - Local issues on a local forum for example. 4. Be Civil - This is a public forum with real people. Respect among citizens with differing views is our cornerstone. 5. No Attacks or Threats - This keeps the forum safe. If content is illegal it will be forwarded to the proper legal authorities. 6. Private Stays Private - Don't forward private replies without permission. 7. Avoid False Rumors - Asking for clarification of what you've heard in the community can be appropriate if issues-based. You alone are responsible for what you post. 8. Right to Post and Reply - Sharing your knowledge and opinions with your fellow citizens is a democratic right. 9. Items Not Allowed in Forums - No attachments, etc. 10. Public Content and Use - You are sharing your content, but retain your copyright. 11. Warnings - You may receive informal or official warnings from the Forum Manager. 12. Suspension - With your second official warning in one year, you are suspended for two weeks. It goes up from there. 13. Appeals Process
- You can appeal a warning(s) once you receive a third warning and six
month removal.
|
||
| More | ||
| More about why this
forum matters
StarTribune - Minneapolis e-mail forum has become a force in city politics Dairy Queen Discussion and E-Democracy - StarTribune columnist and participant commentary "A
Wired Agora: Minneapolis, Citizen Participation, the Internet and
Squirrels."
presentation by Minnesota E-Democracy's Board Chair. Help Recruit New Participants With your help, we can bring new voices into our discussions from across the city. No question about it, with close to 1000 participants, this forum is one of the agenda-setting centers of Minneapolis public life. Help us make our discussions even more reflective of the broad array of communities in our city by spreading the word. Print out the Mpls sign-up sheet in PDF format and collect e-mail addresses at public events and among your friends and neighbors. Be sure to compile and e-mail us the results quickly. Questions? Contact Us. If you have a web site, please link to this page <http://www.e-democracy.org/mpls>. |
||
|
||