Now that we've all had a few days to catch up on sleep, I wanted to know what people on my f-list that attended Reunion Festivities thought of the goings-on. I figured I'd tag you guys on this first because you'll seek to both be helpful to me, and ensure that Homecoming is equally, if not more, awesome ( Read more... )

I'm finishing a book called "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Caldwell, and I'm picking up a lot of new, possibly crazy new ideas to help out the organizations I love. The book deals with the phenomenon of word-of-mouth marketing (something Quest needs to direly improve on), and I have a few thoughts to present to people ( Read more... )

Below are the minutes from the Questchat. I tried to make them as clear as possible, given the notes that several individuals were kind enough to take and compiling them into a single document with topic headings. If you would like an actual copy of this document, email me, and I'll be happy to get you a copy. I will not put the attendence of the ( Read more... )

( Streamlining the Proposal Process )

There was a lot of positive discussion yesterday. Thanks to everyone who could make it, thanks to the people who sent stuff if they couldn't make it ( Read more... )

A few notes on date selection ( Read more... )

Hey all. There will be an informal, non-sanctioned Conquest, that Jila and myself are hosting on April the 20th. This get together will begin at 1pm, and will be roughly divided in half, the first half being open discussion about what in Quest might need some fixing (or, in less-friendly, more legalistic terms, we're looking at policy procedures & ( Read more... )

Spring will always find
My heart wandering softly
Among the blossoms

Grey of winter flecked with pink
Upon boughs dripping with moss


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Jila and I have been thinking, and have been talking with some people about the possibility of having a get-together, very informal, to talk about Quest processes. This isn't board mandated, or suggested, but as jila and I were talking, we realized that a) our two opinions weren't enough to make a decision on behalf of the whole community, and b) ( Read more... )

but you can't make 'em think.