Comments on: Quo vadis hospex? http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/ The campaign for a truly open CouchSurfing organisation Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:36:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: zak0r http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-63124 zak0r Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:01:38 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-63124 in regard to bewannabewelcome: it is very true that, apart from a few key idealists like pietsah, the majority of the bewelcomers were happy goons of veit, promoting his censorship and bullshit for a long time happily. i am rather convinced that the majority of the bewelcomers chose their path not out of the idealism that they pretend to have picked up again after throwing it away being veits goon(i tend to think they never had any) but because they saw themselves in a more powerful position within bewelcome. its mostly a sad and pitiful bunch, oh well "I still love this idea… http://www.amazee.com/drupal-communities-meet-real-life" repeating the typical mistakes of veitklab and caseysurf are we? why make something professionally and sound if you can piss away motivation and dedication of volunteers with shitty planning and execution. druppel is junk. in regard to bewannabewelcome:
it is very true that, apart from a few key idealists like pietsah, the majority of the bewelcomers were happy goons of veit, promoting his censorship and bullshit for a long time happily. i am rather convinced that the majority of the bewelcomers chose their path not out of the idealism that they pretend to have picked up again after throwing it away being veits goon(i tend to think they never had any) but because they saw themselves in a more powerful position within bewelcome.
its mostly a sad and pitiful bunch, oh well

“I still love this idea…
http://www.amazee.com/drupal-communities-meet-real-life”

repeating the typical mistakes of veitklab and caseysurf are we?
why make something professionally and sound if you can piss away motivation and dedication of volunteers with shitty planning and execution. druppel is junk.

]]> By: Drupal Communities meet Real Life at OpenCouchSurfing.org http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-55415 Drupal Communities meet Real Life at OpenCouchSurfing.org Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:49:11 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-55415 [...] just read midsch’s posting about his helplessness in the hospitality exchange scene… He described the different situations quite good. However, my view on it and the [...] [...] just read midsch’s posting about his helplessness in the hospitality exchange scene… He described the different situations quite good. However, my view on it and the [...]

]]> By: adia http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-55408 adia Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:26:30 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-55408 Nice post, nicely summed up all the points. So yes, why not move on? But why always creating a new community? Are we so selfish that we just want to be under the same? I still love this idea... http://www.amazee.com/drupal-communities-meet-real-life Nice post, nicely summed up all the points. So yes, why not move on?

But why always creating a new community? Are we so selfish that we just want to be under the same?

I still love this idea…
http://www.amazee.com/drupal-communities-meet-real-life

]]> By: Sans http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-54881 Sans Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:44:45 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-54881 A strong community does not need a a lot of money nor does it need the best programmers.It needs a the right mix of people who can spread the word and have the right attitude to build a strong community.The idea and UI should be easy for a newbie and that is all to get a strong community growing .The rest follows.. A strong community does not need a a lot of money nor does it need the best programmers.It needs a the right mix of people who can spread the word and have the right attitude to build a strong community.The idea and UI should be easy for a newbie and that is all to get a strong community growing .The rest follows..

]]> By: Dante http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-52612 Dante Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:33:01 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-52612 Perhaps time for them to start up a "couchsurfing foundation" to channel all the excess cash to support external hospitality related projects. Perhaps time for them to start up a “couchsurfing foundation” to channel all the excess cash to support external hospitality related projects.

]]> By: Peter http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-51607 Peter Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:56:44 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-51607 A social community grow by the people who make up the network.A well programmed site is not a precursor to a stable or large community.But yes rules do play a role in that community. A social community grow by the people who make up the network.A well programmed site is not a precursor to a stable or large community.But yes rules do play a role in that community.

]]> By: Callum http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/2008/10/25/quo-vadis-hospex/comment-page-1/#comment-51499 Callum Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:23:12 +0000 http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/?p=279#comment-51499 midsch, thanks for sharing, I love this post, really put a smile on my face. Nice to see this blog being light hearted and fun again. :) midsch, thanks for sharing, I love this post, really put a smile on my face. Nice to see this blog being light hearted and fun again. :)

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