Posted by Scott in Vermont on May 3, 2004, at 10:12:05
In reply to How do we keep track of people here?, posted by judy1 on May 2, 2004, at 13:30:55
Here's an idea from my kid's school.
There is a "phone tree". A call goes out to the primary, and the primary contacts their secondaries. The secondaries then call all the people on their list.
My idea is that people pick other people here that they trust, and those people steward that information. So if someone comes up missing for a while, someone can say "Hey, has anyone seen so-and so?" and the person who stewards "so-and-so's" info would email them, or call, or whatever the arrangement is. That way, everyone is dealing with people they trust, and we all know who has who's information, it's between us and not part of the board or part of any Intenet-accessable list.
From what I have observed here so far, there are some "old" Babblers (meaning they have been around for some time) and people tend to trust their opinions and trust their intent. In the true spirit of community, I think we can look to our own to take care of our own. Feedback on this idea, please. It won't be simple to start up, but once it is up and active, it could be very effective and still maintain a level of "security" for people who feel uncomfortable about such things.
poster:Scott in Vermont
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