| LJ-Meet Code: 20080607 (Concluded) |
[Jun. 8th, 2008|02:58 am] |
Hello ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) cyberabad!
We've just concluded another LJ-Meet. (-link-)
For those of you who could'nt make it, you've missed some of the most community centric discussions till date. The intention was to involve as many members as possible in the spread of LJ, city and country-wide. However, due to some unforeseeable circumstances, we had to do with what few could make it to the meet.
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) catchmanblue was the first to show up at around 4:15 pm or so.
Followed closely by angiasaa at roughly 4:25 pm.
Showing up _before_ the scheduled time is a rather uncustomary (almost rude!) thing, considering the usual laid-back lifestyles of the general Hyderabaddi populace. Showing up two hours late for a critical meeting is quite excusable. :o)
sepiaverse followed close on our heels, clocking in around 5:30. There was a slight location issue, but that was resolved quickly enough. She would have made it earlier if that had not happened. :o)
Note to community: Next time, please suggest an easily accessible location!
valleydayz and gr8deeps showed up once we'd stopped watching our clocks, followed by psychog who had the majority of us convinced he would'nt be able to make it.
A special thanks go out to psychog who not only made it to the meet, but graciously extended his promise of at least 15-minutes to a good three or four hours! :o)
I can tell from the tone of this post, that you're already hating the meandering monotone. I'll try to make it as entertaining as possible, but for those who missed the meet, you'll remain ignorant of the best parts forever. Next time, we look forward to have you sharing every moment with us. :)
Todays meet was special for a couple of reasons. cyberabad has so far discussed community related matters only on a 'scratch-the-surface' level. We've had our share of brainwaves and some moderation/maintenance discussion, but till date, these have been restricted to certain of the older members. (read: Moderators/Maintainers) and at times, shared among the regulars of the Secondary-meets. Most of these discussions have been fruitless since they had certain dream-like qualities. We had the vision, but not the will, determination or in some cases, the funds to put them into practice. Today, the discussion on that front was quite different in comparison....
A post was made on the 3'rd of June by team_lj_india in cyberabad. A few of you have read it, and some of you queried the mods with the word "Relevance". The fact's would take a long time to explain. However, the theory is simple. LJ has decided to widen its usage and acceptance in India. The current footprint of LJ in the country, though large, is far short of India's potential. It is therefore a sensible idea to actively nurture the growth of LJ here in India.
The folks at SUP are working with Team Blogworks, a social media consultancy to kick-start LiveJournal India, they’ll be leading this in collaboration with SUP. (-link-)
Todays meet was special since it was the first real-world interaction between Team Blogworks and cyberabad. sepiaverse flew in from Delhi (not delhi) on behalf of Team Blogworks to be with us today. (it's 1:57 am, but I'll continue saying today for the convenience it offers. I request you to bear with me.) :o)
Various aspects of the community were discussed. Some were as enlightening to us as it might have been to her since we, as a community have not really discussed every thing among our selves in the past. A lot of what cyberabad is today, is what's grown out from the backs of our minds. Most of these, having been shaped and re-shaped by unconscious thoughts and situations (including flames and constructive discussion) over the years of cyberabad's existence. In a sense, we've discovered parts of ourselves as well.
A number of thoughts were brought to the fore, regarding ways to expand LJ's reach in India, as well as keeping LJ alive in existing users minds. We need to build strategies to aid expansion. After a while, it will probably fuel itself, but at first, LJ-India will probably need a little assistance. I have confidence in what we're trying to do. We're a part of LJ-India and I request you all to rise to the occasion, and help bring India back on the map.
Reality is not far from imagination. Think it! If it's viable, I'm sure all efforts will be made to realize your thoughts and ideas!
Cheers, and rock on cyberabad!
Your suggestions, thoughts, opinions and ideas are important. If you think they're silly, post it up anyway. It's probably not as bad as you might think! :o)
On a side note, the pictures for todays meet and the last meet are uploaded here! Feel free to check them out and see what you missed.
If you prefer to click on thumbnails, try this:
//Update:
A post today required deletion. I request members to please go through the community guidelines once. If you have any queries regarding the information on the info-page, please feel free to clarify them immediately by either messaging one of the moderators, or posting the query directly on the main page.Remember, cyberabad is a self-moderated community and therefore, the guidelines are just that, 'guidelines'! They are _not_ 'Rules'. As you interact with and/or watch the community, you'll be able to judge what works and what does'nt.
//Update-II:
subtle_blues has found an error with the pic-pages of the last LJ-meet. It seems the "Home" link does not work. I request you to avoid clicking the home link till I can correct the issue. I'm creating and managing these pages manually, so please be a bit patient, the last meet had a phenomenal number of pictures and ALL the pages require to be downloaded, edited and saved, uploaded and checked again. :( Any suggestions, please leave a comment. If anyone would like to take over the collation, upload and page design for this, please do get in touch with me. I would love to take some of this work off my shoulders, it's not easy.
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