Gaia: Gaia Community Vision - Your Dreams.

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:42:29 GMT

There is certainly a lot that has been written about the people behind the wheel, but perhaps not labelled for easy finding. The owner of all the Gaia/m endeavors is Jirka, I forget his last name. And Siona is the Director of our Gaia Community. They are extremely genuine people, haha!!!

Blessings, OM Bastet

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://likeminded.gaia.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:22:22 GMT

Well, I hear there is a position available in the Gaia community for administrators. That could be a start. Thanks for your interest. There has got to be some identity in the profiles of people that would indicate an a genuine person behind the wheel.
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Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:15:25 GMT

Interesting idea, Antonio. Feel free to start it going!
Blessings, OM Bastet

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://addresstofollow.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:12:48 GMT

Mmmn, interesting but not sure how that would work, usually change comes from outriders, visionaries, mavericks, often seen as weird in their own generation but becoming the norm in the next and following generations. While it sounds democratic a voting system could turn out like something designed by committee!!!
It could be a good idea when controversial changes are proposed, to find majority view.

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:57:34 GMT

Interesting idea, Antonio. Wonder if it would draw the lurkers in?

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

http://likeminded.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:01:45 GMT

For Gaia, A fabulous way of doing things and discussing our dreams to change the world and create ideal communities would be to make a mock election type system so as to count the number of positive responses to a topic/vision people have. There could be a due date to respond to a post every so often which would give us the ability to spread the word, cast and tally votes.

One Light Many Windows

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:18:33 GMT

With great joy, we are opening One Light Many Windows : a unique group on Gaia.

Spearheaded by Eli, this is a project that has quickly brought us together, as it awakened our shared dream: to identify, share and categorize the simple truths that can be found in many religions and paths. This effort will be a long-term one, and will require the contributions of many people.

The rooms in the group have been designed and structured to accommodate
spiritual and philosophical verses from traditional religions and other
faiths/paths, and to explore the similarities between diverse systems of thought throughout history.

Everyone committed to our goals as described here is welcome to join.

Once you join, please take a few moments to begin by “ Entering the Light”, i.e.greet us in your tradition and introduce yourself. Also, please spend a few moments reading the “Policies and Guidelines” and the “About This Group” introduction, to understand what we are trying to accomplish with this project, and how.
We invite you to share with us in this dream by visiting us now at One light Many Windows

Group Moderators
Eli Meenakshi debyemm Nicole HummingBird~KES Phoenix FastDart sanmugan 1Vector3

Re: Most Active Groups

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:09:11 GMT

Oh My, haha, I'm glad you spotted this hanging out here with no closure. Yes we can !!!!

Not only that, but when I updated the Collective Wisdom description, it changed on the Groups main page immediately. That's some dev juju for sure !!

Blessings to you all the Fabulous Seven, the Team !
OM Bastet

Re: Most Active Groups

http://siona.gaia.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:58:14 GMT

a list by a randomly selected Gaia member on their top 5 favorite pods

You know, this might make a fun little profile widget. :)

Re: Most Active Groups

http://siona.gaia.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:55:56 GMT

But they are now, yes, OMy? :)

Re: Most Active Groups

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:25:18 GMT

Oooh I hadn't been there yet. Thanks for the screenshot, Nicole. I can see that I need to change the description of Collective Wisdom so something informative is displayed, and ask the Team to change it in this display. But our descriptions can't be edited yet, that isn't working --- yet.
Blessings, OM Bastet

Re: Most Active Groups

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:19:49 GMT

Yay! It's great to see the new Groups summary page, Meenakshi, and the Community Service groups featured.

Community Service Groups

Gaia Networking - Enhance Your Community Experience Share suggestions and brainstorm tips to enhance the community experience on Gaia Community. A community resource for,... See »

Gaia Groups Community - "The Mod Pod" This group is for cultivators and moderators of groups (a.k.a. "pods") here at Gaia, as well as... See »

Collective Wisdom: The Library of Community Threads NEWS : YES, You're in the right place. Former title of this pod/Group was Collective Wisdom: The... See »

Love,

Nicole

Re: Most Active Groups

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:38:34 GMT

Samme, it's happened!

Re: This is MY dream of an ideal community- and yours?

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:15:00 GMT

My dream is for the children :)

http://bluewater.gaia.com/blog/2008/9/what_section_would_you_add_to_the_newspaper

Re: Wealth for All

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:08:23 GMT

Siona's answer was precise, Sandra. "Straightforward barter systems" are of great interest to the IRS, and are totally subject in this country to the taxation system. Including and especially the ones with "no currency involved."

Blessings, OM Bastet

Re: Wealth for All

http://sandrajensen.gaia.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:41:49 GMT

Siona -- ah, ok - I was meaning just a straightforward barter system ( like LETS), - no currency involved. I was only curious if there was a particular reason 'against' such a system being set up here. Yes, indeed it could be something a group could get going.

Love,
Sandra

Re: Wealth for All

http://siona.gaia.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:11:33 GMT

Sandra: It occurs to me that I don't know what you mean by that. A barter is an exchange of goods or services without using money, right? So we could set up a bartering exchange (or anyone could--just create a Group) but I'm not sure what role a currency system would play. Maybe you could elaborate?

Again, any time there's an overlap or intersection of monetary or points systems with real world goods or legitimate legal tender, it raises big issues around security, system gaming, and government tracking. And tracking a barter system here in the US, means IRS involvement for those participating. (And no, I don't particularly relish the role I'm playing in this conversation, but I just want everyone to be eyes-wide-open on what's involved in credit and lending games. :)

Re: Wealth for All

http://sandrajensen.gaia.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:33:41 GMT

Siona - just curious, why not a bartering system?
Love,
Sandra

Re: Wealth for All

http://siona.gaia.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:20:25 GMT

B.B.; Zephyr; Loriann: I think we all understand each other. :)

And of course an endlessly replenishing bank, or one that grew the more you gave, would have to include some built-in 'expiration,' no? Otherwise before we knew it we'd be absolutely overrun. So perhaps if you didn't spend your seeds after a certain period of them they'd be recycled... that part of what keeps the seeds 'alive' is the flowing.

Anyway. You can see it's something that I think has tremendous creative potential. And yes, I think it would be fabulous to be able to dump a whole bucketload on someone if the impulse struck you. ;)

Re: Wealth for All

http://onefriendwhomakesyoulaugh.gaia.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:03:34 GMT

"but to contribute to a more fluid and playful environment… one where the more you give, the more you have, and the more you contribute, the more currency flows."

Yes :-)

Afterthought,being able to give away more than 5 seeds to someone whose ideas,or spirit,or energy,or just bc they tickle something in me seems like an idea that would suit me.