+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Come one, come all and join the History Museum Group. Enrollment is open and one more Officer then we can go public, so don't be shy join, join, join. There can never be too many history buffs in the group! BTW, thanks, jeremy, for fixing the title! Link to comment
+Henki Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Count me in. We've got some great ones down here. Link to comment
+Dew Crew Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) I love history! I know of one right off the top of my head. Edited April 4, 2006 by Dew Crew Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 I need another Officer or two or three Anyone interested? Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I need another Officer or two or three Anyone interested? I signed up for the group earlier today. I'd be happy to help out in any way I can as an officer or as a regular member. Link to comment
Jeremy Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 BTW, thanks, jeremy, for fixing the title! OpinioNate fixed it Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 BTW, thanks, jeremy, for fixing the title! OpinioNate fixed it I redirect my thanks to OpinioNate then Link to comment
+wilsonjw Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Thoughts on variables. Theme <textbox> Street address Public / Private <checkbox> Restaurant or other food service? <optional, checkbox> Gift shop? <optional, checkbox> Hours of operation Cost <Numeric, with currency symbol> Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 By "theme", do you mean the type of history museum (like natural, ancient, cultural, local .. etc)? How about a variable which somehow describes the relative size of the museum? Link to comment
+wilsonjw Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 By "theme", do you mean the type of history museum (like natural, ancient, cultural, local .. etc)? How about a variable which somehow describes the relative size of the museum? Yes...sorry...MikeGolfJ3 and I were working through IM, and I didn't carry the definition of "theme" through to the forum. I'm not sure if the "theme" ought to be a text box or a dropdown box...the danger is that we might not be clever enough to think of all the good types of history museums.... Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 By "theme", do you mean the type of history museum (like natural, ancient, cultural, local .. etc)? How about a variable which somehow describes the relative size of the museum? Yes...sorry...MikeGolfJ3 and I were working through IM, and I didn't carry the definition of "theme" through to the forum. I'm not sure if the "theme" ought to be a text box or a dropdown box...the danger is that we might not be clever enough to think of all the good types of history museums.... Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. The approach I took on another category was to use a list and include everything I could think of, with "other" being the final choice. It's real easy to add more items to a pull down list later on (even after the category is approved). But I would definately think about adding some kind of a 'size' variable, as I mentioned above. I would think people would want to know if they should plan on spending an hour or a day if they decide to visit the museum. Just a thought. Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 i added a note for the theme, but didn't think about size. i'll have to go back and add that one. Any others? i am novice so, i'll take all the advice i can get Should i cancel the officer vote? Link to comment
+wilsonjw Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 By "theme", do you mean the type of history museum (like natural, ancient, cultural, local .. etc)? How about a variable which somehow describes the relative size of the museum? Yes...sorry...MikeGolfJ3 and I were working through IM, and I didn't carry the definition of "theme" through to the forum. I'm not sure if the "theme" ought to be a text box or a dropdown box...the danger is that we might not be clever enough to think of all the good types of history museums.... Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. The approach I took on another category was to use a list and include everything I could think of, with "other" being the final choice. It's real easy to add more items to a pull down list later on (even after the category is approved). But I would definately think about adding some kind of a 'size' variable, as I mentioned above. I would think people would want to know if they should plan on spending an hour or a day if they decide to visit the museum. Just a thought. Thanks...didn't think about "other"...that's a great way to solve the problem, and let posters help develop a more complete list. I didn't know we could edit after the database was started. Good idea about size...that will help folks plan their visit. Link to comment
+wilsonjw Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 i added a note for the theme, but didn't think about size. i'll have to go back and add that one. Any others? i am novice so, i'll take all the advice i can get Should i cancel the officer vote? I wouldn't cancel the vote, if the variables can be added / edited later...no sense in slowing the process down. Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Thanks! We shall proceed and add them later. Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 i added a note for the theme, but didn't think about size. i'll have to go back and add that one. Any others? i am novice so, i'll take all the advice i can get Should i cancel the officer vote? I wouldn't cancel the vote just because of a variable, you can easily add it later on. What I think you might want to think about is whether or not you think we can pass Peer Review with no written requirements for creating or visiting waymarks. It seems to me that most of the newer categories have such requirements. Don't go by just what I say, however. My experience is limited to the creation of only one category so far. Hopefully some others will weigh in on this question - it seems to me like a pretty important one. Remember though, it's much easier to re-do an officer's vote than it is to re-do a Peer Review. We should work hard to make sure we have a proposal which is likely to pass. Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Points well taken. I have decided to cancel the vote until I can think through this a little more. Please continue to feed me information and I'll tool over the criteria some more. Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I think you made a good call. I'm familiar with that feeling of wanting to get the category out there as quickly as possible, but we definitely want to go into Peer Review with our best effort. Trust me - since you don't get any feedback while the proposal is in Peer Review (other than from people who post comments in the forum), those 3 review days have some anxiety built into them. I wouldn't want to have to go through that more than once for each category. I think I might start a general discussion topic to see what people (think "Peers") are thinking these days in terms of whether or not requirements for creating and visiting waymarks are a good idea. Link to comment
+MikeGolfJ3 Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Officer vote called on the History Museum Category Link to comment
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