@Arn said:
I would love to get examples from other buildings where it works In a way which doesn’t destroy the life of the editor.
Simple email lists work for us. We have a hosted “website” which includes mailman mailing lists. There are varying levels of paranoia surrounding the lists. One for residents is “public” but moderated – subscribers can add/delete themselves, only a few people can post. Our building management post items such as window cleaning, water/power outages, up & coming meeting dates etc etc etc. Other mailing lists are restricted access for committee/building management. We don’t archive the mailing list posts on the web site but individuals do in their chosen mail programs.
Mailing lists have a very low barrier to entry for both the people posting & on the receiving end. & the huge advantage – it’s a push mechanism – no one has to remember to visit a site for info. & for me, the IT bod on our committee, it’s very low maintenance.
As for info flowing from the residents to us, we encourage people to email any thoughts/issues & we have a log book at the front desk out of its staffed hours & anyone is welcome to attend our SC meetings. We have soft drinks, wine & nibbles to encourage attendance. It may or may not work for SC members as well. 😉