Comments on: Inman Wiki http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:58:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-272824 ARDELL Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:18:09 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-272824 BPO, I heard that today as well. Better than using the appraisal from the last refi or time of purchase. BPO,

I heard that today as well. Better than using the appraisal from the last refi or time of purchase.

]]> By: Broker Price Opinion http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-272650 Broker Price Opinion Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:06:04 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-272650 I noticing more Broker Price Opinions that are requested for Short Sale Homes. I noticing more Broker Price Opinions that are requested for Short Sale Homes.

]]> By: Lebanon Oregon Real Estate http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-236551 Lebanon Oregon Real Estate Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:32:40 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-236551 Abouth the Short sales, they are looking even better right now. I noticed the inventory is raising locally. Might be a good thing for investors. Abouth the Short sales, they are looking even better right now. I noticed the inventory is raising locally. Might be a good thing for investors.

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-100328 Jillayne Schlicke Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:46:45 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-100328 Copy/Paste from Inman News: Users get more opportunities on tried and tested news service Friday, February 23, 2007 Inman News is introducing a slew of new products as we turn to our readers to participate more in our news platform. The idea is to expose our content, inspire richer feedback and encourage contributions in the spirit of using the platform to promote innovation in the Inman tradition. Under the heading "Inman Community Zone" on the Inman News home page, we have launched a series of new features: We have exposed 4,000 Inman News articles on the InmanWiki and plan to open up thousands more. We have as many as 20,000 articles in our news library...." Thank you Brad and Jessica!! Copy/Paste from Inman News:

Users get more opportunities on tried and tested news service
Friday, February 23, 2007

Inman News is introducing a slew of new products as we turn to our readers to participate more in our news platform. The idea is to expose our content, inspire richer feedback and encourage contributions in the spirit of using the platform to promote innovation in the Inman tradition.

Under the heading “Inman Community Zone” on the Inman News home page, we have launched a series of new features:

We have exposed 4,000 Inman News articles on the InmanWiki and plan to open up thousands more. We have as many as 20,000 articles in our news library….”

Thank you Brad and Jessica!!

]]> By: Frank Blau http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99138 Frank Blau Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:45:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99138 The nice thing about that particular Wiki is that there is room for dissent and conflicting interpretations. That is not the case with many other Wikis. What can happen on a Wiki is a ping-ponging of "facts" between users. But since Pynchon is notoriously reticent to add any original source material to the scholarship of his work, we are also liberated to hypothesize at will. I took part in a demo project with the City of Sammamish (disclosure: I was on the Technology Committee at the time) to develop a WIki for distributing information about the city. One of the reasons this was not successful is the fact that not all communications are suited to a group consensus for dissemination. If your communication is just one-directional, ie: you are giving information that you are in control of to people, then a blog or just a website is perhaps a better vehicle for your content. But if you are actively seeking participation in the collection (and correction!) of content, then a Wiki is a great way to go about it. It's all about Information Design! The nice thing about that particular Wiki is that there is room for dissent and conflicting interpretations. That is not the case with many other Wikis.

What can happen on a Wiki is a ping-ponging of “facts” between users. But since Pynchon is notoriously reticent to add any original source material to the scholarship of his work, we are also liberated to hypothesize at will.

I took part in a demo project with the City of Sammamish (disclosure: I was on the Technology Committee at the time) to develop a WIki for distributing information about the city. One of the reasons this was not successful is the fact that not all communications are suited to a group consensus for dissemination. If your communication is just one-directional, ie: you are giving information that you are in control of to people, then a blog or just a website is perhaps a better vehicle for your content. But if you are actively seeking participation in the collection (and correction!) of content, then a Wiki is a great way to go about it.

It’s all about Information Design!

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99105 Jillayne Schlicke Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:55:00 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99105 Hi Frank, Thanks for stopping by RCG. Q: What happens when detail-obsessed wiki users disagree on the user-content references or facts from Pynchon’s new novel, “Against the Day?" Hi Frank,

Thanks for stopping by RCG.

Q: What happens when detail-obsessed wiki users disagree on the user-content references or facts from Pynchon’s new novel, “Against the Day?”

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99104 Jillayne Schlicke Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:51:33 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99104 Thanks for the clarification/direction, Matt. After I thought about it for awhile, I figured that news-related stories didn't quite fit on a wiki. What I co-author is often educational. I think those articles might be a good fit. I'll go through them and see if they need modifying to be wiki-ready. Thanks for the clarification/direction, Matt. After I thought about it for awhile, I figured that news-related stories didn’t quite fit on a wiki. What I co-author is often educational. I think those articles might be a good fit. I’ll go through them and see if they need modifying to be wiki-ready.

]]> By: matt carter http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99065 matt carter Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:40:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-99065 Jillayne, you asked: "Q: If it’s discouraged in the guidelines, why are there so many people posting their own biographies or posting sales pitches?" Wiki users are welcome to create agent or business profiles in the appropriate categories: http://www.inmanwiki.com/Real-Estate/InmanWiki_Qwik_Tips:_Creating_a_Profile The moderator (with the help of Wiki users) is working to keep blatant ads and sales pitches off the site. Here are what the guidelines have to say about it: "To that end, we discourage contributors from posting advertisements, press releases, product offers, Web pages or other material whose primary purpose is to directly solicit the purchase or a property, product or service. If what you are posting is designed to sell rather than educate, please do not post it here. There are several categories where you can educate consumers about the services you offer. We encourage you to submit your personal, brokerage or company promotions to the “Real Estate Agent,” “Real Estate Brokerage, “Real Estate Products and Services” and “Technology and Online Real Estate” categories. Your "User ID" profile also offers a chance to provide contact and other information." "Q: Why are the articles I co-authored for Brad Inman not on the Inman Wiki? " The Inman Wiki is a free resource that anyone can access. The Inman News archives are a service provided to subscribers. Jillayne, you asked:

“Q: If it’s discouraged in the guidelines, why are there so many people posting their own biographies or posting sales pitches?”

Wiki users are welcome to create agent or business profiles in the appropriate categories:

http://www.inmanwiki.com/Real-Estate/InmanWiki_Qwik_Tips:_Creating_a_Profile

The moderator (with the help of Wiki users) is working to keep blatant ads and sales pitches off the site.

Here are what the guidelines have to say about it:

“To that end, we discourage contributors from posting advertisements, press releases, product offers, Web pages or other material whose primary purpose is to directly solicit the purchase or a property, product or service. If what you are posting is designed to sell rather than educate, please do not post it here.

There are several categories where you can educate consumers about the services you offer. We encourage you to submit your personal, brokerage or company promotions to the “Real Estate Agent,” “Real Estate Brokerage, “Real Estate Products and Services” and “Technology and Online Real Estate” categories. Your “User ID” profile also offers a chance to provide contact and other information.”

“Q: Why are the articles I co-authored for Brad Inman not on the Inman Wiki? ”

The Inman Wiki is a free resource that anyone can access. The Inman News archives are a service provided to subscribers.

]]> By: Frank Blau http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-98789 Frank Blau Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:23:12 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-98789 One of the areas where wikis can be a huge resource is in the critical analysis and annotation of literature. Prior to the wikis, there was only one author (Stephen Weisenberger) that had published an annotation of Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow". With only one person tracking down the references, you get a lot of bias and conjecture in the work. But with wiki you get a self-correcting, ever-expanding analysis and reference for a complex work. Now there are several wonderful and deep references for a novel that contains a great deal of obscure historical and scientific references. I contribute regularly to the new wiki for Pynchon's new novel, "Against the Day". (http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com), where I am constantly amazed at the scholarship and occasionally obsessive posts of my fellow readers. One of the areas where wikis can be a huge resource is in the critical analysis and annotation of literature.

Prior to the wikis, there was only one author (Stephen Weisenberger) that had published an annotation of Thomas Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow”. With only one person tracking down the references, you get a lot of bias and conjecture in the work. But with wiki you get a self-correcting, ever-expanding analysis and reference for a complex work. Now there are several wonderful and deep references for a novel that contains a great deal of obscure historical and scientific references.

I contribute regularly to the new wiki for Pynchon’s new novel, “Against the Day”. (http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com), where I am constantly amazed at the scholarship and occasionally obsessive posts of my fellow readers.

]]> By: Jillayne Schlicke http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-98124 Jillayne Schlicke Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:42:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/14/inman-wiki/#comment-98124 Hi Matt, Thanks for stopping by RCG. Q: If it's discouraged in the guidelines, why are there so many people posting their own biographies or posting sales pitches? Q: Why are the articles I co-authored for Brad Inman not on the Inman Wiki? Hi Matt,

Thanks for stopping by RCG.

Q: If it’s discouraged in the guidelines, why are there so many people posting their own biographies or posting sales pitches?

Q: Why are the articles I co-authored for Brad Inman not on the Inman Wiki?

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