If you do, you might enjoy sharing your insights and lessons ... This is the call for those who host local online groups to connect. There are ten of thousands of these "micro" hosts out there and most are doing this work in complete isolation. Steven Clift ... please join us and sign the draft invite letter. http://e-democracy.org/locals The draft letter: This is an invitation to join us on Locals Online. Do you host a ... * neighborhood e-mail list? ... * highly interactive placeblog? ... * local social network on Ning? ... * a private Facebook group for nearest neighbors? ... * a neighborhood parents network online? ... * a local online community of any kind? Then join community builders like you on this new peer-to-peer online group for local online hosts from: http://e-democracy.org/locals Signed, List of charter members for Locals Online * Steven Clift, Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum * Add your name here: http://pages.e-democracy.org/index.php?title=Locals_Online&action=edit§i... (Please do NOT add your name unless you actually help host something locally-oriented in this space.)