So, what do you want from this?

[alexbayleaf]

I see we now have > 20 people involved here on DW, and 14 members on the (currently broken, ugh, stupid buggy hosting site) mailing list, so welcome to everyone! We have an intro thread in progress if you'd like to stop by and introduce yourself.

I wanted to take a moment to ask everyone what you would want from a site like this? I mean, I have an idea what I want, but I'm pretty sure I'm not everyone, so I'd love to hear all your ideas for what the site could do/be.

So here are some leading questions which you can answer in comments, or just ramble in a general way if you prefer?

What do you most want to be able to do on a site like this?
What's missing from other sites that you've looked at?
What would make you keep coming back/staying involved, rather than drifting away?
If this site just did one thing really well, what do you wish it was?

Comments

[inkstone]

1. What do you most want to be able to do on a site like this?

To keep a gardening journal that I can easily share with friends. Right now, I have a written journal that I used to keep track of basic gardening milestones (sowing, germination, transplants) and I haphazardly share photos and harvests on DW and Tumblr but it's not very organized and all over the place? It'd be nice if I can put it all in one place. I'd also like to be able to share seeds.

2. What's missing from other sites that you've looked at?

Comfort? I don't know how to phrase this properly. I don't get a sense of belonging at other places. I have one main garden forum I hit up for tips and tricks because it does contain a LOT of info from extremely experienced gardeners over many, many years, but I don't really get a sense of community there.

3. What would make you keep coming back/staying involved, rather than drifting away?

A sense of community, I guess?

4. If this site just did one thing really well, what do you wish it was?

Being able to keep an online, flexible* gardening journal that I can share with people. (* flexible in the sense that I do some unorthodox things in terms of sowing seeds & I'd like to be able to note that so people won't be alarmed that I'm sowing seeds outdoors in the middle of January on the US East Coast.)