THATCamp | Patrick Murray-John | Activity https://thatcamp.org/people/patrickmjchnm/activity/ Activity feed for Patrick Murray-John. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:54:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=5.1.2 en 30 hourly 2 60f03f7874db60b466b18cc3943a8130-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, (no title), on the site THATCamp Retrospective http://retrospective.thatcamp.org/?p=319 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:45:02 +0000 The sunsetting of THATCamp is bittersweet for me. It played a fundamental part in both my personal and professional development over its entire span. From the initial reactions on Twitter, and the retrospectives […]

]]> 0f6a95e3723e8afdf011f69bc6d2246a-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, Git/Hub?, on the site THATCamp AHA 2018 http://aha2018.thatcamp.org/?p=229 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:02:26 +0000 This used to come up a lot, but I haven’t seen it lately. Anyone want an intro to git and/or GitHub, or want to share tricks and tips from git/hub experience?

Yeah, that brief description is all about the […]

]]> 5e7f08cfd9b4ef50ba23f07737dc4fb2-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, Omeka S, anyone?, on the site THATCamp AHA 2018 http://aha2018.thatcamp.org/?p=219 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 19:21:12 +0000 Omeka S is a complete rewrite of Omeka. If anyone wants to talk/see about it, here’s a good chance.

I could do a brief overview of the LOD and multisite principles built into it, and will ask for feedback and […]

]]> 978554e87b80fae733e97eab0b70a394-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, What's current in institutional repositories?, on the site THATCamp DC 2017 http://dc2017.thatcamp.org/?p=224 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:42:56 +0000 I’m tangentially familiar with DSpace, Fedora, Archivematica and others. But what’s the current thinking? I see lots of people who might have IR knowledge in the profiles — anyone want to share what they think of […]

]]> 62c49b37ef35db43f91427a2246feccd-en Patrick Murray-John replied to the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/#post-5504 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:15:12 +0000 Thanks, John, for the helpful thoughts and reflection.

My sense regarding the site itself is that the question arises more as an aftereffect of the question of dissolving the Council. The technology is much more stable, thanks to our move to Reclaim, and funding for that remains in place from RRCHNM. Time commitments, I think, are in play — like…[Read more]

]]> a5efab9a4850bef5ae5d2848adf6a1e6-en Patrick Murray-John replied to the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/#post-5500 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:32:30 +0000 Initial thoughts. Hopefully, these will pull in more (actually, any) responses. These are strictly my own thoughts as a THATCamp veteran and Council member, and should in no way be read as the direction of the THATCamp Council in general.

These are fundamental, existential questions on the agenda, both for THATCamp and for DH in general. Much of…[Read more]

]]> 9ece09d6c77c562111362da5d6d030be-en Patrick Murray-John replied to the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/#post-5500 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:32:30 +0000 Initial thoughts. Hopefully, these will pull in more (actually, any) responses. These are strictly my own thoughts as a THATCamp veteran and Council member, and should in no way be read as the direction of the THATCamp Council in general.

These are fundamental, existential questions on the agenda, both for THATCamp and for DH in general. Much of…[Read more]

]]> fad29807a6f400c089eff911812e7c13-en Patrick Murray-John replied to the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/#post-5500 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:32:30 +0000 Initial thoughts. Hopefully, these will pull in more (actually, any) responses. These are strictly my own thoughts as a THATCamp Council member, and should in no way be read as the direction of the THATCamp Council in general.

These are fundamental, existential questions on the agenda, both for THATCamp and for DH in general. Much of THATCamp was…[Read more]

]]> c4ab998fe828025d815f4c498791c1b9-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, THATCamp Council Meeting -- major agenda items, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/?p=5496 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:15:57 +0000 The next meeting of the THATCamp Council will be held Wednesday, October 5 at 8am East Coast USA / 11pm Canberra / 2pm Paris.

There are major topics on the agenda:

Dissolve the THATCamp Council
Archive […]

]]> 1b7faf30a0596269abfbb1ae328bf5c8-en Patrick Murray-John started the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:43:36 +0000 The next meeting of the THATCamp Council will be held Wednesday, October 5 at 8am East Coast USA / 11pm Canberra / 2pm Paris.

There are major topics on the agenda:

Dissolve the THATCamp Council
Archive thatcamp.org and close it to new users, sites, and forum content

Since these are clearly major decisions, we’d like as much feedback…[Read more]

]]> 8c465af6ceba739f055bca4e972c948f-en Patrick Murray-John started the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:43:36 +0000 The next meeting of the THATCamp Council will be held Wednesday, October 5 at 8am East Coast USA / 11pm Canberra / 2pm Paris.

There are major topics on the agenda:

Dissolve the THATCamp Council
Archive thatcamp.org and close it to new users, sites, and forum content

Since these are clearly major decisions, we’d like as much feedback…[Read more]

]]> 54d466089c5ab124b76beac02f0653d6-en Patrick Murray-John started the topic October 5 meeting -- major questions in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/october-5-meeting-major-questions/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:43:36 +0000 The next meeting of the THATCamp Council will be held Wednesday, October 5 at 8am East Coast USA / 11pm Canberra / 2pm Paris.

There are major topics on the agenda:

Dissolve the THATCamp Council
Archive thatcamp.org and close it to new users, sites, and forum content

Since these are clearly major decisions, we’d like as much feedback…[Read more]

]]> 621ab7b18151e35a3d59e2e790557c15-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, Advanced Omeka, on the site THATCamp NOVA-CC 2016 http://novacc2016.thatcamp.org/?p=258 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:53:03 +0000 Following up on Megan Brett’s intro to Omeka in the bootcamp on Friday, I’m all in for doing an advanced talk. Generally, this means looking at a standalone Omeka installation, with you installing it on a server […]

]]> f0d78764a79dfd61e61f224af7dbc87a-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, What's in a Library?, on the site THATCamp New Souths 2016 http://newsouths2016.thatcamp.org/2016/04/29/whats-in-a-library/#comment-215 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 01:04:55 +0000 RE the question about whether a library tour counts as a THATCamp session, I cast several votes for ‘Heck yes!’. As an unconference, if there’s interest it has legs. As a THATCamp, I walked around the library a […]

]]> 220fecc9aae294bff7c74a861739bbb9-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Vim for Digital Humanists: Editing Academia's Incomprehensible Prose at the Speed of Thought, on the site THATCamp New Souths 2016 http://newsouths2016.thatcamp.org/2016/04/20/vim-for-digital-humanists-editing-academic-prose-at-the-speed-of-thought/#comment-2 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:34:40 +0000 I’m a fan of things that move humanists beyond the word processor! Sounds fun!

]]> 6968cebbc6489c6190bf1b9e99532fe8-en Patrick Murray-John wrote a new post, Where does the tech we use fail us?, on the site THATCamp New Souths 2016 http://newsouths2016.thatcamp.org/?p=176 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:43:56 +0000 From the theme for this THATCamp, especially the intersection of technology with activism and sharing of hidden voices, I’d like to get a frank list of particular points how the technologies we’ve used fail us — […]

]]> c8d12754517c7a26fe0e2aca0a5a2592-en Patrick Murray-John replied to the topic January 2016 THATCamp Council meeting agenda in the forum THATCamp Council business http://thatcamp.org/forums/topic/january-2016-thatcamp-council-meeting-agenda/#post-5397 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:40:43 +0000 To maybe add, depending on the timing: Status of THATCamp Prime:

At RRCHNM, so far no others interested in organizing a “Prime”, which reflects the identity crisis we’ve talked about. Grad students get back week of Jan 18, so will ping them again to see if there’s a group that wants to put on an RRCHNM/Prime THATCamp.

If there’s no interest, I’m…[Read more]

]]> 7ccb4f242b25997c87a23c45a99f6a2e-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, THATCamp Anti-Harassment Policy Draft, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/06/16/thatcamp-anti-harassment-policy-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-10763 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:15:25 +0000 When we meet, we should probably also declare when the policy kicks in. That is, already-registered THATCamps probably shouldn’t be required to follow the policy — it would be adding a requirement that they […]

]]> 8e5fc6081fe620c24e96c84302487ccc-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, THATCamp Anti-Harassment Policy Draft, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/06/16/thatcamp-anti-harassment-policy-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-10757 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:47:16 +0000 One small suggestion, and one broad pattern observation

Small suggestion: maybe expand
produces an unsafe environment

To either “produces an unsafe or unwelcoming environment” or “produces an unsafe or […]

]]> 9eb271f9a36565ed40d3c460c405dfb7-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Vote in the first THATCamp Council election, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/03/18/vote-in-the-first-thatcamp-council-election/comment-page-1/#comment-10716 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:34:17 +0000 Many thanks to all of you for pursuing being on the Council! Any and all of you would be great for making THATCamp an even better experience for all who attend one, and an even better example of events for […]

]]> 8f210fefe8d5680463e37a4f3e909486-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Running for THATCamp Council, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/03/13/running-for-thatcamp-council/comment-page-1/#comment-10715 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:10:56 +0000 Might be worth noting under the “How long is the term” section that, according to the charter, one person in addition to me, Amanda, and Tom will be asked to serve a 1 year term. So if people are hesitant about a […]

]]> 78f5f86adc3fad03f722c4777bdaeac8-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10712 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:58:38 +0000 Indeed, hopefully nearing the end! Two more teeny things, and possibly a bigger one

Under Elections, not sure second point needs more than “Elections will be held in March for the 3 seats becoming open” — rest […]

]]> 8f9afcafb07a0ba11693fa0212a25791-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:59:29 +0000 Might be veering into silliness, but for the section about changing the charter should it be “five votes in favor”?

]]> dda3e63d48a7c01195d1336097e36a84-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10710 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:52:46 +0000 My comment is happier than a kitty from the Humane Society finding a happy home!

]]> 2b7714a947ce3104606c8525e68c8e6a-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10707 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:03:21 +0000 It seems like the language about RRCHNM appointee could be even shorter, if I’m following the intent correctly:

RRCHNM will appoint one representative to the Council, chosen through an internal process of […]

]]> 4b6b4814b8cf537b1781892135fea509-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10703 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:42:53 +0000 Just noticed that last section under “Structure” says

A majority vote of a quorate Council is required in order to amend the Charter or dissolve the Council.

]]> 38c6630f67b3a2fc8020d96986fc819e-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10701 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:11:51 +0000 The other way around would also be to say that the charter is just like any other document the Council might produce — changes are open for discussion, and the Council just votes on the changes.

]]> b8613cc3fddb8857f22d9e401700197f-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10700 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:57:49 +0000 Interesting process developing here. Any proposed changes would certainly have to be on the posted agenda and would receive feedback from the community before the Council votes. That could play out as a more […]

]]> fda625ffbcdd53c2fdf048ac2b33fa02-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10698 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:06:42 +0000 Thanks. Now let’s hope we can get the commas clear (“A well regulated Council, being necessary to the security of the THATCamp community……”)

]]> 3f32d4d2b6493383d47a70c5629a4ffb-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10688 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:06:47 +0000 There’s also the bit about putting in the charter how RRCHNM will choose the RRCHNM appointment, regardless of the question of multiple people connected to the Center on the Council.

Seems like the THATCamp […]

]]> ad6aa6484e7cdb9f0f4a859a8fb54231-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10687 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:42:40 +0000 Might be missing something, or might be obscured in the threading of comments and replies, but I sense some muddiness in the wording. One of the language additions in the comments seems to add that contract work […]

]]> e9e26084b98f5bd62a79db8cb9887f73-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10671 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:42:21 +0000 Yay! Many thanks!

With the RRCHNM representative being appointed by the Center, I’m not sure that any additional elections are needed in case someone else from the Center want to be on the Council. The […]

]]> 00652fe8995aa64742640ef2c7b742fb-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10667 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:55:37 +0000 BTW, how’s Admiral Ackbar doing in the test voting?

]]> 5ada2994357aa22a1022a737e4e82802-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10666 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:53:41 +0000 Sorry to reply to myself, but this is me an hour later, so different.

This is a little weird, but maybe something along these lines….

* If the election does not unambiguously show clear winners for the N […]

]]> f2603dab03188a3a69e0048dcfca8ac1-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10665 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:30:41 +0000 Regarding ties (no, this isn’t about a dress code):

Currently the language is:

In the event of a tie for the last open seat, a runoff election will be held between the tied candidates.

I love the […]

]]> 0bb6e3c74788b9eee5f02d2c77f304bd-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10664 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:44:08 +0000 On this bit about the chair:

If the Chair has rotated off the Council, the Council must appoint a new Chair at its first meeting following the election. The outgoing Chair should coordinate the date and place […]

]]> e7e9a7a6742c720cff8b899a9c7c8d5f-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10663 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:39:24 +0000 Yay! Changes look very happy!

On some of the new stuff:

In the “First Council” section,the doc currently says that the election of March 2015 will “replace Drs French, Scheinfeldt, and Murray-John”. That […]

]]> f8568b28e7b9f160a96a926828a1c2cb-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10657 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 01:25:42 +0000 That’s a level of hypocriticality (that’s a word now) that I can get behind, actually! I’ve never been on a committee or board or whatever that asserted following RR, but didn’t. And I think that’s healthy, in […]

]]> 06010ea988e740f3eb465dc8c60568ab-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10654 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:04:33 +0000 Yeah, I’ve been thinking about Robert’s Rules, too, and that it might offer ideas and guidance. It does, after all, think through many of the same and similar logistical issues. But I’m not sure it should be the […]

]]> 67ebf4aea04918189550d83c97753608-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10652 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:13:11 +0000 A few other things:

* Forgot who mentioned this, but does the Council nominate replacements, or can nominations come from anyone in the THATCamp community? I prefer coming from anyone, as the 7 members could […]

]]> 191feaa584b4ccdc41430e03c2266d6c-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10648 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:47:34 +0000 There might need to be some clarification about the bullets about posting agenda one week in advance, and members being able to call a vote at any time, and chair being responsible for making every effort to get […]

]]> 67b9eacf5b4b8b26ed0960ff4465ce3d-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10647 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:37:17 +0000 Wait…is this nonsensical? It seems like voting mechanism for meetings is straightforward. Council members at the meeting raise their hands, no?

The technology and mechanisms for the voting to elect the entire […]

]]> c6f803996e2a53b27c47c80954f06f88-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10631 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:02:32 +0000 [sorry if this ends up duplicate — an earlier reply seems lost in the intertubes somewhere]

I was thinking about the tie situation. Maybe a middle ground is to have maximum two rounds of runoffs, and if ties […]

]]> 7dce713ef57d2f40f63ff963486731b2-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10625 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:51:01 +0000 I was just thinking about run-offs and a role of the existing council. Since it seems possible, at least, that run-offs could go on forever, there should probably be a mechanism for the existing council to step […]

]]> 306a64c9ec396f7a5e9583813b76ee0a-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10623 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:05:45 +0000 Lincoln — good point on the number of votes question. I lean toward what you suggest — as many votes as there are positions to fill. But, that also raises another twist: if there are three positions, could […]

]]> f0370c1a1f981a6b770a7ff97ceb1ac8-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10616 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:02:26 +0000 Two thoughts:

I’m not sure about the “polite” part of eligibility expectations for council members — it’s quite a slippery description, and is too easily misused to dismiss others. I’m good with thinking that […]

]]> e04211c63fe67b2d96c96f5f0acab9d3-en Patrick Murray-John commented on the post, Creating community governance for THATCamp, on the site THATCamp http://thatcamp.org/2014/02/18/creating-community-governance-for-thatcamp/comment-page-1/#comment-10615 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:38:47 +0000 (Parenthetical clarification of parens (because I heard you like ()s in your ()s) — I’m not a founder, but was happy to contribute thoughts on the draft)

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