DDC coverage in DNA newspaper

Any ideas on re-running DDC, aka DDC-2012. WE can try seeking traffic police blessing perhaps, and make efforts to popularize Bheema's original idea through a facebook page for the campaign?

True or it seems so, that DDC has slowed down.

Also, we have not much updating more on DDC what's happening on while driving day-to-day. Also, my sticker got removed during one of my car's service. I need to get another one.

May be, we can again try lighting this up again and see where we can take it.

Deepak

About parking-no-parking, I don't think just-a-sticker makes any difference, Its the person who has taken pledge and hence will anyways abide by the rules.

About No-Parking signs, I have mentioned earlier as well, and still observing that, somehow people tend to park exactly below No-Parking also, I have seen many places, probably I should start taking photos of the same.

I remember @Silkboard denying this observation in one 1:1 discussion outside ACP's office a few months back, but I still feel the same. And I remember Pranav's suggestion to ACP that time about no-parking, instead of just 1 board, they should ideally paint the footpath below there with some RED or some prominent color to show all these length, strictly no-parking, so that it gives better idea to drivers and lessen the confusion (as the board mean some feet before and after board and how correctly it can be measured). Its a good suggestion and might have a better impact.

Deepak

First reason is that we are not putting DDC up prominently on this website. The other reality is that website is for guys like you and Sathya who think and initiate things like DDC. This is more of an ideation place. For the DDC campaign itself, the audience (regular drivers) are on FB etc.

Some tech work to build an FB page, linked a it to the DDC campaign page here will help. We can setup FB page prominently, promote it around a bit in such away that a form is up on FB, and we have the system to pool in volunteers (45 of us, like last time) who will divide the work of reading in the filled forms, and mailing the stickers between us.

I think we can do a re-run. Don't need a lot of guys. And don't need lot of face to face meetings to do the work. Can plan what needs to be done through our disucssion here, and just do the work (create FB page where pledge form will be available, pledge form here too, prominent coverage for DDC on home page here, system to divide the sticker mailing job, and this time, a way for any praja member to donate money to print more, and may be even better looking sticker)

Link to FB group http://www.facebook.com/groups/159849807479018

I have created a FB closed group in stead of a FB page. This group has moderation, currently I am admin. I have just invited dvsquare and idontspam. With my limited knowledge of how these 2 different features work I have made these points below. Friends, please give your inputs.

1) FB group works based on invite mode. I think DDC needs this type of viral growth rather than "likes".

2) Group has option to create "Ask question" which is of great help to conduct surveys within DDC quickly

3) Has option to upload document , again good tool

4) Has option to create events, which is nice too

5) I doubt group has "insight" feature which gives us weekly stats of membership, but that should be ok  though. 

6) Video, photos as usual.

7) Not sure, in some ways, if it can be integrated with Praja DDC project page. For example automatic cross posting. 

I guess a FB page does not have all these. But still I can "book" that page for future use, let me know

Bheema,

As the DDC FB group is a "closed group", The good part is that its membership by invite, that's really great, but being its "closed", nobody will be able to see its name or activities or anything else. I mean, we won't be able to market it, won't be able to let people know that there exist a invite-only group which is only for people who want to really drive in disciplined way or atleast have a attitude towards it.

Deepak

I think, we should create a FB page apart from FB closed group.

Closed group can be exclusively for the people who have taken the pledge and want to exercise DDC. We can have a good healthy discussion and other communication to all members there easily and frequently.

Now, with the FB page, what we can do is to make people aware and market our good initiatives about  DDC. We can celebrate 1 particular discipline for lets say 2-3 days, lets say - "Not blocking the intersection" or "Not blocking the left or straight going traffic". This way, we can keep public aware of - what they are doing wrong and what they can do to make it right and overall, how can they be a responsible driver and a citizen. I know, people know it but they all forget it when they are at it, so better keep reminding them.

Now, which discipline to celebrate for 2-3 days, we can decide that on this Praja DDC page or or mails between we 3-4 people initially, so that we are all aligned.

What say?

Deepak

Great.

Lets track the LIKES on this page, meanwhile lets try to make the page attractive with all our main things about DDC listed there, and lets strategize.

Hey Bheema,

Yes, give me also admin rights so that whenever I get time I can also contribute to the FB page, adding more and more attractive info there, so that it keeps appearing on my timeline and become attention grabber of my FB friends and there by friends-of-friends attention.

Lets see where we can take this.

By the way, yes I am back into action.

Deepak