Thread: Shared Dreaming Research

im broke lol

As am I. Well this will never go anywhere if no one has the cash.

OK, this forum has really taken off in the last few moments!

Try http://www.ning.com/

It is free.

Set the account to private. Invite me.

If you guys still need a website I'd be happy to design one. I wouldn't be able to start until the beginning of June, but I've been making websites for 7 years (since I was 8).

Good idea. Ning.com is easy, but you could make a custom one huh?
PS. Check out www.luciddreamyoga.ning.com
It really hasn't gone anywhere
became more of a new-age community blog.
But a good example.

I could make a custom one, it just depends how much interactivity you would want... I could probably do it anyways, but it would take me longer.

YOu all could actually just join the http://www.luciddreamyoga.ning.com/g...eddreamsportal group. There is a shared dreaming group already set up that nobody has joined. It is free.

Ok everyone, I’m back! I was barely gone for a few hours and as soon as I logged in again there were about two new pages worth of replies!! This is truly amazing; I didn't expect to be able to revive the thread with such success.

So, on to what I've seen you write thus far:

I think the idea for creating an independent site to be able to take this one step further is great! Don’t worry about the money, as it so happens I'm a Web Designer that also happens to own a certified godaddy.com reseller account, so I'll take care of the domain and the hosting. If this is serious I will have the site up and running in less than a month. If JessieTea or anyone else would like to contribute to the design process by all means! it would be terrific!

I did my Bachelors in Graphic Design and have since specialized in Web, so I can have a fully functional, aesthetically pleasing site up and running in no time. I also happen to specialize in the Joomla! mainframe, which is basically a variant of what this site is running on, so we would have forums and administrators with assigned specific privileges much like here. As for positioning our site at the top of browsers (i.e google) I also offer Search Engine Optimization services to my clients, so positioning will also not be a problem.

I almost feel like this is flowing together WAY too easy, but yes, I agree with the general sentiment that we should get this up and running ASAP and away from here so as to be able to better control it.

The research part of this is a little more complicated, specifically with regard to participant acquisition and control, but as far as getting people involved with credentials I think I can be of assistance as well, having not a few contacts in several departments (psychology included) within the University of San Diego campus; I don't know if anyone here actually works off of topics such as these, but if there is, please feel free to come forward now. Funding can surely be attained for such a reduced budget project such as this but again, that is something to be considered down the line.

So, what it comes down to is this: are we really doing this? If so, let me now within this week so we can define the project (and website) name, so that I may be able to purchase it and begin production of the site. I would like to also point out at this stage, that while I understand the general enthusiasm being shared in these forums, as so often and quite naturally happens in such good natured and encouraging environments as these, we would need to know who is actually in it for the "long haul" you might say; this is not to mean that if you want out down the line you can’t, after all in the beginning it will just be a website that between hosting, domain and our email addresses won’t really run over 100 bucks, so no biggie there. But if and when we start getting into the more intensive parts, it would be nice to know who we can count on to see it through.

Now, while its good that such enthusiasm and drive is building behind this, it is also important to keep in mind that no one is going to either quit their day jobs or schools for this, so don’t be intimidated when I say that we need to know who is committed; one of the worst blunders any "amateur" research project can and does encounter is start off very strong, and eventually lose sight of its goals and disband. So we would need to keep things in perspective, and most of all, for all of us to be honest with ourselves: perhaps you really would love to work completely on this, but on the other hand you know that your family/job/graduate/undergraduate/ activities will make it impossible to devote yourself fully to it. I think this can be said of most if not all of us, but in acknowledging this fact we can overcome it. Even if you can’t commit fully to it if you want to help, no one will be turned down; the more the merrier. Also, as you can see from my previous posts, I have to admit that this is something of a little obsession of mine, so you can be sure that I willundoubtedly be there to help and push and generally do whatever it takes to get it off the ground!

So, with ALL of that said, I guess it’s time to sit back and wait for your input on this. I really hope we can make something real out of this. Thank you all for such a great attitude! And of course our dear host Zebrah that is kind enough to accommodate us in his thread haha! Good night and I hope to hear from everyone soon!

That sounds perfect! I'd love to help you with whatever you need or collaborate with you on anything.

wow that's awesome khell I an committed for sure. Sign me up. I think this is going to turn into something amazing no matter how you slice it.

Of course I'm committed

Originally Posted by khellofthewired

Ok everyone, I’m back! I was barely gone for a few hours and as soon as I logged in again there were about two new pages worth of replies!! This is truly amazing; I didn't expect to be able to revive the thread with such success.

So, on to what I've seen you write thus far:

I think the idea for creating an independent site to be able to take this one step further is great! Don’t worry about the money, as it so happens I'm a Web Designer that also happens to own a certified godaddy.com reseller account, so I'll take care of the domain and the hosting. If this is serious I will have the site up and running in less than a month. If JessieTea or anyone else would like to contribute to the design process by all means! it would be terrific!

I did my Bachelors in Graphic Design and have since specialized in Web, so I can have a fully functional, aesthetically pleasing site up and running in no time. I also happen to specialize in the Joomla! mainframe, which is basically a variant of what this site is running on, so we would have forums and administrators with assigned specific privileges much like here. As for positioning our site at the top of browsers (i.e google) I also offer Search Engine Optimization services to my clients, so positioning will also not be a problem.

I almost feel like this is flowing together WAY too easy, but yes, I agree with the general sentiment that we should get this up and running ASAP and away from here so as to be able to better control it.

The research part of this is a little more complicated, specifically with regard to participant acquisition and control, but as far as getting people involved with credentials I think I can be of assistance as well, having not a few contacts in several departments (psychology included) within the University of San Diego campus; I don't know if anyone here actually works off of topics such as these, but if there is, please feel free to come forward now. Funding can surely be attained for such a reduced budget project such as this but again, that is something to be considered down the line.

So, what it comes down to is this: are we really doing this? If so, let me now within this week so we can define the project (and website) name, so that I may be able to purchase it and begin production of the site. I would like to also point out at this stage, that while I understand the general enthusiasm being shared in these forums, as so often and quite naturally happens in such good natured and encouraging environments as these, we would need to know who is actually in it for the "long haul" you might say; this is not to mean that if you want out down the line you can’t, after all in the beginning it will just be a website that between hosting, domain and our email addresses won’t really run over 100 bucks, so no biggie there. But if and when we start getting into the more intensive parts, it would be nice to know who we can count on to see it through.

Now, while its good that such enthusiasm and drive is building behind this, it is also important to keep in mind that no one is going to either quit their day jobs or schools for this, so don’t be intimidated when I say that we need to know who is committed; one of the worst blunders any "amateur" research project can and does encounter is start off very strong, and eventually lose sight of its goals and disband. So we would need to keep things in perspective, and most of all, for all of us to be honest with ourselves: perhaps you really would love to work completely on this, but on the other hand you know that your family/job/graduate/undergraduate/ activities will make it impossible to devote yourself fully to it. I think this can be said of most if not all of us, but in acknowledging this fact we can overcome it. Even if you can’t commit fully to it if you want to help, no one will be turned down; the more the merrier. Also, as you can see from my previous posts, I have to admit that this is something of a little obsession of mine, so you can be sure that I willundoubtedly be there to help and push and generally do whatever it takes to get it off the ground!

So, with ALL of that said, I guess it’s time to sit back and wait for your input on this. I really hope we can make something real out of this. Thank you all for such a great attitude! And of course our dear host Zebrah that is kind enough to accommodate us in his thread haha! Good night and I hope to hear from everyone soon!

The good thing about your plan over using Ning or some other website is that we'll won't rely on anyone other than ourselves to keep it going.
As I said earlier, it would be very hard for me to physically contribute, but I will definitely help with the designing of the project and the conceptual planning.

excellent! no physical presence is required for now, so don't worry about it. Keep em coming!

I am for it. Count me in.

Originally Posted by khellofthewired

Ok everyone, I’m back! I was barely gone for a few hours and as soon as I logged in again there were about two new pages worth of replies!! This is truly amazing; I didn't expect to be able to revive the thread with such success.

So, on to what I've seen you write thus far:

I think the idea for creating an independent site to be able to take this one step further is great! Don’t worry about the money, as it so happens I'm a Web Designer that also happens to own a certified godaddy.com reseller account, so I'll take care of the domain and the hosting. If this is serious I will have the site up and running in less than a month. If JessieTea or anyone else would like to contribute to the design process by all means! it would be terrific!

OK guys, I'm happy for you for wanting to make your project big enough that it needs its own website, however, it IS a competing website to Dreamviews, so please do not do any more planning or advertising for it here on the forums. If you must contact each other, take it to PMs and/or get each other's contact information. Thanks.

Competition?!

Will do admin! thanks for the heads up! Okay guys, so its time to pack it up, my account here is still up, and any and all info can and will be handled through there. Lets get this moving!

Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut

Competition?!

Well, yes....realistically, this forum costs money to maintain. It's not hosted for free like, say, a .ning forum is. Allowing free advertising hurts the website. It's nothing personal--it's just that we would like DV to survive and continue to function without being forced to put annoying ads everywhere.

Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut

Competition?!

I would just like to finally point out to the powers that be that it isn't actually competition, nothing of the sort actually; what we are planning will not involve open discussion forums or anything remotely resembling what dreamviews does, it is simply a site from which those of us involved in the project can review and manage the information being gathered. But if that is the owners decision we will abide by it, have no doubt.

So sorry. I wasn't trying to get free advertising on here. Are we allowed to talk about it in the chat here or not?

Originally Posted by Naiya

Well, yes....realistically, this forum costs money to maintain. It's not hosted for free like, say, a .ning forum is. Allowing free advertising hurts the website. It's nothing personal--it's just that we would like DV to survive and continue to function without being forced to put annoying ads everywhere.

This is going to be a closed discussion forum. It's only for those of us who are planning the project. The actual website will specifically be for volunteers who are not already at one of these forums, and there will be no discussion between participants. We shouldn't be stealing any DV traffic at all with this. The discussion forum will probably only encompass people who are already DV members, and will work side by side with DV. We won't offer anywhere near the amount or quality of services that DV has. If you do believe that it will be in competition, though, I will abide. I just don't think it is.

Originally Posted by Zebrah

So sorry. I wasn't trying to get free advertising on here. Are we allowed to talk about it in the chat here or not?

Hmm, well, I'd appreciate it if you made a separate room in chat if you do, but generally yeah, it's fine.


As for being a competing website, I would still view it as such because we already have a staff-run shared dreaming project in the Deep Dreaming forum here:

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=96313

(If you do not have access to DD, let me know--access is granted to anyone who asks to post there.)

So for example, if people are going to a new website of your creation to engage in a project which we already have at DV, that is competition, because they would otherwise be spending more time here to do the same thing.

Ah, I see. Can I please have access?

So just to be clear on this everyone, so as not to abuse our hosts good will, are we continuing this in private (via PM's or chat) or are we going to join in on the apparently on going research project already being run in DD? Thoughts anyone?

could I get axcess I applied but wasn't approved yet.