About KTMKTM

Once upon a time…

The cultural / NGO community Ramallah, Palestine had a great network of people doing interesting things linked together by a group message board called: “Ramallah, Ramallah – between politics, tragedy & fun”. For a city of around 150,000 people with around 1,000 expats, there seemed to be a lot going on: a group event; a lecture or book reading; a film or documentary; an invite to be tear-gassed at a protest; or someone from an NGO trying to sell you parmasan cheese. But always,  many people trying to find an apartment or work, or wanting to buy or sell something.

See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramallahramallah/messages

Well Kathmandu is much bigger, the cultural / NGO community should be larger and more active too then? Apparently not. At least it is not as obvious. So this group and calendar is an attempt to try to pull together all of the things happening and provide the few that organise events with a way to reach a broader audience for those events.

Kathmandu is a lot more laid back than the hyperactive atmosphere of Ramallah, but if enough people believe in sharing information, good experiences will come out of it.

Rules

1. Only members can post, so join first by sending an email.
2. Don’t be lazy – “Does anyone know what day it is?” is not a good post. Do some research yourself first, ask the person next to you for instance or consult an oracle. It is not fair to bother people via their inbox just because you’re to lazy to do your own research.
3. It sounds obvious, but where relevant include date, location (and map if possible.), the cost and what the event actually is for those not familiar with what you are promoting. Take your time, and be clear.
4. Always sign with your name, and the name of your organization if the message pertains to one.
5. Reply to author, if your message does not need to go to everyone. Think – “do I need to mail 500+ people about this?”
6. Use of abusive language will result in exclusion from the group for ever.
7. Read other people’s messages to avoid sending the same thing twice and search before posting.
8. Failure to comply with these rules may result in bad karma, and likely your public embarrassment too.
9. Enjoy and don’t forget to contribute something from time to time!

Those are the rules. What feedback do you have? Answer please below!

All the best!

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