ChatGPT Summary of 15 April Meeting
From Guide to Girona
Summary of Meeting on Girona Guide Project:
Paul, Tessa, and Kelly discussed building a community-driven Guide to Girona aimed at helping English-speaking newcomers navigate life in Girona. They debated how to balance providing helpful, non-commercial information with the potential risks of the guide turning into a platform for self-promotion.
Key points:
- Commercial Listings: Tessa and Kelly raised concerns about how much commercial content to allow. Services like doctors (especially English-speaking ones) seemed essential and low-risk, but other areas (like life coaches) felt trickier, as credentials vary.
- Quality Control: They agreed that recommendations should be based on community endorsements rather than businesses adding themselves. Teresa already included disclaimers clarifying that listings aren't formal endorsements.
- Wiki Structure: Paul proposed using an open-edit wiki to keep it dynamic, but Kelly and Tessa emphasized that some sensitive pages (like doctors or mental health professionals) should be locked to prevent misinformation or abuse.
- Minimally Viable Product (MVP): They decided to focus first on a small set of core topics most relevant to newcomers: getting an NIE, opening a bank account, registering residency (empadronamiento), transportation from airports, and medical services.
- Content Approach: They discussed leveraging national resources like Age in Spain and localizing the content (e.g., adding photos and local office addresses). The goal is practical, curated, and trustworthy information.
- Future Vision: Long-term, Paul envisions turning the wiki into a printed guidebook, translated into multiple languages.
- Next Steps: They suggested organizing the project using a collaborative workspace (like Notion) and setting up a private "meta" wiki page to brainstorm and coordinate phase one of the guide before opening it up to the wider community.
Main concerns:
- Preventing the guide from becoming dominated by advertisements.
- Ensuring credibility and trustworthiness, especially for health-related services.
- Managing updates and community contributions without overwhelming volunteers.
