Editing ChatGPT Summary of 15 April Meeting

Summary of Meeting on Girona Guide Project:

Paul, Teresa, 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: Teresa 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 Teresa 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.