<html><head></head><body><div>Luke - it seems like we can't edit the spreadsheet directly (to update the additional info). If I resubmit does that mean I lose all my previous data or will it recognize me and just take the new/changed stuff?</div><div><br></div><div>Michael Barraclough</div><div><a href="http://www.michaelbarraclough.com">www.michaelbarraclough.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><span>-- <br></span></div><div><br></div><div>On Sat, 2016-10-22 at 20:01 -0400, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks to everyone who's already signed up. Looks like there's some willingness to try this, and I appreciate it. <br><br></div>I've already tweaked it slightly based on feedback (Gender Free, levels of MWSD). Feel free to resubmit your name if you didn't keep the link to edit your response (and a note to that effect).<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Luke Donforth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:luke.donev@gmail.com" target="_blank">luke.donev@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hello all,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">When I get an inquiry about calling for a gig that I can't do, I often refer them to the same handful of local <span class="m_-4279549553754004651gmail-il">callers</span> that I know. But it's not always the most useful if the inquiry came from far away. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I've been thinking about trying to create a <span class="m_-4279549553754004651gmail-il">caller</span> database; with geographic home-base of <span class="m_-4279549553754004651gmail-il">caller</span> and contact information. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I know there are lists of <span class="m_-4279549553754004651gmail-il">callers</span>
out there, such as Charlie's excellent contra dance links and Dance
Gypsy. I was thinking it would be useful to have it in database format
where it could be sorted and filtered.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'd also like for folks to be able to submit themselves, as opposed to having to compile them.<br clear="all"></div><br>I've
taken a first pass at creating a google form that allows people to
submit information; with a linked spreadsheet that would allow people to
filter based on what they're looking for (both geographically and dance
style). My hope is to eventually develop a front end to help filter that information, but for now I'm just sharing it in a database. <br><br></div>As a caller, would you fill it out? As an organizer, would you use it? Is there any information I've missed that you'd want, or something I've included you'd rather not have?<br><br></div>The survey is at:<br><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/62beEKCKsyysepGk1" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>62beEKCKsyysepGk1</a><br><br></div>The spreadsheet of (currently sparse) results:<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZIWfYyFwMHHm6MpyMCD_N8ssQcOD5s6ynduDDQUvsmQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/<wbr>spreadsheets/d/<wbr>1ZIWfYyFwMHHm6MpyMCD_<wbr>N8ssQcOD5s6ynduDDQUvsmQ/edit?<wbr>usp=sharing</a><br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div>I'd appreciate feedback on the survey; as well as a folks filling it out to see how useful filtering the database is (and eventually test the front end). <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_-4279549553754004651gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Luke Donforth<br></div><div><a href="mailto:calling.luke@gmail.com" target="_blank">calling.luke@gmail.com</a><br></div></div>
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