"Virtual Decatur" RFP Idea Jumps the Pond
Decatur Metro | January 12, 2009 | 1:25 pm
Hay-on-Wye
I’ve NEVER seen a city RFP receive this much buzz before!
The U.K.’s Guardian newspaper games blog writes up the Virtual Decatur idea, which includes this very British description of our city.
Decatur is a bit Hay-on-Wye (it hosts the largest independent book festival in the country) [DM note: Hay-on-Wye is “the town of books” in Wales], and a bit Oktoberfest (check out the annual Decatur Beer Tasting Festival). It’s also a little bit Beach Blanket Bingo.
Regardless of whether you think the idea has potential or not, you must admit that all this free publicity is quite impressive!
Oh, and congrats to Dennis over at Next Stop for getting linked to by the Guardian for his Beach Party photos!
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On the whole I think Decatur’s government is one of the more competent city governments in the state. I have enjoyed my stay here, and will miss it when I move to East Atlanta in a couple of months.
I am clearly pro-technology, given my profession and other extracurricular activities. I do generally admire Decatur’s willingness to experiment with ideas, technology-related and otherwise, before other governments are willing to.
But I can’t get behind this one. I don’t understand who the audience is. I don’t understand how the benefit could possibly outweigh the cost of development. I don’t understand why people can’t just walk to the damn meetings if they’re interested, given the relatively small area the city occupies. And I don’t understand why this is a priority when it’s been demonstrated that Decatur isn’t immune to the uptick in crime which has affected the rest of metro Atlanta.
Hear Hear and seconded!
This is a waste of time and resources. It is not forward looking, it is just a plain bad idea.
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