Using Google+ These Days for Sittings

[Dosho]

Myozan,

It looks a-ok!

You can access the Hangout in a few different ways:

1. If you go to the event page, you will see a "Details" box. Just under the date, it says "Hangouts". If you click that it will take you to the Hangout at any time, from right now until the minute before the Hangout is scheduled to begin. That's why doing it this way is better in my opinion: No more waiting for it to show up in the stream!

2. Once the Hangout begins, a blue button will appear on your event page that says "Join Hangout".

3. The little bell in the right hand corner will have a red #1 on it once the Hangout begins.

Hope that helps and let me know how it goes!

Gassho,
Dosho

Hi Dosho,
So, I've set up next Wednesday's Zazen, according to your instructions. Does it look ok to you?

So, do I just wait next Wednesday for the event to appear in the stream in my home page ... and then just join in when it pops up at the right time?

Gassho, with thanks,
Myozan

[Myozan Kodo]

Dosho,
You're fantastic. Thanks so much. Your help is invaluable and your directions so clear. I'll let you know how it goes.
Gassho
Myozan

[Troy]

Hi, I searched for Zendo Treeleaf and did not find any results. Do I need to be invited? Someone had mentioned in another post they log in to see if anyone is on and if they are joins them. If no one is on, they start a group that way if someone else comes on later while they are still meditating that person can join them. I could not figure out how to do that. Does anyone know how to do this that could help me out?

[Dosho]

Troy,

Please look over this "Guide to G+" and then let us know if you have further questions:

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10200-How-to-Join-GOOGLE-for-Zazenkai

Gassho,
Dosho

Hi, I searched for Zendo Treeleaf and did not find any results. Do I need to be invited? Someone had mentioned in another post they log in to see if anyone is on and if they are joins them. If no one is on, they start a group that way if someone else comes on later while they are still meditating that person can join them. I could not figure out how to do that. Does anyone know how to do this that could help me out?

[Troy]

Thanks Dosho! Will do

[MyoHo]

Hi guys,


Thanks for your patiance Dosho. So, if I undertand correctly I just join my own hangout after its started? Usually I select "hangout"in the event and it starts but then says no one has been invited so I send another invite. Some people show up but still have the feeling something is not right. I'll try joining my own hangout next time.

One more question; when inviting "Treeleaf Zendo" I invite everyone in the sangha right? Even if it says one person was invited?

Thanks again!

Gassho

E.

[Dosho]

Enkyo,

As I wrote to Myozan, you can get in there before others are invited by using the #1 option. If you invite the "Treeleaf Zendo" community, that's everyone. Why do you feel it is not right?

Gassho,
Dosho

Hi guys,


Thanks for your patiance Dosho. So, if I undertand correctly I just join my own hangout after its started? Usually I select "hangout"in the event and it starts but then says no one has been invited so I send another invite. Some people show up but still have the feeling something is not right. I'll try joining my own hangout next time.

One more question; when inviting "Treeleaf Zendo" I invite everyone in the sangha right? Even if it says one person was invited?

Thanks again!

Gassho

E.

[Dosho]

Hi all,

Well, we seem to be having problems with notifications for sits in the G+ Community. I didn't get an invite to Myozan's sit and at least Shingen did not get notified of my sewing and zazen sessions for last night. So, in looking for a workaround, let's try this for the time being. If you are looking for a sit go to the Treeleaf Zendo community page and see if the sit you are looking for is there:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100529170299605274399

I can see Myozan's sit listed here as well as my own for this evening, so please check that page and see if you can view them. Either way, please report what you did or did not find.

I am sorry this is such an issue. Google just made some more changes which may be causing the problem. So, until they get that sorted out I'm hoping this workaround will help.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Kyotai]

Did you see my sit last night? I was not joined but It appeared in the news feed. I followed your instructions above.

Gassho

Shawn

[Dosho]

Shawn,

I did not. Seimyo contacted me with a thought that we are trying now: Creating an event directly from the Community page. It seems to work from the event side, showing it as upcoming, but no invites sent out. Will advise.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Dosho]

Another suggestion: If you have people who attend regularly, invite them after inviting the community. It shouldn't make a difference, but it might anyway! Such is Google.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Myozan Kodo]

Thanks for your work on this Dosho. We could also revive that rolling calendar in the Forum as a way of letting people know what events are coming up. Then a 'Hangout Party' could be initiated, which anyone can join...

... Or, could all sittings be conducted from the Treeleaf Zendo Community Page? Make each of our sittings more official as events, held in the 'Zendo'? Would that mean people see events better in their streams?

Gassho and thanks again,
Myozan

[Dosho]

Hi Myozan,

Yes, I see no reason not to revive the rolling calendar if people feel it would be helpful, especially with the kinks in the Google system.

As for doing sits directly in the Treeleaf Community page, that's what Seimyo and I were trying. They appear on the Community page, but no one seems to get an invite. Once we get it working (or Google gets their act together) that will be the way to go.

I still don't think we should do hangout parties because the events still let you create a room that is always there. So, if you schedule far enough out it gives people plenty of time to find it. And hopefully we'll get the kinks out soon!

Thanks for your patience guys. For now, please check the community page daily for sits. That part should be working. And try to schedule your sits as early as possible and then post a link to the event page in the rolling calendar.

Gassho,
Dosho

Thanks for your work on this Dosho. We could also revive that rolling calendar in the Forum as a way of letting people know what events are coming up. Then a 'Hangout Party' could be initiated, which anyone can join...

... Or, could all sittings be conducted from the Treeleaf Zendo Community Page? Make each of our sittings more official as events, held in the 'Zendo'? Would that mean people see events better in their streams?

Gassho and thanks again,
Myozan

[Kyotai]

don't know why I said that, bad memory I guess, Ron joined me last night. I simply invited treeleaf zendo. He had to of seen it.

[Shugen]

don't know why I said that, bad memory I guess, Ron joined me last night. I simply invited treeleaf zendo. He had to of seen it.

I didn't get an invite, just happened to be sitting at about the same time and saw the sit in my "stream".


Shugen