Lincolnites have a new way to talk to each other—LincolnTalk, an email list-serve where residents can ask a question, share neighborhood news, comment on a town issue, offer items for sale, post a notice about a lost dog, ask for a contractor recommendation, and many other things.
A few years ago, a Yahoo email group was launched to serve as the digital age’s answer to the proverbial “picket fence”—or, in Lincoln’s case, as a supplement to the sandwich boards seen at several intersections in town. Word spread slowly and a few residents found their way to this group and shared posts infrequently, so over the summer, volunteers worked on replacing that group with LincolnTalk, which has more features and fewer hurdles. For example, you don’t need a Yahoo account, and no login is required—just sign up once and then post messages to the group using your normal email.
Once you’re subscribed, you can send messages to lincoln@lincolntalk.org and read FAQs, policies and archived messages on the LincolnTalk website at www.lincolntalk.org.
After a “soft launch” and testing phase over the summer, the LincolnTalk moderators contacted many local organizations and encouraged their members to subscribe. New members are joining every day, and lively conversations are happening. Members have already shared their wisdom and experience about commuter parking at the railroad station during construction, invasive plants, home generators, and piano teachers. A group interested in self defense got organized, and coordinated with the Lincoln Police to run a class.
Membership is free and open to every Lincoln resident, Lincoln ex-pat or anyone interested in staying in touch with town events. To join LincolnTalk, point your web browser to https://nine.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln for instructions on how to subscribe. If you’d like more information or help subscribing, volunteer moderators Jonathan Feinberg, Margit Griffith, Audrey Kalmus, Jena Salon, Alice Waugh and Eric Zimmerman are available to answer user questions, assist new users, and help keep the conversation threads Lincoln focused and civil. You can contact them at lincoln-owner@lincolntalk.org.
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