I agree you know, I do. Honest. Its just that .. these kinds of slightly
fatty sites say 'We made an effort to be modern' even if they are often a
bit redundant.
I mean everyone, even me, has nightmares about those massive slobbering PHP
Nuke sites with endless reams of crap that take 5 minutes to load on a
cable modem. I hate them too. Categorically. But you can do lightweight
fluff - and oh, isnt it sexy? :))
I dunno .. I just see so many LUG sites where they've taken a tux, slapped
in on a white background, stuck in some text and you just think 'ok, so
they've gone straight to the point, but what does this say about these
people? They're probably puritans, bit dull, not very "with it"' etc. Even
if thats totally, completely unfounded; who wants to be classed
superficially with the other 500, 000, 000 LUGS out there?.
Also you know, I think people do like a bit of fluff these days. Something
to hold on too, nice and tangible. I especially like the idea of a front
end news script where you can place *articles* not just banter from the
mailing lists. People can actually set about being creative and get into
the whole 'contribution' end of things. Stuff like a well orderd downloads
section, rated weblinks/partner sites, banners and things are nice too. You
cant do that on a mailing list alone, siree!
Anyway, I've had more than 2 pence worth. So I shall shut up and look
forward to the end product. :))
Gav.
At 14:41 09/08/02 +0100, Roger Light wrote:
>Gavin,
>
> > Also, conversationally ... There is a difference in my humble opinion
>
> > between a Linux Mailing List and a Linux User Group.
> > It sounds to me like you're aiming for the former not the latter. If
>
> > there's no desire or perceived need to expand into a more bouyant and
>
> > accessible web presence then it is somewhat unlikely that you will
>attract
> > new members in any great number.
>
>You're absolutely right we need a new site - which is why we are having
>this discussion I guess; the current site appears to suggest we only
>meet in November which is going to put people off straight away.
>
>We need a nice looking informative site to tell people who we are, what
>we're doing and so on. This is the kind of thing that will bring in new
>members. Not that I'm obsessing about the damned poll, but I really
>doubt having a poll (or not, in fact) would affect our chances of
>attracting new members. In my opinion we'd be better off without too
>much unnecessary clutter taking attention away from the useful
>information.
>
>I had a look at the site you posted and it looks very nice (I prefer it
>in the current font size to be honest). Heh, I'm not entirely sure that
>I agree with "More fat less content" either :)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Roger
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