Re: [Nolug] New website Beta testing announcement

the site looks great!
>
> From: Scott Harney <scotth@scottharney.com>
> Date: 2003/02/27 Thu AM 09:37:45 EST
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: [Nolug] New website Beta testing announcement
>
> I'm about ready to retire the old static html nolug.org with a new site
> at http://www.nolug.org/postnuke/html . As you can probably guess by
> the URL, it's based on postnuke which is a php4+Mysql based content
> management system. This new site is drastic overhaul of the old site. It's
> much more dynamic and easier to manage. It will be a good presence for the
> lug and make us look more alive.
>
> and yes it has stories and comments but I don't expect it will replace the mailing
> list. Rather, it will be a complement to our activities here. I will
> sometimes post tips and the like from the list as stories on the website.
> We can use the polling feature to make administrative decsions. So please
> sign on to the site and test it out.
>
> Some features are:
> 1)News stories. comments by registered users
> 2)A calendar. users can submit events for global display.
> 3)Meeting info is linked to 6 times on the front page alone
> 4)A headlines scraping service
> 5)FaQ. I've started putting content here. users can submit questions
> 6)Download area.
> 7)Freshmeat and Slashdot headlines on the front page. local weather
> 8)I've gone with a single theme for now but it is themeable
> 9)Poll/voting booth
> 10)links. users can submit more
> 11)A home for incorporating meeting presentation materials and other
> static content,howto's etc.
> 12)Reviews section.
>
> I plan to make the switch soon so please check it out and comment!
>
> Things needed immediately include:
> 1)more FAQ Q and A
> 2) Icons for the topic areas. NOLUG, FreeBSD, Software We Like
> 3) Link submissions
> Content. original stories. things to make it lively.
>
> --
> Scott Harney<scotth@scottharney.com>
> "...and one script to rule them all."
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