Re: [Nolug] New website Beta testing announcement

Yup, definitely better than the original. A bit bright for me, but I tend
to prefer muted colors.

At 12:04 PM 2/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>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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