[GRLUG] GRLUG site

[Michael Mol]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Adam Tauno Williams
> <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 13:04 -0400, Steve Romanow wrote:
>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Adam Tauno Williams
>>> <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>>> > On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 12:58 -0400, David Pembrook wrote:
>>> >> At the time all we had was the mailing list. I though a wiki would be
>>> >> perfect. It worked for many years. I still think a wiki is the way to
>>> >> go. They are designed to let the group edit and maintain content.  Still
>>> >> need someone to keep it patched and secure.
>
> I'm not a big wiki fan. I think it's too hard to make them look nice

Admittedly, the "MediaWiki" look is very common and well-known.

> and the content turns into a confusing jumble of links and edits
> unless there is a dedicated person or group of people to keep it
> organized and consistent. I can see a wiki as a flexible,
> collaborative place for the group,


> but not as the public-facing
> default site.

My thought was that the front page would be something like a portal to
existing things like the ones I noted; planet entries, IRC, the
mailing list.

Anything else wouldn't be on the main page. A scratch space. Not
explicitly organized. A wiki doesn't have to be deep or highly
sophisticated to be useful.

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