<html><body>On 28 April 2010 12:47, Alex Colquhoun <alex.colquhoun@gmail.com> wrote:<br />> An additional point to discuss on the 29th is the moot website. My<br />> understanding is that it is currently defunct, which is a very poor<br />> advertisement for Sussex LUG. Even if it is still online, I'm not sure when<br />> it was last maintained.<br /><br />You are quite right, Alex.<br /><br />1. We don't have a web site at the moment, and this could be putting potential members off.<br />2. Any web site with correct info and a welcome on it is better than no web site.<br /><br />A lug.org.uk admin said they were perfectly happy to continue hosting our <br />current (but hidden) web site at no charge.<br /><br />I applied to the lug.org.uk admins about six months ago for the password, <br />when I volunteered to take over as web admin, but didn't hear.<br /><br />However when I spoke to popey at Surrey he suggested I copy him in. I <br />applied once again a couple of days ago, copying popey in, and this time I <br />will keep asking until I get a response! He did say they are often quite busy. <br />Or perhaps I could apply to Jon.<br /><br />I thought I would keep the site as it is for the time being. It was perfectly <br />functional.<br /><br />Does everyone agree that content comes before form?<br /><br />Also the simpler it is, the easier to maintain!<br /><br />It might be a bit of work to get the site converted to static (I believe the <br />reason for shutting the site down in the first place was that the admins <br />decided to turn off php) and to get the info updated. Luckily I do a lot of <br />HTML and CSS at work.<br /><br />Then I promise to update the site regularly with MINIMALLY the meeting <br />info and archives, also presentation slides if any. (Dave, do we have <br />your permission to upload your slides on C and related languages? <br />Gavin and Frank also used slides - please could we have copies?)<br /><br />I shall revive the attendance list page on our web site by redirecting to a <br />page on another dynamic site, like Steve did last time. This will make it <br />easier to sign up again.<br /><br />Vicky, if you are reading this and feel like contributing a static design, <br />please feel free to offer :)<br /><br /><br />
Best Regards,<br />Fay<br />East Grinstead Linux User Group<br />www.eglug.org.uk<br /><br /></body></html>