[HLUG] Website and meeting 23rd

Thu Oct 24 15:34:17 UTC 2013

Hi,

It was good to meet you all.

Twas I that offered the presentation on blender's little known ability as a Video editor (more stable than Kdenlive). If anyone would find it of interest I would be glad to do so. 

I would be happy to help with the design of the site in terms of its look if needed.

Smiles,
Charlie.

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Sent: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:58:56 +0100
From: Tim Spivey <tim at spiveyworld.net>
To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [HLUG] Website and meeting 23rd

> I am happy to help in anyway I can with the site although I don't really
> get on with CMSs!
> On 24 Oct 2013 15:29, "Julian Robbins" <joolsr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > Thanks to everyone who turned up to the meeting last night. We had twelve
> > come along which is pretty healthy for us.
> >
> > All comments made about the new website so far seem very sensible to me.
> >
> > Just to recap for anyone interested who couldn't make it.
> >
> > 1) We decided on using WordPress for the updated of the HLUG site. Kevin
> > has already created a virtual machine to house the site and any other
> > applications we require. A number of people indicated they would be happy
> > to created content and/or administer the site - the more the better, so one
> > individual doesn't get bogged down with it.
> > If anyone's else is interested in helping please let us know.
> >
> > 2) There was general agreement that we need to make more and better/up to
> > date content available on the site. It was broadly agreed that we should
> > investigate using a forum built in to the site so that we can still
> > communicate via the forum, (with email alerts if required), but keeping the
> > threads far more accessible than the existing mailing list, and also
> > creating good content for the site itself.
> >
> > 3) We also decided that as it was excellent on the last 2 occasions that we
> > will return to the Ponte Vecchio
> > http://www.pontevecchiohereford.co.uk(Italian Restaurant in Hereford)
> > for our Christmas meal on a date TBA in
> > December.
> >
> > 4) Last, but not least, we spoke further about presentations that could be
> > made to the group using the training room at Hampton Court
> > http://www.hamptoncourt.org.uk in between Leominster and Hereford, free of
> > charge. P{eter Oakes has volunteered to bring us a presentation but cant
> > make it in November, so its a little tight unless we can schedule this for
> > early in December. We also have another offer for a presentation on
> > Blender, the immense 3D Modelling, gaming and animation tool - one to look
> > forward to.
> >
> > Sorry I didn't get chance to say hello properly to the two new members of
> > the group .. thanks for coming ..
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Julian
> >
> >
> > On 24 Oct 2013 12:36, "Phil Wood" <phil at pwood.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul has a good point - what do want to create and then how are we going
> > to
> > > do it.
> > >
> > > I agree we should try and make it educational. Some of us oldies who used
> > > to teach are still keen to learn.
> > >
> > > I think we need to start as simply as possible and get as many people
> > > involved as we can.
> > >
> > > I see the site as a multi author blog. Anyone who 'joins' gets a login
> > and
> > > can create posts and comment on them.
> > >
> > > Could we use a subdomain of hlug.ork.uk such as demo.hlug.org.uk to
> > point
> > > to the new site while we get it going? If we start with something very
> > > plain with a simple template the first posts could be discussions on how
> > we
> > > go about shaping the site and what we want to have on it. Anyone who is
> > > interested could be made an administrator, as long as we communicate to
> > > coordinate who is doing what. I know a fair bit about WordPress but I'm
> > > sure that some of you know lots more, and quite a few of us would like to
> > > know more.
> > >
> > > As we get content on the site we can decide how to split it into
> > categories
> > > and create some areas of static content and add things like a calendar
> > etc.
> > > At some point we will hopefully want to remove the demo. from the domain
> > > name and invite the rest of the world in.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> > > On 24 October 2013 00:05, Dave Winterton <davidwinterton at snail-mail.net
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm impressed you have my vote
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > > <-----Original Message----->
> > > > >From: paul [paul at paulnjulia.co.uk]
> > > > >Sent: 10/23/2013 10:40:44 PM
> > > > >To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > >Subject: Re: [HLUG] Website and meeting 23rd
> > > > >
> > > > >Hi Guys,
> > > > >
> > > > >Just got back from meeting tonight, and as I am shy and quiet, I
> > > > thought
> > > > >I would put a couple of points over, through the medium of the world
> > > > >wide web.
> > > > >
> > > > >I would like to offer my services to the new website goings on. I have
> > > > a
> > > > >little experience of life, but buckets of enthusiasm to learn all
> > > > things
> > > > >websitey! So long as I have a couple of email address' of a "geek" or
> > > > >two I'll be fine.
> > > > >
> > > > >ps I am offering to help as part of a team, not just to be the voice
> > > > and
> > > > >face of the site!! :)
> > > > >
> > > > >The other point was I always thought the first question a computer
> > > > >person asks is
> > > > >
> > > > >"Well, what d'yer want it to do?"
> > > > >
> > > > >I'm not sure if this question was fully asked or answered, and if it
> > > > was
> > > > >I apologise for not hearing it! My personal take on this (and it is
> > > > >personal), is I would like to attract new people into the group, I
> > > > would
> > > > >like a younger readership, and I would like an educational point to
> > the
> > > > >group. We seem to be very pro pi (as in Raspberry) and this was
> > created
> > > > >very much for children, so I would like to attract younger parents.
> > > > >Please don't take this as an election Manifesto, unless you vote for "
> > > > >None of the above". Just some thinking out loud and an opportunity for
> > > > >like minded people to come back in support or unlike minded people to
> > > > >shoot me down in a hail of flames!
> > > > >
> > > > >pps. Please allow for my sense of humour when reading this :)
> > > > >
> > > > >Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > >Paul.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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