[Charlug] Website/Mailing List status

[Brian J. Miller]

C. Michael Pilato wrote:
> Joe Josey wrote:
>> Sean Hogston has advised that his co-location servers
>> that presently host the CharLUG website and mailing list will be shut
>> down next week. Hence, we have to find a new home for the
>> website/mailing list.
> 
> Is this a prime opportunity to rethink, redesign, and simplify?
> 

Yes. Do we have a designer in our midst? I'm happy to help (or do) the 
application stack bits, CMS, etc. but I doubt you want one of my 8 bit 
color schemes and I don't have the time to even put my newbie designs 
together anymore. So it would be great if we could get someone who 
actually thinks of themselves as a designer (even amateur) to put 
something together.

> How much of the current website framework is actually used?  Does the LUG
> need both a mailing list *and* forums?  Is there value in a cute,
> dynamically generated empty calendar?  Do the guest/user stats reflect
> positively on the health of the LUG, or just provide more eye candy?
> 

I would agree that forums are pretty pointless. I'm also wondering if it 
makes sense to switch the ML to a Google group? If the answer is a 
resounding "No" keep my data away from Google I have no problem with 
that :-). I'm just thinking that helps with the archiving, searching, 
and provides a web interface for people that prefer forums.

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Brian J. Miller
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