[Charlug] Website/Mailing List status

[Jim Rorie]

I'd definitely look into having google host the website and ML.  It's
free and you wont have to worry about it ever again.  (Unless google
goes all MS on us and starts charging.)

Of course, it's for less than 50 users. Do we have that many on the
list?  Standard "google, keep your hands off my data" objections
notwithstanding.




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On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 09:18 -0400, Brian J. Miller wrote:
> 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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