[CIMC-work] server/look, bugs, idea

[Ian Bicking]

On Dec 15, 2003, at 12:01 PM, Garth Liebhaber wrote:
> Yes, thank you Ian for all of your work.  A center feature would be a 
> good idea.  Could we make a hotlink to an article space where people 
> can comment with their comments on the site?

Well, we could just make a small posting linked from a feature and 
allow people to comment on that.

Or, actually, we can just make a feature that includes an article body 
(even just a short one) then people can comment on the feature.

> WOW! we have our own local wire now! pretty neat, curious to see how 
> it works out.

Just noticed someone mislabeled their post as local too ("Bad Santa 
Saddam").  We'll have to keep an eye out.

> something of note, on the publish form there is statement in the email 
> space that says: "If you do not validate, users will be
> encouraged to distrust your information."  I think this should go.  I 
> don't think we should promote distrust of content based
> on whether the publisher feels secure to reveal her/his email address.

Yes, I agree, and it's can be a point of some small contention on the 
Dada list.  Anyway, I don't it's in keeping with the general attitude 
of CIMC, so I took it out.  (unverified!) remains next to unverified 
email addresses.  It shouldn't be a big deal to verify, though, because 
you're already posting your address.

I also added a note next to phone and address that they would be 
posted, since that was the source of previous confusion.

Then Mitchells comments:

> Thanks again for taking minutes at yesterday's meeting.
>
> I've been looking at the new http://chicago.indymedia.org website, and
> found a couple of bugs:
>
> The top links at the left-hand column (login, info library, contact
> info, how to use this site, etc.), as well as the links at the top,
> all point to chicagodev.indymedia.org.  We should patch that up so it
> points to chicago.indymedia.org (I'd be willing to work on it if you
> show me how to do it).

Fixed.  (It was in Site Prefs in the admin screen)

> We should also be sure we have migrated the radio group page, as well 
> as
> setting up pages for forthcoming video and photo group pages.

Yes, we have to do something with this.  I think the easiest way at 
this point is to use the InfoDoc module -- toward the bottom of the 
/editor menu.  I just copied in the content from the old 
radiocenter.inc (hmm... first link is broken).  It's a little awkward, 
but functional, and any editor can edit it through the web.  We 
probably want to link it from the top bar, or maybe somewhere else...?

> Idea: Perhaps we might post a quickie center panel explaining the
> server and software changeover--what it is, why it's necessary, what's
> changed, what hasn't.

That would be a good idea, yes.  I put up a simple feature.  If anyone 
thinks there are other important things to add, go ahead.  (I didn't 
really talk about Stallman losing its hosting, for instance, but I 
don't know if it matters much to a general audience)

   Ian