[GLLUG] Next Meeting/Presentations/etc
Daniel R. Kilbourne
drk@netophilia.net
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:07:17 -0500
Actually, not to start an election or anything, but I would like to volunteer for the webmaster position also. The Company I work for (http://www.liquidweb.com - shameless plug) will soon be hosting it, so it just kinda makes sense....
Matt Graham extolled:
> On Thursday 17 January 2002 13:25, Suzanne Reiner 8423 wrote:
> > Careful, Ben, they're going to 'nominate' you for the
> > secretary/webmaster.
>
> Actually, I should ask: What exactly is the secretary supposed to do
> in this organization? Keep meeting minutes, write up plans for future
> events, create posters/flyers if we ever get around to holding a
> general public event, implement Giant Laser Death Frisbees? Like
> Suzanne implied, there might be some overlap between secretary and
> webmaster depending on how the Fearless Leader decides to do things.
> (Post the meeting minutes/schedule on the site, etc.)
>
> I'd volunteer for the webmaster job in 5 seconds if I knew more about
> design and usability issues. I know basic HTML, PHP, and CGI-Perl, I
> use a text editor to edit all documents, but making a site pretty was
> never my big concern. ("Hey, it displays in lynx and the w3.org
> validator likes it, what more do you want?") I believe JavaScript and
> Flash are Evil^W^W would cause more problems than they'd solve on a
> site like gllug.
>
> If people are comfortable with leaving the site's design mostly static
> for a couple of months, I'll do the webmaster thing. I'm totally
> comfortable with ssh'ing in to wherever the gllug.org box is and
> working with it on the command-line. My cable modem works perfectly
> (unlike Ed's) and is on 24/7 so I can easily do remote work at any
> time.
>
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Daniel R. Kilbourne
drk@netophilia.net
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