[DM-MUG] on the website

[Holly Welch]

I thought  Anastasia offered to take over the website. Am I missing  
something?
On Oct 14, 2009, at 7:24 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:

> I'll have David McLaughlin get in touch with you=  I didn't get the  
> sense it was all that tough, just that he ran out of time.  Perhaps  
> it's something that could be done fairly easily = it's not as if we  
> have loads to upload = we're mainly in need of [1] meeting info  
> before them and after and [2] occasional posting of reviews or  
> items of interest to all.
>
> If there is not a transition soon, to someone willing and able to  
> take over the website, and David doesn't want to continue it then  
> it'll be a dead website just after people dug deep and contributed,  
> even when they could not afford it, and we paid $80 to keep the  
> domain name.  Doesn't make much sense to me, frankly.
>
> The benefit of a blogging format is that once the site is greated  
> and domain name patched over to it, then we can all share in the  
> upkeep = we don't have to ask webmaster to upload, if you have a  
> review or whatever it can be posted...but again, it's up to DMMUG  
> members.
>
>
>> Personally, I'd like to see the site continue instead of going the  
>> way of a blogger or Wordpress format.
>>
>> For how long? What would this entail? It'd be quite a learning  
>> experience. I'm afraid I'm not as savvy as the current webmaster.  
>> I use GoLive and Fireworks for web work. I know basic HTML. It  
>> sounded like a template was used so I could likely pick up or  
>> manage. I'm willing to add to the little I know of it. I've only  
>> been able to find part time work, so I have the time.
>>
>> I could transition to volunteer as webmaster and assume the role  
>> in mid-November, after I move to my new place. If someone else  
>> prefers or is better skilled wants it, and more local, by all  
>> means I don't object to them taking on the role.
>>
>> -Angela
>>
>> --- On Tue, 10/13/09, Victoria L. Herring <VLH at HerringLaw.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Victoria L. Herring <VLH at HerringLaw.com>
>> Subject: [DM-MUG] on the website
>> To: "MUG Des Moines" <dmmug at dmmug.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 3:27 PM
>> if we cannot find someone to take it over, I am going to propose we
>> either create a blog at Blogger or a page at Facebook and then we can
>> just use the templates already provided and everyone here can post or
>> not as they choose.  I need the webmaster volunteer by the end of
>> next week, Oct. 23rd.
>>
>> And webmastering does NOT need to be done by someone in DM = it can
>> be done long distance, as long as the person will be responsive [we
>> don't really demand all that much].
>
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