[squeak-dev] We need new Web Team leader (Was: I'm stepping down as WebTeam Leader Mars 31)

> >  On Mar 13, 2008, at 4:12 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote:
> >  > On 14/03/2008, Ken Causey <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >  >> While I'm sure Karl welcomes your thanks it seems like maybe you and
> >  >> some others have missed the point.  Karl is not fishing for comments.
> >  >> In the recent past he has repeatedly announced that he wishes to step
> >  >> down from leading the website team and would like to find a
> >  >> replacement.
> >  >> He has not gotten any replies.  He is now stating that he really is
> >  >> leaving with a specific deadline (the end of this month) and it is
> >  >> now
> >  >> really time for someone to step up and lead the website team for the
> >  >> immediate future at the very least.
> >
> >  If no one else volunteers, I certainly can spend at least a few days a
> >  month maintaining the site and trying to find better ways to present
> >  and organize the content.
>
> There are others in the web team (like me, for instance) that helps on
> the site when they can. So, you have help there.
>
> AFAIK, what the leader needs to do is:
>
> 1. maintain the email distribution list (which basically means looking
> at all the bounced messages, deleting the spam and forwarding on
> legitimate msgs) unless someone else is already doing this (I don't
> know.)
>
> 2. Report to squeak-dev once a month about web issues
>
> 3. Be a catalyst for web Squeak web presence and the webteam.
>
> I'd volunteer, but I can't make the commitment right now.
>

> This is just a repost using better topic...
>
>  Hi Squeakers,
>
>  I'd like to announce that I'm seriously thinking about helping Squeak
>  community with stepping up as a WebTeam team leader.
>
>  Let me introduce myself a bit: I already have an experience building up
>  and maintaining content on Aida/Web site and I also got some experience
>  how to do promotion and how to do a Search Engine Optimizations (SEO).
>
>  That experience can help to improve a bit otherwise already very rich
>  Squeak website. Other possibility for improvement is to upgrade
>  technology behind website and here I can again contribute with
>  Aida/Scribo CMS, which is a base for Aida's website and is currently in
>  intense development, just adding blog support. That way a Squeak website
>  will also be a show point of most advanced technology Squeakers have.
>  Which is good in my opinion for Squeak and Smalltalk promotion in general.
>
>  To conclude, I can contribute with maintaining content on one side but
>  also to upgrade the website technology to Aida/Scribo CMS, so that a
>  website will be modern, with fresh and relevant content and with all
>  things such site needs to have those days.
>
>  Janko
>
>
> Igor Stasenko wrote:
>  > Changed the topic, to make things even more clear.
>  >
>  >
>  > On 14/03/2008, Ken Causey <[hidden email]> wrote:
>  >> While I'm sure Karl welcomes your thanks it seems like maybe you and
>  >>  some others have missed the point.  Karl is not fishing for comments.
>  >>  In the recent past he has repeatedly announced that he wishes to step
>  >>  down from leading the website team and would like to find a replacement.
>  >>  He has not gotten any replies.  He is now stating that he really is
>  >>  leaving with a specific deadline (the end of this month) and it is now
>  >>  really time for someone to step up and lead the website team for the
>  >>  immediate future at the very least.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>  Ken
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>
>  --
>  Janko Mivšek
>  AIDA/Web
>  Smalltalk Web Application Server
>  http://www.aidaweb.si
>
>

>  >> Squeak
>  >>  > app and a migration plan, in service for the Squeak community.
>  >>
>  >>  +1. Good looking, production quality, professional support, done in
>  >>  Seaside - what's not to like? ;-)
>  >>
>  >>  Also (gazing in my chrystal ball here) I could well imagine trying to
>  >>  raise some money for letting CMSBox' designer have a go at a "more
>  >>  professional" presentation of the main Squeak site. What do other
>  >> people
>  >>  think?

> [no offense]
>  - the press room is o-u-t-d-a-t-e-d
>  - the screenshots are o-u-t-d-a-t-e-d (UI enhancements?)
>  - new initiatives are m-i-s-s-i-n-g
>   (example http://www.google.com/search?q=hydra+site:www.squeak.org)
>   (http://www.google.com/search?q=summer+of+code+site:www.squeak.org)
>  - http://www.squeak.org/Download/ is w-a-y t-o-o l-a-r-g-e
>  - layout+design (esp. colors) could use some f-r-e-s-h ideas
>
>  These are no pressing issues, I always thought they will be addressed
>  sooner or later; but you asked n-o-w.
>