SCN: Re: SCN general meeting - thanks

[patrick fisher]

Nancy,

I would suggest going to http://www.discusware.com and checking out
many of the examples on their web site. That may indirectly give you
ideas on how that feature/technology would fit into SCN.

I see a great use for it in the community pages, for people to sound
off, especially on contentious issues like transportation.

SCN could really drive traffic and make itself one of many
destinations for local issues.

Patrick

--- Nancy chen <ya_han21 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> The new SCN homepage looks great. Lee did a very good job.
> 
> 
> For the Discus discussion software, I don't have so many opinions.
> However, 
> I wonder if it is necessary. Although the two way communitions on
> our SCN 
> website would be great, it comes with some legal risk as well as
> requiring 
> people resources to moderate the submitions. I am not clear about
> the 
> benefits ,so I can't tell if the resources will be well spent. No
> matter 
> what we use, the Discus discussion software or e-mail to the
> webeditor (what 
> we using right now), we still need a person to check what the user
> submits.
> 
> maybe I don't have so much knowledge about this Discus discussion
> software 
> yet. so if I said something wrong on this e-mail, please correct
> me.
> 
> nancy
> 
> 
> >From: patrick fisher <clariun at yahoo.com>
> >To: scn at scn.org
> >CC: lee at scn.org, design at eskimo.com, Nancy chen
> <ya_han21 at hotmail.com>
> >Subject: SCN general meeting - thanks
> >Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:54:16 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >I'd like to thank everyone who came to the SCN general meeting for
> >February. I really appreciate it. It was a good turnout of people
> who
> >showed up and gave their input on:
> >
> >1. The new web design done by Lee (lee at scn.org)
> >2. The new logo(s)
> >3. Discus discussion software
> >
> >The new design by Lee was well received for its simplicity and
> that
> >it looked nice. I wish I could say more, but that said it all.
> >
> >The new logo (which is on Lee's home page design at
> >http://www.scn.org/~lee/scntesta.html) was also well received.
> >
> >Discusware sofware was demonstrated by a new volunteer, Benjamen,
> >brought up some good discussion about how to administer the site
> and
> >people were introduced to it as it was implemented on his laptop
> >running with a Linux "skin". See http://www.discusware.com for
> >examples of Discus in action.
> >
> >If anyone has more input, please respond to scn at scn.org, this
> mailing
> >list, so that I can get a general idea of how others feel about
> these
> >three items.
> >
> >I apologize for not having more on the agenda at the meeting, but
> >things went pretty quick and everyone broke down into mini-groups
> to
> >discuss html, Unix, and all other things SCN-related.
> >
> >I look forward to the next general meeting next month at the same
> >location on the last Wednesday in March. There will be reminders
> sent
> >out a week before and a day before the meeting.
> >
> >Again, thank you for coming. And if you couldn't come, hopefully
> you
> >can come to the next meeting.
> >
> >Patrick
> >
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