BD: Re: SCN: "Free-Nets" in Los Angeles Times

[patrick]

First, this topic is totally appropriate for scn at scn.org. It is a
topic that involves the public and would benefit the public: Low cost
internet resources. And this is a grassroots organization. It's also
a great place to solicit input.

Second, the mailing list page sucks. It looks awful. I have requested
input on this topic more than once. And I do not know who created two
lists called webeditors at scn.org and one called webeditorss at scn.org.

Cleaning time is coming soon, awaiting the new site redesign
implementation. However, there is a very good chance that I won't
wait that long to clean up the mailing lists page.

If you run a mailing list, or are on a mailing list here at SCN, then
please let me know who the intended audience is. And the purpose of
the list. Thanks.

There is no reason SCN should have more lists than volunteers. That
is absurd.

Patrick

--- Al Boss <alboss at scn.org> wrote:
> > That's great, but don't you think the resources should be be one
> or
> > two clicks away?
> > 
> > What's everyone's opinion on this one?
> > 
> > Patrick
> 
> 
> My first opinion is, isn't this an awfully broad distribution list
> for 
> this question? Seems to me like the relevant-to-interest level
> would be 
> higher on the Webmasters list than on scn at scn.org (awfully broad)
> and 
> the SCNA Board list (awfully narrow). Or, have we changed our list 
> structure?
> 
> (By the way, according to
> http://www.scn.org/maillists/scnlists.html we 
> have two different lists called webeditors at scn.org and one called 
> webeditorss at scn.org. I know we have smart people but I really doubt
> 
> we've found a way for the exact same address to work for two
> different 
> mailing lists. And as for that one that's called webeditorss, it
> really 
> gives me pause; how can I trust editors who can't spell "editors"?)
> 
> Back on topic, I would think that a list of local public access
> Internet 
> locations would likely not be something a person would access on so
> 
> regular a basis as to have it a top-level link off the home page. I
> 
> think our top-level categories are descriptive enough that folks
> can 
> figure them out, and I don't think having it at the current one
> click 
> off the top level (two clicks from the home page) is that
> burdensome. 
> I'd advocate also putting the link under Netguide (just because I 
> usually think of Help as being help on the system--in this case
> SCN--as 
> opposed to help on the concept of the Internet and how to get
> access to it).
> 
> Al
> 
>  
> > --- Rod Clark <bb615 at scn.org> wrote:
> > 
> >>Patrick, 
> >>
> >>    A good project would be to update SCN's list of local public
> >>Internet access locations. It's getting pretty out of date.
> >>Would anyone like to volunteer to update it? It's at
> >>
> >>        http://www.scn.org/help/where
> >>
> >>   There's a somewhat broader menu that includes this, at 
> >>
> >>        http://www.scn.org/help/access
> >>
> >>   And we have a list of local ISPs, also a bit out of date but
> >>not as much as the public access locations menus, at
> >>
> >>        http://www.scn.org/help/isp
> >>   
> >>Rod Clark
> >>webeditors at scn.org
> >>
> >>Patrick Fisher wrote:
> >>
> >>>Marilyn,
> >>>
> >>>That is a great idea. I had thought of putting together
> resources
> >>>
> >>for
> >>
> >>>people on SCN, but where do you start? This task was on the
> >>>
> >>burner
> >>
> >>>before Christmas, but went to the backburner.
> >>>
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