[Imc-tech] IMC Website

[Brian Hagy]

Mike,

Add you own comments does appear on our site.  It's at the bottom of each
article
posted to the newswire.  other sites have a link to the page for adding
your own comments.  we have that part tagged to the end of each article
(and if you notice, at the bottom of where you can type in comments, it
has a link which says add you own longer comments, which links to the page
like all the other websites).

as for the events/calendar link, we have a similar layout as the st. louis
site (the wording changes....though we have both events and community
calendar).  in fact, we have the link three times on the front page,
whereas st. louis only has it twice.  i really don't see how a cosmetic
change will greatly affect people's behavior, and i definitely don't
understand why the calendar should be more emphasized than the newswire.

irregardless of what i think, though, design criteria usually are not for
the tech
group to decide.  there is some discussion going on about the redesign of
the webpage.  i'm not sure who is actually spearheading that though.

my suggestion is that you try to organize another brainstorming session to
look at possiblities of design for the website.  i think everyone agrees
to some degree that the website needs a much clearer layout (even the
global discussions are trying to tackle this concern).

by the way, i really like how you keep your eyes open for these things.
many of the things that you catch would otherwise go unnoticed.  thanks.

brian


On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Michael Walcher wrote:

>
>  Brian,
> "Add your Comment" does NOT appear on our site as It does on other IMC's ?
> AND
>  as for the increasing the FONT. It will make it more aware! Currently I beleive people are not currently aware of the IMC Calendar because of its somewhat hidden nature
> I do see it in TWO places , #.1  on the top and #2 along the side. I am referring to the word "events" on the top, as my suggestion is to change the word "events" to "calendar" AND
> increase the font size a few, for instance look at St. Louis and how much nice it looks and easier to see. http://www.stlimc.org/
> Mike
>    Brian Hagy <bhagy at urbana.indymedia.org> wrote:
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>
> On Sat, 22 Dec 2001, Michael Walcher wrote:
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> >
> > I suggest we increase the size of font for the "event" and other things on the IMC HomePage along the top to help bring more attention to the COMMUNITY CALENDAR
> >
> > I am looking at the "calendar" and there are only 3 events posted , and usually most events never get posted ...
> >
> > Also I wonder if you should the name of "Events" to "Calendar" and post something on the homepage to Help Advertise the Calendar and its ease of use...
>
> Changing the font size or the name of the link isn't going to change the
> behavior of people. if people aren't using it now, there's no reason to
> think that making cosmetic changes will have any significant impact.
> getting people to know of this resource might be more effective. perhaps
> when we start the open stage/mic we'll be able to promote this more.
>
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> > ALSO I am noticing that "ADD YOUR OWN COMMENTS" does not appear on the NEWSWIRE?
> >
> >
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> ADD YOUR OWN COMMENTS isn't suppose to appear on the NEWSWIRE. It should
> appear at the end of each article posted to the newswire. or at least,
> that's the way i've understood the placement and function of the comment
> section. does this need to change? if so, what purpose would it serve to
> change it? (what would people be commenting on?)
>
> brian
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> > Michael Walcher
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