[Imc-web] Fwd: syndication

Sun Oct 5 15:14:58 CDT 2008

Hey everyone,

So, I'm part way through an upgrade of the IMC site to Drupal-6.4, which
should hopefully make this somewhat easier to fix. But I'd like to
consult with the web group in person on the direction we want to take
things, and to check with everyone to make sure that all the needed
features are present before we switch over to the upgraded site. If I
have time I'll also look into updating and integrating the other drupal
sites we have, such as the Shows and WRFU sites, but I don't want to
just unilaterally change things around without the knowledge of those
groups. Is there going to be an IMC-Web meeting this week?

Brian Dolinar wrote:
> Hey IMCstas.
> 
> We're again having tech problems with syndication I'm wondering if any
> ucimc tech-savvy folks can look at.
> The images from ucimc.org <http://ucimc.org> are showing up at usimc.org
> <http://usimc.org> as oversized pictures.
> There's something in our Drupal software that's causing this.
> Can anybody help?
> 
> See Amy's email below.
> Amy Dalton graciously handles much of the design for usimc.org
> <http://usimc.org>.
> 
> Thanks, BD
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *ald* <ald at riseup.net <mailto:ald at riseup.net>>
> Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: syndication
> To: Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com
> <mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com>>, ald at riseup.net <mailto:ald at riseup.net>
> 
> 
> hi brian,
> 
> the uc-imc drupal code often sends oversized images. i am totally out of
> the loop with drupal development but i've been meeting to grit my teeth
> and try to elbow my way into the conversation with regards to the specific
> question of syndication. i have been ignored in the past by tech folks
> regarding my feedback on website issues and it really is difficult to keep
> trying to raise points when people ignore you. so maybe if there is a way
> you could help my comments get thru, as i am trying to respond to your
> question -- we could help each other in that way.
> 
> basically the rss code output needs to be configured in a way that sends
> the proper feed. then there is additionally a dilemma sometimes in terms
> of how it interacts with the contacts database. i do not always know which
> is which. however i am fairly sure that for urbana champaign the problem
> is in the output feed.
> 
> i have put together three examples of feeds with images to try to address
> this. one thing that is confusing to me is how different the code is
> between them. for this reason i do not know how to suggest a change.
> whereas when errors occur in the other code base's feeds they are simple
> and i can tell what is wrong. so here are the examples -- i am giving you
> the link to the original article on the home imc site, the link to the
> page where it shows up on the imc-us archives, and the feed as it appears
> in the mir "abstract" field when I get it.
> 
> the third one is the one we want to mimic -- twin cities feed.
> worcester's works but looks a bit awkward.
> urbana-champain's are oversized so it creates a "big" problem, literally,
> that has to be fixed by hand.
> 
> let me know if this is helpful. i'm assuming you'll need to forward this
> to "someone" and maybe they could also suggest how to have this
> conversation among the drupal development crew (whoever that is!!!)
> 
> from the margins of technophilia,
> amy
> 
> -------------
> 
> (1) UNWORKABLE:
> Urbana-Champaign Code with Oversized Image:
> article link: http://www.ucimc.org/node/3452
> syndication visible here:
> http://www.indymedia.us/en/topic/elections_vote/archive.shtml
> 
>  <div style="width: 400px" class="image-attach-teaser"><a
> href="/node/3452"><img src="http://www.ucimc.org/files/images/Unity March
> 061.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" title=""  class="image thumbnail" width="400"
> height="300" /></a></div>
> <p>It was a beautiful day for the fifth annual Unity March, an event
> organized by Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice. This year's
> march was dedicated to passage of the coming Township referendum on the
> ballot this election day, a measure that would raise funds to help the
> poorest of the poor in Champaign. A diverse crowd of approximately 150
> people marched to stamp out poverty. </p>
> <p><a href="http://www.ucimc.org/node/3452">read more</a></p>
> 
> -------------
> 
> (2) WORKABLE:
> Worcester code with properly-sized image appearing after intro text
> article link: http://worcester.indymedia.org/node/40123
> syndication visible here: http://indymedia.us/en/topic/housing/archive.shtml
> 
>  On Thursday, September 25th, members of the Worcester Anti-Foreclosure
> Team, residents from 244 / 250 Pleasant Street, and neighbors stood
> outside buildings that for months have been plagued with issues as
> serious as broken sewer lines, and thousand dollar electric mis-wirings.
> <div class="field field-type-image field-field-main-image">
> 
>  <div class="field-items">
>          <div class="field-item"><img
> src="http://worcester.indymedia.org/files/imagecache/article_mainimage/files/DSCF8608.JPG"
> alt="DSCF8608.JPG" title=""  /></div>
>      </div>
> </div>
> 
> -------------
> 
> (3) IDEAL:
> Twin Cities code with properly-sized image appearing before intro text
> article link:
> http://twincities.indymedia.org/2008/oct/september-deadly-bicyclists-memorial-ride-begins-saturday-morning
> syndication visible here:
> http://indymedia.us/en/topic/transportation/archive.shtml
> 
>  <p><img
> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2906782421_0bbddc3d10_o.jpg"
> align=left width=250">Between September 11 and September 27, at least
> four bicyclists were killed on Twin Cities streets.  On Saturday, riders
> are invited to take part in a memorial ride visiting the sites of these
> recent crashes, leaving from Saint Paul in the morning and traveling to
> Uptown and Downtown Minneapolis, followed by an afternoon ride to Blaine.
>  The stepped-up assault of car culture on cyclists is not limited to the
> Twin Cities; activists in the Midwest are also mourning the apparent loss
> of a participant in August's PNC2RNC bike ride after a car struck her
> bike.</p>
> <p><a
> href="http://tc.indymedia.org/2008/oct/ghost-bike-memorial-ride-honor-fallen-bicyclists">Memorial
> Ride to Honor Fallen Bicyclists</a>: meet 10:30am Saturday at Summit and
> Snelling in St. Paul<br />
> <a href="http://www.bikemap.net/route/89109">Route</a> | <a
> href="http://www.ghostbikempls.org/">Ghost Bike MPLS</a> | <a
> href="http://tcstreetsforpeople.org/">TC Streets For People</a></p>
> <p><a
> href="http://twincities.indymedia.org/2008/oct/september-deadly-bicyclists-memorial-ride-begins-saturday-morning">read
> more</a></p>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, October 4, 2008 7:14 pm, Brian Dolinar wrote:
>> Hey Amy.
>>
>> Why are ucimc.org <http://ucimc.org> images buggin out at usimc.org
> <http://usimc.org>?
>>
>> BD
>> --
>> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
>> 303 W. Locust St.
>> Urbana, IL 61801
>> briandolinar at gmail.com <mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com>
>>
> 
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> 
> -- 
> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
> 303 W. Locust St.
> Urbana, IL 61801
> briandolinar at gmail.com <mailto:briandolinar at gmail.com>
> 
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