<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Here are my minutes from Sunday. May well have missed some vital points - if so, please let me know.<div><br></div><div>Alistair<br><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment-->
<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Website Group Meeting – 5 July 2009</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Present: Alistair, Jon, Neil, Tim</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">CMS</span></div><h1><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Proposal to re-develop website on new Browser CMS<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Main isues with current Drupal CMS:<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>easy
URLs not automatic – onus is on editor to manually add them<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>User
permissions system is based around page types rather than website sections –
making limited access for working group editors difficult to implement<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Admin
user interface is very awkward with no WYSIWIG for HTML format and possibly
prevents wider participation in maintaining the website <o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Browser CMS is based on Ruby on Rails</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>– highly regarded app
framework</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Far better interface, relatively quick to build</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Possible concerns with switching CMS:<o:p></o:p></div>
<ul class="MailOutline"><li>WYSIWIG, Easy URLs, and permissions could be added to
Drupal, but would probably require significant development work</li><li>Browser CMS has far smaller user base</li><li>Will be difficult to fiund others with technical skills to
develop</li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Group agreed to develop on Browser CMS contingent on finding
a satisfactory RoR hosting solution<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jon will do workshop sessions on technical development, Web group to arrange workshops on using new CMS before and during Camp.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Action: Jon to begin technical development of new Browser
CMS once a suitable host is found<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Development schedule and process</b></div><h1><o:p></o:p></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal"> The current schedule for redevelopment is very tight and ambitious.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Main constraint is not technical development, but liaising
with wider group and getting wider agreement at all stages of development.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Agreement that current website requires a facelift prior to
new site being launches. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Recently added banner should be replaced as soon as possible
– Tim to raise issue on networking list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">New designs from Torchbox (see below) to be adapted for
current website masthead.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">This should alleviate pressure on new website development
project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">New website project should also include re-evaluation of
website processes to ensure wider participation in website development and
maintenance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">At least one person from each working group required to
develop working group areas of website.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b>Action: </b>Alistair to produce questionnaire for working groups
on what they want from the website prior to next gathering.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Gathering should get a full progress report from website
group with schedule.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Action</b>: Web group to meet on Saturday 18 July at london gathering</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Web group should make more use of crabgrass for
collaborative working.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Design brief</span></font><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Main website sections:<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Next
actions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Past
actions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Get
involved<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt">- <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Blog</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt">- <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Press<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal">View that brief should give more direction on look and feel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Agreed that masthead should be distinct from any current or
previous publicity material and should be relatively "neutral" so as
not to clash with other publicity material<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Agreed that website design should be high-impact with strong
emphasis on photos.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Actions: <o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Alistair
and Tim to suggest detail on look and feel for design brief<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Jon
to send Torchbox selection of photos<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Tim
to compile archive of previous publicity material for Torchbox<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt">- Jon to send amended design brief to torchbox monday and get estimate date for initial design work </p>
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<div class="MsoNormal">There will be a single blog for the whole site with contributions
from the different working groups. Blog should cover news, development and
avoid opinion.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">There should also be a news feed from Hyperactive CMS (see
below) of five top stories (question - will these be selected by website editors
before appearing on cc website, or will they be an automated feed?)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal">Schedule OK for design, but less time required for feedback – recommended 48 hours with advance notice. Schedule to be revised once Torchbox have given design delivery dates.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Conference call for web group to be arranged to discuss initial design feedback.</div></div>
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<h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Hyperactive CMS</span></font><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<div class="MsoNormal">This is a new open content platform developed by Indymedia
for public to publish news and video content.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Intention is to develop separate website for this for
climate action-related content. This could then be surfaced on main CC website,
and be used as main online media library.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Jon to investigate further and to contact CC photographers and film makers for views. <span style="mso-spacerun:
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