[dissent-tech] Website Comments

[revolting]

Hello everyone. The website is looking great now. The original group who set up the site (not sure if it’s the same people) asked for constructive feedback. Here are a few things which spring to mind. Feel free to incorporate/ignore any of these comments as you see fit.

1) Would be good NOT to put the translations (eg: the dutch version of the PGA Call and the Spanish version of the translated explanation about how the international email hasn’t been working) in the news section. As an alternative: maybe the translations in the "Internationals" section could be filed. The existing translations could be filed under the heading: "Original International Call from Dissent!" a second section could be "Call for Global Day of Action from PGA European Conference" - we’ve got this translated into about 5 languages so far with another 6 or so coming soon., we’ll forward them as soon as poss. The translations in different languages could then be found under those sections. This could work well for storing some of the widely translated and distributed documents such as those mentioned above (and later, perhaps, the invite for people to take part in the February International Meeting in Tuebingen etc
). Translations of other, shorter texts (such as news items
 about faulty email addresses, calls for bands to organise benefit gigs etc
) could be posted at the end of the English language versions of those articles on the middle column or in the news section. Headlines for articles which have been translated could be followed by something like: [En + Esp] to show that the article is in English and Spanish (something often done posting to Indymedias etc
). Articles only in English could remain without an [En] after the headline, since that’s the primary langauge of the site.

2) The headline "Internationals" is a bit odd. Maybe "Translations and International Info" would be more appropriate, even though it’s a bit longer.

3) Having an email address for the webmaster (mistress?) would be good. Even if this job rotates, or all emails to it get forwarded to a list. It’s difficult to know who to contact with info, suggestions, corrections etc
 unless you know people personally involved in the Tech Working Group from going to gatherings. This comment has been made by quite a few people.

That’s it. As I said, the site’s looking really good. Hope that the suggestions are helpful. Keep up the good work!


		
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