[dissent-tech] Server offline from 2pm / menus / moan

[Space Bunny]

The server that hosts dissent.org.uk will be offline from 2pm, while a 
backup harddisk is replaced.

Also other sites that have G8 mobilisation info are hosted on this 
server too eg ourmayday.org

note to Cat Tracker, are you taking offline backups of database when you 
go into admin?
It is option in web admin interface under system menu.

I take offline backups of database, but it may be good idea if you do too.


menu changes:

I think it is always swings and roundabout with any changes and some 
changes that satisfy one criteria will go against another.

I am cool with changes so far, on site and good to see initiative taken. 
I started with putting some of action links into sub menus. But then 
when someone said here Derby M17 explicitly asked for, then not so sure.

My moan: I find around Dissent there is often lots of moaning about the 
website by people who fancy themselves as managers with others as dog 
bodies (with abilities to mind read as well as to fit squares into 
circles) to actually maintain site. Trouble is these people can never be 
satisfied, and pandering to them just encourages them. I really only 
want to deal with people who come up with solid suggestions, put to this 
list and prepared to help actually implement them in doable way, 
understanding the limited human resources we have. I think we do very 
well already.

I said at Glasgow that it was felt that a simplified static website with 
key info was a good idea. I certainly do not have time to do that as 
other websites I have taken on doing that I am behind with. It seems the 
site at http://international.dissent.org.uk has stalled, I will try to 
find out what has happened with that. But static sites have there own 
problems if need to be changed in way changes have to channelled through 
one person.

cheers,

Space Bunny


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