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

[tabitha747 at riseup.net]

Shall i continue with my menu suggestions - ulla what do you think?

Are people coming to Leeds?  Could we get together to have a proper web
working group where we can chat face to face?

love T

 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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