Another two sites I really like reading on a daily basis are www.slashdot.org and www.lifehacker.com. What do y'all think.
I agree with Bill, it should be a community effort in case folks get burned out or become unavailable. 73, Joel/W4JBB On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Bill Ress <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David.....Good suggestion but the same old problem. Whose going to do > it??? > > Your Board knows the web site needs fixing . . . but whose going to > volunteer to do the fixing. It was set up by volunteers who are no > longer around to fix it. > > We sure hear about the problems, and the web site has its share. All > these great solutions but no one willing to part of those solutions. But > then, it's so much easier to point out the problems than it is to try > and fix then. > > Now I understand it can be hard to find technical talent to volunteer to > build a satellite but you would think it would be a whole lot easier to > find a volunteer(s) that can handle web site management. But alas...it > is not to be. > > Oh well, lets keep hitting the Board up side the head, like that will > surely solve the problem. > > Any of this sinking in out there? You can bitch about the broken web > site all you want but until we get a volunteer(s) to do the bloody > work... well you know the story. > > Here's a crazy idea. How about you folks putting a "team" together to > share the work so that one person isn't overwhelmed with a commitment to > fix the problem. Aah - who am I kidding. They'll be no response to that > either. > > Regards...Bill - N6GHz > > David Bate wrote: > > How about setting up a wiki style setup and have everyone contribute > > updates and so on. So no one person is tied down doing all the updates. > > > > On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:39:48 -0400, Tim - N3TL <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> John and all, > >> > >> No disrespect intended to anyone - but I found myself exactly in the > >> place you described in June of last year. The AMSAT Web site helped me > >> way more than it hindered me. I dare say anyone who knows how to use > >> Google or any search engine will find many sources of (likely) way > more > >> information than he or she will ever need to start working the > >> satellites. > >> > >> None of this is to suggest that so many bad/out-of-date links is a > good > >> thing. I second Drew's response - who would like to step up and > >> volunteer to help improve the organization and its Web site? > >> > >> 73 to all, > >> > >> Tim - N3TL > > > > > David Bate wrote: > > How about setting up a wiki style setup and have everyone contribute > > updates and so on. So no one person is tied down doing all the updates. > > > > On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:39:48 -0400, Tim - N3TL <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> John and all, > >> > >> No disrespect intended to anyone - but I found myself exactly in the > >> place you described in June of last year. The AMSAT Web site helped me > >> way more than it hindered me. I dare say anyone who knows how to use > >> Google or any search engine will find many sources of (likely) way more > >> information than he or she will ever need to start working the > >> satellites. > >> > >> None of this is to suggest that so many bad/out-of-date links is a good > >> thing. I second Drew's response - who would like to step up and > >> volunteer to help improve the organization and its Web site? > >> > >> 73 to all, > >> > >> Tim - N3TL > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Joel Black jbblack(at)charter.net http://www.upromise.com/guest/2128348014 _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
