I'd support replacing the "Contact" link with "Around the World" or
something like that. I think the contact link is actually a little
deceiving given that it is contact info for the Foundation whereas
OpenID.net is designed to be more generally about the project.
Not a pre-req to this, but it would also be nice to further build out
the chapters page to look a bit nicer, maybe provide an excerpt of the
latest blog post from each chapter, etc.
--David
On Oct 31, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Snorri wrote:
Dear Members of the Board,
As you know, I am convinced that the key to OpenID’s development
throughout the world is the amount and quality of support we bring
to the Local Communities. Putting Local Chapters and Communities in
place is a major part of my current activities for OpenID.
Since the creation of the “OIDF Local Chapter Policy”—which saw the
light of day thanks to Mike Jones—we have been able to put in place
eight (8) Local Chapters (among them 2 new ones—they came in this
week; OpenID Morocco and OpenID Turkey), to which 6 or 7 others
(Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, Korea, Denmark, Thailand, Malaysia…) may
be added in the coming weeks. I may add that I have as a personal
objective to reach the bar of the 50 Local Chapters in 2009.
This being considered, it would seem not normal that the page http://openid.net/foundation/chapters/
be almost hidden at the bottom of thehttp://openid.net/foundation/
page, in other words, practically invisible.
To pursue our progression, we need more visibility; for example, by
placing, directly on the Home (at the top and to the right), an
“OpenID Worldwide” link (this term of “worldwide” is more clear than
“Local Chapters," a term more reserved to internal designation and
legal documents).
The advantages I see to this are threefold:
(a) Allowing visitors coming to OpenID.net from the “rest of the
world” to go further, and to be able to come in direct contact, and
to receive assistance from, the Community in their own country—in
their own language,
(b) Give a motivation to new members of the OpenID Community to
start a Local Chapter in their country if none exists there yet,
(c) Broadcast a true international image to the Foundation and to
prove that OpenID is truly a global phenomenon.
Do you agree to this? If so, please give me you agreement by mail
and I will make the modification on OpenID.net.
Thank you,
-Snorri
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