On 18 May 2012 02:02, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org> wrote: > I've been mulling over a better style for the community.a.o website. While > it's simple and to the point, it feels like the style could be more > welcoming, and have a few more signposts to specific topics on the homepage.
I was not aware (or perhaps had forgotten) that the site even existed. Perhaps the site needs more promotion / links on the main ASF site? How many visitors does the site get compared with www.a.o, and where do they get referred from? > It always feels easier to click through to something when perhaps the > Newcomers para on the homepage actually has a few welcoming examples of - > downloading software, getting the source, finding your way around, etc. > instead of just a "newcomers page". > > Is there anyone tied to the style or layout here that I might offend? 8-) > > - Broader and more explanatory/welcoming intro section > > - Each of newcomer/contributor/committer sections has brief description, > then a handful of specifically named links to the sub-page (anchors about > tech/community/other info, etc.) > > - Beef up History section to include public records (all board reports, the > original resolution), plus links to the /foundation/governance and the > /history pages on the a.o site > > - Better and more frequent mention of this mailing list and other mailing > lists. We need to make it really easy to draw people into the appropriate > list(s) so they can start the conversation. > > - Shane, hoping to improve here soon > > Stretch goal is adding simple table, with direct links to key how-it-works, > etc. pages for top concepts people might search for: Get the code, Download > software, Report bugs, etc. - probably with columns for "geeks" and > "newcomers" (the geek ones go directly to svn.a.o or similar; the newcomer > versions go to explanatory pages under /dev, etc.) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: community-unsubscr...@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: community-h...@apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: community-unsubscr...@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: community-h...@apache.org
