On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:47:58 +0200, Almut Behrens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hmm, I think, if we're going to have more than one design proposal > for the site (which isn't necessarily bad per se, IMHO), I'd suggest > we also have a somewhat formalised way of coordinating efforts and > choosing upon the final design. Something like a site design challenge > or contest. Anyone who feels like, can make suggestions -- which would > mean to put up a minimal working prototype for everyone to look at. > There would be some deadline for submissions. After that, the group > decides on what we all like the most, via some simple voting mechanism. > (Of course, any discussion or layout refinements can happen after that, > if needed.)
<SNIP> I'd like to clarify that when I made my earlier post in the thread, I incorrectly assumed that the development of the site in question had been delegated to them by the group. While I don't think that site design contests are a bad idea in general, I'm not so sure that a contest would be the best solution in this case. The group/list is quite new, and I don't see that the goals and function have been clearly defined yet, though they may change over time. I think the founders of the list know better than most of us what "the point" of the list is, and because of this I think that they are the ones best suited to judge, oversee, or develop a site design that conveys that. Just my opinion though. - Colleen P.S.: Almut- sorry about the individual reply; I'm not quite accustomed to checking that in Gmail yet :-(
