Well done getting all this up an running. Some minor feedback on the
web site...
1. I would guess that one of the more important purposes of the site is
that people sign up.
So don't hide the signup and login buttons away from the the front
page. There is room on the right hand side of the title bar.
Once logged in these could change to the membername and logout button.
2. Paypal says the payment transaction will appear on my bank statement
as "PayPal*ASSOCIATION". I guess that because the payment goes to
"Association Pharo".
It would be nicer if the payment when to "Pharo Association" so that my
bank statement said "PayPal*PHARO" - but I don't expect you could change
that.
3. When choosing subscription type, the term "_simple_ member" to
distinguish from "premium member" feels a bit condescending and
unnecessary. Just "member" on its own is enough to distinguish from
"premium member".
simple = *2. *A fool; a simpleton.[1] /b //(1)/ *:* stupid
<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupid> /(2)/ *:* mentally
retarded [2]
[1] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/simple
[2] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simple
4. Perhaps when members add contribution for display on the slide show,
these could be added to the "What's new" sidebar. This might help
increase the show of activity.
As an aside, I love the name "Pharo" for the project but it is
unfortunate that "Pharo" is such a widely used name with 3,000,000
unrealated results on google search, and "pharo.com" domain being used
for other purposes. A tip for others making up new project names is to
choose one with a small number of results on Google. A service like
http://wordoid.com/ can help.
Marcus Denker wrote:
Hello,
We are happy to announce the Pharo User Association:
http://association.pharo.org
The goal of the Pharo User Association is to support Pharo development and
promotion.
There are two individual memberships
- Individual Pharo Association Member: Yearly fee 40 Euros
- Golden Individual Pharo Association Member: Yearly fee 99 Euros
You will get
- reduction access to pharo conferences,
- reduction for training and access to teaching material,
- be part of the pharoAssociation-individual-members mailing-list,
- an account at the pharo association web site.
This Association is complementary to the Pharo consortium managed by INRIA.
The Consortium is for entities such as companies, research teams, or institutes.
For more information, see: http://www.pharo-project.org/community/consortium
The funds collected by the Association will be used in coordination with the Consortium
to support the development of Pharo.
The Pharo Board and Pharo Core Team.
