On 27 Mar 2012, at 15:26, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > I'm from Python West Midlands, just wanted to say hello.
Hello! > We're building a new site at the moment, and it occurred to me that > once built it could be something we open-source, then other groups > could benefit. Sounds like a good idea. > > Three questions then, if you would be so kind: > - What do you need from a user group site? Anything you 'really' use > beyond next events, blog of happenings, and links to mailing lists/ > groups? At the moment, the needs you mention above are the main culprits. Perhaps the other need is that we tend to post slides from speakers' presentations on our site. We also produce code from some of our meetings, but we've tended to link to GitHub or bitbucket for that. > - What would be the mascot for your group? We have a half cobbled, half baked logo which you can find at http://pynw.org.uk/ > - Would you be interested if there was a Django site you could install > that did everything you needed, with a custom mascot designed? Sounds great. I'd say we weren't particularly active in the use of our current wiki, and I don't hear shouts to improve on it, however we might be tempted if there are compelling features in the software you're building. > > Can't wait to hear your feedback. > The only other thing I'd mention is that Python Northwest meets at MadLab. Their site http://madlab.org.uk/ also provides us with avenues for publicising our meetings. Good luck! Safe > cheers! > > Steve Hawkes > > -- > To post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > Feeds: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west/feeds > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west -- To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] Feeds: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west/feeds More options: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west
