Same here for me. I can't update anything if I have nothing to update. Some people don't understand that.
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Eric Barringer <[email protected]>wrote: > I tell them that webpages are updated when I am sent information, as I am > normally busy with other duties and cannot spend my time tracking down Coach > X or whatever to get his or her comments on last night's game. It gets to > me, it gets posted. It doesn't get to me, it doesn't get posted. > This normally leads to the person responsible for the questioned activity > getting an e-mail from said parent, which prompts that person to give me > things to update. > -Eric > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Richard Kasson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Our page is set up so that we don't get a lot of "dead wood". We use high >> school sports.net for our sports schedules and just link directly to >> them. >> The only complaints we get are "why isn't the September cafeteria menu >> up?", >> or "why isn't the last school board meeting minutes posted". My general >> response can range from "I don't have the information available yet to a >> rather smart-a#$ed response that lets them know I've got more to do than >> update a cafeteria menu that their kid should've brought home on paper. I >> told one parent last year that I would be glad to show him how to update >> the >> cafeteria menu and would give him a username and password so he could log >> in >> to post the updates. The butt chewing was worth it. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Williams, Scott >> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:58 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [tech-geeks] Webpage Deadwood >> >> Over the years I have collected many webpages for the school that I do not >> use or are obsolete. >> >> <rant> Unfortunately, my viewers can never remember the URL to our present >> site, so they Google (gotta love Google) and they find pages up to 8 years >> old. >> >> What happens then is they click on them and get the 2002 Football schedule >> and then they call the school saying we can't seem to keep our webpage up >> to >> date. >> >> Personally I think they should have their welfare check or unemployment >> check taken away so they wouldn't have all this spare time. >> >> But hey, that's just my opinion. </rant> >> >> If I delete the deadwood then they will get 404's, which maybe just as >> bad, >> should I put a re-direct in on all these obsolete pages? >> >> What do you guys do? >> >> SCott >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > > -- > Eric Barringer > Technology Coordinator > Blue Ridge CUSD #18 > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- *Daniel E. Ragen District Technology Coordinator* *Dupo CUSD 196 600 Louisa Ave Dupo, IL 62239 Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 *[email protected] 'My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.' Thomas Jefferson
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