Hi David, almost at work, thus just a: sorry for sounding that strong, of course the current site is amazing given the available time - I'd like that even more people can enjoy it's content perceiving it a breeze. So I am happy about the status, and let's talk when things settled a bit.
Now, entering "day job mode" :-) Cheers, Christoph David Nelson <[email protected]> schrieb: >Hi Christoph, :-) > >On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 06:00, Christoph Noack <[email protected]> wrote: >> Concerning the latter: no. Since I know that you also have to focus on >> several things at the same time. But I feel free to bother you again >> very soon, since it's still an issue :-) Okay? > >Hmmmm.... How can I start. First of all, please read friendliness >throught what I'm about to say. ;-) > >Frankly, I'd like you to think carefully about anything that will >involve a lot of work restructuring the website. > >First of all, you're the only person to have raised issues with the >site, and maybe it would be a good idea to leave it like it is for a >month or two, and to see how the *user base* reacts. If we do start >getting a lot of email with comments on its usability, then - >obviously - there is need for action. But, if not, then maybe we can >finally enter a period of "peace and prosperity", and each of us can >focus on other work that has been neglected recently. > >Myself, I have a lot of work that I want to get on urgently in the >docs project, not to mention work for clients. The site-building >process has been very time-consuming in terms of the actual work on >the site, and in terms of the huge amount of e-mail discussion on and >off the list. > >If you do feel that work is needed redesigning the IA, and if it is >likely to cause cascading complications down the line, I might have to >leave you to do the work yourself and to deal with the complications, >because I don't think I'd have time to help you out much. It seems to >me to be rather a secondary priority, and there are other things I'd >have to put first. > >On the other hand, I'd be disappointed if what you want involves major >interventions on the site's content, because an *awful* lot of work >has gone into it, and it would be a pity if it was to turn out to be >wasted. > >I've given some thought to the issues you raised and I don't really >understand some of them. Maybe there's something I missed, and maybe >we can clarify things during a website confcall. Let's talk about it >by voice - which is sometimes a better means of communication than >email. ;-) > >Meanwhile, can you have a think about the priorities aspect? I'd refer >us all to Narayan's notion of "getting things right and getting things >done". Right now, I feel very much in favor of the latter. > >However, I am keen to properly examine any problems or shortcomings >you perceive in the current site IA and content, so we can talk more >about them soon. > >But I'll be relieved when we get to the stage when the website is >something that boosts our productivity and community life, instead of >being a continual problem. > >"Ciao for now!" ;-) > >David Nelson > >-- >Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/website/ >*** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/website/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
