Meeting Tonight 02-02-00

[Ripcrd6]

See my new msg concerning meeting info. Topics for tonight include the
webpage design.
Brian
Former Y2K Flunky
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dustin Decker <dustind at zandura.net>
To: <kclug at kclug.org>

> On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Bradley Miller wrote:
>
> > At 01:26 PM 2/2/00 -0600, you wrote:
> > >hrm...  the poll on www.kclug.org indicates that 80.5% of those polled
> > >prefer to meet on Sunday.
> >
> > The poll didn't indicate that not too long ago . . . only 76 people
have
> > voted for a number of meetings but over 500 voted for another day --
80% on
> > a Sunday?  Something smells fishy -- I did some testing and you can
easily
> > run the poll around to say whatever you want it to.   I was under the
> > impression that it was the first Wed. of the month and I've been
planning
> > so far to go to it . . . works out nicely for me.
> >
> > First nobody wants to come to the plate on the web site -- now we're at
the
> > exact same place for a meeting time/place.   Ugh.  Is there a Microsoft
> > employee at work in here?  (grin)
>
> Well, this is a tough call isn' it?  Obviously with nearly 3000 votes
> showing, the QDPoll code leaves a little to be desired.  I would suggest
> something more along the lines of the slashdot poll code - I believe it's
> available.  (It doesn't depend on cookies or the like to prevent this
sort
> of activity, but logs IP addresses I believe.)
>
> Since I've decided to delurk and critique hard, let's take the gloves off
> for a moment.
>
> It it's a Linux User Group, then obviously Front Page has to go.  At the
> very least, the first page should have a title like "KC Linux Users
Group"
> or some such, instead of "New Page 1".  As the site stands now, it's a
> pimple on the ass of Linux users in the Kansas City area.  If KCLUG is to
> be considered savvy or cluefull at all, the webmaster needs to get his
> poo-poo together.
>
> Next, the "Meeting information" page has this problem:
> "AMC's offices are located in the history Kansas City Power & Light
> building at 14th and Baltimore.  It is two blocks east of Bartle Hall."
>
> I would suggest the word "historic" over "history" if this sentance is to
> make any sense whatsoever.
>
> A final recommendation is the removal of the button labelled "Linux
Links"
> if it's not going to actually link to anything.
>
> I guess that's really about $.04 worth isn't it?
> Dustin
>