Web site development

[Altona Duston]

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Hal Duston
Boring is good.
A conformist in a nonconformist world.

Altona Duston wrote:

> Okay,
>
> Chief HTML-nazi here.  I "stole" Chris's page and made
> it HTML-4 compliant ran it through the validators
> and added css and validated that.  It is at
> http://www.sound.net/~hald/kclug/cmidkiff.html
>
> Also, the Mailing list at the bottom works :)
>
> I cannot create, but I can edit.  Will try to do the
> other one tommorrow.
>
> Hal Duston
> hald at sound.net
> Boring is good.
> A conformist in a nonconformist world.
>
> Chris Midkiff wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a fine idea.  Please, feel free to make use of anything
> > found in the source at http://home.kc.rr.com/cmidkiff/main.html or
> > .../color.html (for this project, or anything else you need it for...)
> > The link buttons to linux.com, the Gimp, and Caldera do not belong to
> > me, but they are reusable, as long as they link to their respected
> > owners and are not used in a derogatory fashion.
> >
> > btw, I'm sorry if I offended Robert with my last post.  I did not mean
> > it to be offensive.  Please consider this a public apology for
> > critiquing his work in public.
> >
> > Chris Midkiff
> > cmidkiff at kc.rr.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tony Hammitt [SMTP:thammitt at kc.rr.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:46 AM
> > > To:   kclug at kclug.org
> > > Subject:      Re: kclug - Web site development
> > >
> > > Just my 2 cents on the issue:
> > >
> > > Would everyone please just sign off on using each other's website
> > > code, design and images?  Then we could all paste together our own
> > > versions of the website, put them somewhere on the web, and exchange
> > > further ideas.  When weve all borrowed the features we like and
> > > consider the sites to be release quality, we can vote on which one
> > > we like best.
> > >
> > > Does anyone see anything wrong with that plan?  I don't consider the
> > > Linux community (or GNU community, for you purists) to be a bunch of
> > > talkers, but a bunch of do-ers.  Let's all of us who can spend an
> > > hour or two putting together a site then post the links.  We are
> > > supposed to be representing the Open Source community, let's
> > > demonstrate how it's done.
> > >
> > > This is by no means a critique of those who have done the above,
> > > but more of a call to action to those of us who haven't done anything
> > > yet.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Tony Hammitt
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert Berg wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I wasn't trying to create a debate over who can design a better
> > > site.
> > > > So, to keep this thread going in a positive direction I guess I'll
> > > > just withdraw my offer.  I guess I didn't have much to offer
> > > anyway...
> > > >
> > > > Incidentally, I completely understand the whole pet peeve thing.
> > > > Infact, its a pet peeve of mine when people say... "I hate to do
> > > > _blank_" and then go ahead and do _blank_ anyway.  Good luck with
> > > the
> > > > design... if I can help in any way let me know.
> > > >
> > > > -Robert
> > > > http://www.kclinux.com
> > > >
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > > >
> > > > On 1/17/00, 12:50:42 AM, Chris Midkiff <cmidkiff at kc.rr.com> wrote
> > > > regarding Re: kclug - Web site development:
> > > >
> > > > > Glad to have your input on the site design.  I wish I had seen
> > > your
> > > > original
> > > > > post (must have slipped by).  It would have saved me some typing.
> > > I
> > > > hate
> > > > > to critique in public, but. (uh oh, here it comes...)
> > > >
> > > > > I guess I'm from the old school, but I believe in not using
> > > pictures
> > > > where
> > > > > text will do.  Use bandwidth carefully.   I guess most people have
> > > 56k
> > > > > connections, (heck, I have a cable modem myself), but I think the
> > > > principal
> > > > > still applies. Don't get me wrong,  I think the 3d-looking title
> > > image
> > > > and
> > > > > links look great, and I know they are not very big. I guess it's
> > > just
> > > > a "pet
> > > > > peeve" of mine.
> > > >
> > > > > I would be willing to scrap what little I have done, and help the
> > > > group
> > > > > get your base up and running. The objective here is for KCLUG to
> > > have
> > > > the best
> > > > > site possible. It is, after all, representing all of us, and the
> > > Linux
> > > > > community as well.
> > > >
> > > > > A little about myself, since I am not well known to the group.
> > > Most
> > > > of my html
> > > > > is stuff I learned years ago.  I have not had the time to really
> > > use
> > > > it, and I
> > > > > know I've fallen behind the times.  The only active stuff I have
> > > ever
> > > > done is
> > > > > plain java.  There's a little "Helper" applet at
> > > >
> > > > > http://home.kc.rr.com/cmidkiff/color.html
> > > >
> > > > > (feel free to have a look) that I wrote several years ago.
> > > Currently,
> > > > I am a
> > > > > network admin/programmer.  The programming is (unfortunately) in
> > > M$
> > > > C++ and
> > > > > (cringe) VB.  I guess I really should go to the next meeting, I
> > > keep
> > > > meaning
> > > > > to...
> > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > > > > > I'm glad to see this topic has started to turn in a positive
> > > > > > direction!  Here's a few more thoughts on the website...
> > > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > <insert silly little sig>
> > > > > Chris Midkiff
> > > > > cmidkiff at kc.rr.com
> > > >
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