[okfn-help] Starting an OKF Contact Directory?

Wed Nov 9 19:21:34 UTC 2011

Heroic Miss Chambers. :-)

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org> wrote:
>>  * Email will still be one of the main points of contact. Under email
>> I think we should have a table with project name/area on the left,
>> then links and notes to the right.
>
> Not sure what you mean by this. I.e. list all aliases at the top, then
> other forms of contact e.g. irc, mailing lists in separate section
> below?

Gave it a go quickly here: http://okfn.org/contact/

There's a table embedded in the page, with project/area on column at
left and links and notes to the right...

[snip]

>>  * Suggest we could have single bulleted list of physical locations,
>> with links to sub-pages if/when we need them (e.g. with map, full
>> address, picture, etc)
>
> Done. Not keen, on sub-pages (as I'm sure you're aware by my nagging
> by now, too much maintenance, but think we should link to the
> chapter's site and encourage them to update their physical location on
> their own site)

Great. Agreed.

>>  * Logo stuff doesn't need to page on this page? Should probably be
>> on okfn.org/media
>>
> I know - it has been there for ages... will move now, didn't realise
> that page existed... oh, no - it doesn't, but does now... linked from
> the footer of the main page.

Hooray!

>> Comments on mailing list page:
>>
>>  * Suggest ordering regional lists by continent rather than alphabetically.
> Done
>>  * Typo: archeology = archaeology
>
> Mended
>
>>  * Suggest putting open-science regional lists under regional lists?
>
> Maybe an additional link, but I think they should stay under science
> as well, so anyone coming with an interest in science can instantly
> know whether anything is going on in their area / inspire them to
> start their own list in this area...
>
>>  * Events & Competitions => Events & Activities
>
> Change
>
>>  * Suggest merging Related Projects into Projects
>
> They were kept separate as I think some of them have been shelved and
> some of the lists I know to be out of use. I need some input from the
> team to see which ones should be integrated into projects.

Cooool.

J.

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