[Open-access] I think "Who Needs Access?" is ready to go

Tue Feb 21 10:18:29 UTC 2012

Excellent!

I think, then, that we should throttle the rate of new content -- aim
for one per day?

Don't forget to get photos of the people we profile: we have to keep a
human face on everything.

-- Mike.

On 21 February 2012 10:15, Jenny Molloy <jenny.molloy at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Stories are coming in thick and fast from Gilles and Graham's calls, there's
> at least 6 so far so I'll follow up today and start posting content. I've
> been without a computer at home for a couple of days so haven't been able to
> do much but it should be back today!
>
> Jenny
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:
>>
>> Excellent.  Now that I have done four interviews on the new site, I am
>> keen to see new content posted by the other editors!  It would be
>> great if you could post something every day for the first week.
>>
>> -- Mike.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21 February 2012 08:44, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I have contacts with the Dutch Lyme disease patient association. A
>> > friend of
>> > mine is regional coordinator and I explained to him about @ccess and
>> > showed
>> > him the WhoNeedsAccess site.He wiil get the information to the Board. I
>> > think they will be interested to particicipate. I have done research on
>> > Lyme
>> > disease myself and so I know how much confusion exists on treatment
>> > possibilities, detection, symptoms etc. They (the patients) have a hard
>> > time
>> > finding information
>> >
>> > TOM
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks, Tom: saw your blog entry and tweeted it right back out!
>> >>
>> >> -- Mike.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 20 February 2012 13:37, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Mike,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have added a link to whoneedsaccess on the @ccess site and wrote a
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > blog http://www.malariaworld.org/blog/how-easy-can-you-find-information-you-need +
>> >> > tweet
>> >> > Jenny I used some of your phrasing for the call on MalariaWorld, hope
>> >> > you
>> >> > don't mind
>> >> >
>> >> > TOM
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Well, we have lift-off!  I have removed the Do Not Index instruction
>> >> >> from the site, tweeted it:
>> >> >>        https://twitter.com/#!/SauropodMike/status/171403113230647296
>> >> >> and briefly blogged it on Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  http://svpow.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/a-new-site-who-needs-access-you-need-access/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would appreciate it someone could add a link from the main @ccess
>> >> >> site.  Also if those of you who blog could blog about it, and those
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> you who tweet could tweet about it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >>        -- Mike.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 19 February 2012 21:00, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > the Site Looks Great!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > TOM
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Folks,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I went ahead and bought a custom domain for the Who Needs Access
>> >> >> >> site
>> >> >> >> -- it can now be found on
>> >> >> >>        http://whoneedsaccess.org/
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I deleted the THIS ISN'T READY warning on the front page, removed
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> first post that just said hello, and have now added photos and
>> >> >> >> brief
>> >> >> >> biographies of the three editors.  (Anyone else who would like to
>> >> >> >> also
>> >> >> >> be an editor is welcome -- just let me know.)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I think the current quorum of a home page, an About page, three
>> >> >> >> articles and three editors is enough to launch with.  Agree?
>> >> >> >> Disagree?  If no-one objects, I will announce it on my own blog
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> on
>> >> >> >> Twitter, and turn on the "let search engines index this" option
>> >> >> >> so
>> >> >> >> that it's no longer hidden.  I'll do this later tonight or
>> >> >> >> tomorrow
>> >> >> >> morning.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Any last-minute comments before we launch, please shout now!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> -- Mike.
>> >> >> >>
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