[Open-access] Website up and running!

Wed Feb 22 16:19:33 UTC 2012

Hi,

I've been following this discussion with great interest.  Looking at the
website, I'm surprised that it has no obvious @ccess branding on the
home page, or indeed on other pages.  Isn't this an opportunity missed?

One other point.  I know @ccess is a very forward-looking organisation,
but on the "About" page the copyright statement "the interviews on this
site and all other text is copyright (c) 2122" strikes me as a bit
ambitious!  ;-)

Peter

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From: open-access-bounces at lists.okfn.org
[mailto:open-access-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Tom Olijhoek
Sent: 21 February 2012 18:33
To: Mike Taylor
Cc: open-access at lists.okfn.org
Subject: Re: [Open-access] Website up and running!

Hi,

I have done a major update on the @ccess site for more content and a
better look, and also put in the CC-BY licence. I will try to improve on
it in the next few days. 

Have a look and change / edit when and wherever you feel the need......

TOM

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:

On 20 February 2012 16:37, Tom Olijhoek <tom.olijhoek at gmail.com> wrote:
> Laura,(and others editing the @ccess site)
>
> I am looking at the @ccess site just now, and I think it is too basic.
I
> don't want to rush things but since the site is up and running I think
we
> should style it as soon as possible. I don't like the idea of it
staying too
> long as a basic version, because it is how the world sees us. And the
first
> impression should be good.

Agreed.

> I already proposed that we could use the same theme for this site as
the one
> that Mike used for whoneedsaccess.

Not agreed, here, though.  I think it's better that the sites be
immediately visually distinguishable, since they are aimed at very
different constituencies.

That said, we could give some *some* shared elements.  Am I right in
thinking that @ccess is hosted on OKFN's own WordPress installation?
If so, does that mean we can customise stylehseets?  If that's so, we
could start with the theme that Who Needs Access? uses
("Retro-fitted") and change the colour scheme.

> Points to address quickly:
> The landing page now is the about page, We should have it as the
homepage I
> think , and make a About page stating our purposes and history and
> definition of Open Access ------> @ccess, don't you think? I have made
a
> Definition page private published that we might use.

Sounds reasonable.

> Possibly we could also install a number of widgets like a twitter
widget on
> the site.e.g. Twitter Tracker, that one should then be updated to
version
> 2,2

Tracking what Twitter account?  I never heard back from whoever has
@ccess.

-- Mike.

> RSS could also be useful and than some.
> Could we dedicate another sprint to polish the site?
>
> TOM
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A basic website is now up and running at http://access.okfn.org/.
>>
>> It seemed simplest to create the site on the OKFN blogfarm in the
first
>> instance. I'm not an expert with domain names and re-directs, but I'm
happy
>> for that url to be changed/linked elsewhere as  appropriate.
>>
>> To edit, you first need to request privileges from me. (Jenny, Peter
and
>> Tom O. already have them). Drop me an email with your username on the
okfn
>> site (register at okfn.org/register if you don't already have one)
and I
>> will give you admin privileges. To add/edit content, you then simply
log-in
>> at access.okfn.org/wp-admin.
>>
>> The site is functional, but it would be great to make it sharper,
clearer
>> and more comprehensive over the next couple of weeks. Thanks to
everyone who
>> joined the sprint today, we made a great start!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Laura
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura Newman
>> Community Coordinator
>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> http://okfn.org/
>> Skype: lauranewmanonskype
>> Twitter: @Newmanlk
>>
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