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Re: [PLUG] PLUG searchable archives
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gabriel rosenkoetter said:
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 10:26:06AM -0500, W. Chris Shank wrote:
>> Ok. Sorry - didn't mean to scare you. It just means that it can be
>> changed in the presentation layer without modifying any logic or
>> "getting your hands dirty" - so to speak. I increased (some) of the
>> font sizes- let me know if it looks any better.
>
> I know what it means. Using it's indicative of the design principles
> behind something like that (form over content) with which I don't
> and won't agree. Again, it's just personal opinion.
One more thing:
I have to disagree with you here - it's not form over content - it's the
exact opposite - content regardless of form. the way this is design - you
can change the form without affecting the content. I could easily drop the
styling and the site would render in a way earily similar to how the
existing PLUG site looks. Currently it doesn't support the ability for
each user to have their own theme (ie: you could have a lynx friendly
veiw, someone else could have graphics and bells & whistles) - but this is
a planned feature.
>
>> I enjoy the discussions on the PLUG list, meetings with the members,
>> and being a part of this community. PLUG is a valuable resource and I
>> think that a web forum is a place where others can benefit from the
>> wealth of knowledge well after the discussion has ended.
>>
>> The site is there for PLUG members to use or not.
>
> And I do appreciate your taking the time and server usage for it!
>
> Like I said, I think that the most useful portions are the parts
> that it really doesn't make sense to have on the mailing list. Stuff
> like FAQs, HowTos, that you just don't want to remail on a monthly
> basis, but that you DO want community contribution to and that need to
> be in a centralized, easily findable and searchable. That's where this
> would shine. I maintain that the actually mailing list logs are an
> orthogonal issue and better dealt with as we've been discussing.
>
> I think, though, that if we're going to use it, it really ought to be
> integrated somehow into the existing PLUG website, including
> links from the main page and perhaps even a CNAME. Looks like Darxus
> still owns the domain, but DNS is pointed both at bigpapa.nothingbut.net
> and at mct's DNS server. mct, is bigpapa slaving from you? How's
> that set up?
>
> --
> gabriel rosenkoetter
> gr@eclipsed.net
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