[TheForge] ETIQUETTE QUESTION

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----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Crowther <smithy@nycap.rr.com>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ETIQUETTE QUESTION


>
> >As far as the site being "content shallow" what is it that you would like
to
> >see there? AND have you asked for it? OR have you offered up any
> >'content' yourself?
>
> What I would like to see is a "Projects" area similar to "iForge" on
> Anvilfire.com.  Yes, actually I HAVE offered content (I offered "How-To"
> instructions for a medieval chandelier I made) but later changed my mind
> during the whole ABANA political, "brew-hah-ha" over the expulsion of the
> FABA chapters.  If even half the rumors are true about that incident ABANA
> is not an organization I want to be affiliated with at this time.

......Daniel, thanks for your input. The "Projects" can be accessed by
joining
ABANA and receiving both the Anvil's Ring & Hammer's Blow.
I guess that you HAVEN'T actually offered any content for the web site if
you
changed your mind. I find it strange that you would complain about the ABANA
web site, while using the ABANA supported e-mail list, and yet not be a
member.

>
> >It is unfair to compare the ABANA site to others that are NOT non-profit.
> >ABANA has one paid employee/webmaster/everything-rolled-into-one person
> >where some other sites may have full-time webmasters. Some other sites
> >sell advertising where ABANA has a very small portion of the budget
> >dedicated
> >to the web site.
>
> BINGO!  This is EXACTLY why I made the comments about timely
> updates.  Since I was unaware that the "want ad" system was able to update
> itself I was concerned that a single webmaster (whom I was assuming was
> probably a volunteer) would be able to keep up.

......Daniel, the system doesn't update itself in that respect. It is PEOPLE
submitting
information (want to sell, want to buy) that update the system. Where else
would
that information come from? If you pay a visit to the 'classifieds' page of
the web site
http://members.abana.org/home/cgi-bin/isc/classifieds.cgi
you will see how it works and how easy it is to use.
thanks again for your input,
dave m.

>
>
> Daniel Crowther
> Oak & Acorn
> http://www.oakandacorn.com
> Valley Falls, NY
>