[20693] in APO-L
Re: New APO.org website
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Cashman)
Wed Jul 14 10:52:48 1999
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:53:38 -0700
Reply-To: Derek Cashman <cashman@YAHOO.COM>
From: Derek Cashman <cashman@YAHOO.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Yeah, I figured that it was John Wetherington's
baby,... probably didn't take a genius to figure that
one out,...
> Note: I do not speak for John Wetherington, nor the
> Board.
>
> I was at the Board meeting last weekend and I will
> share with you from John Wetherington's National
Vice > President report:
>
> "Working with the National Executive Director we
> initiated the approval process and design work to
> upgrade the apo.org site.
Ok, the graphics and look have been, "upgraded," but
the content itself has been seriously, "downgraded."
> The effort has not been without frustration and
> controversy, but the current status is a
Obviously.
> big step in making this means of communication an
A big step backwards maybe,... although the graphics
do look good, it is very out-of-date.
> integral part of the Fraternity's operations. The
new > site now has current materials and can easily be
Umm, no it doesn't.
> updated and content expanded by the National office
With the by-laws, pledge manual, and several other
national documents in Adobe PDF format, it probably
will be easier to update.
> staff. We are still working with the Web Team
members > to carry over some important functionality
of the
You are?
> original site that we cannot add to the new site
with
> existing spending plans. The National Office staff
Exactly how much are you spending on this site? With
the talent base we have in APhiO, and the spirit of
volunteerism that we have, I see no reason why we
should have to spend anything on the actual web site
design part. I can see spending money on the actual
server itself, but we shouldn't have to resort to
outside sources such as WOW! Marketing for the actual
design.
> is substantially ahead of their knowledge of Web
> techonology and potential.
If they are so well-versed on their knowledge of web
technology, then why is the site so slow to access?
15-20 seconds access time is not too bad, but when
that is 15-20 seconds on a 100 MBPS LAN, that
translates into more than a minute for most people who
use standard 28.8K or 56K modems. That does not
demonstrate a well-versed web technology or design
knowledge to me.
> With the Board's approval of the budget, additionsl
> features will be added this fall. "
> 7/5/99
Again, how much are we spending on this?
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MCV / VCU
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