[ale] How Do I Join?

Thu Feb 19 21:21:48 EST 2009

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:11 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>wrote:

> What are you expecting ale.org to do? Really the only purpose it has
> is to inform people of the meetings and allow them to sign up for the
> mailing list. In the several years I've been participating in the
> list, I've been to the website only a few times. I could probably
> count the number of times on both hands.
>
> 2009/2/19 Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com>:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I'd like to jump back on this project of mine and redesign the ALE
> website
> >> (thankfully, that's running on Wordpress)  I'm a PHP web developer and I
> >> have some graphic skills.  I tend to create web sites from start to
> finish
> >> and I take user experience into heavy consideration.
> >>
> >> Personal Blog
> >> http://www.fergytech.com
> >>
> >> World of Warcraft Guild Blog
> >> http://www.eyesoftheeast.net
> >>
> >> Design Portfolio
> >> http://www.digitalalias.net/portfolio
> >>
> >> Thanks for any feedback, especially from the webmaster of the ALE.org
> >> domain. ;)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 3:57 AM, Kresnik Igor <kresnik.igor at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello
> >>>
> >>> I like know how i can join Georgia Open Source Education Foundation via
> >>> emails? power builder, Qt designer, Visual studio, Macromedia
> >>> Dreamweaver Macromedia Fireworks Macromedia Flash, Open Office. i can
> >>> create presentation, tutors, example. My web site
> >>> http://pingusclip.890m.com/
> >>> http://linux4you.freewebpages.org/
> >>> https://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/5x/installing/
> >>> im redy created scren shoots other linux too
> >>>
> >>> regards,
> >>> Igor
> >>> PS
> >>> Its possibly get pay for this or get donation for this job?
> >>>
> >>> Greg Freemyer pravi:
> >>> > JIm,
> >>> >
> >>> > How much traffic does the website even get?
> >>> >
> >>> > I only visit once a year or so.  To me ALE is the mailing list.
> >>> >
> >>> > Greg
> >>> >
> >>> > 2008/5/15 Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Hi Marc,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The website is a carryover from the prior hosting. It is Wordpress
> >>> >> with an
> >>> >> old style so multiple people can add stuff. I am one of the machine
> >>> >> admins
> >>> >> and the admin for the mailing list. Aaron Ruscetta handles much of
> the
> >>> >> site
> >>> >> updates.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> If you have a better style for Wordpress you would like us to see,
> >>> >> cool!
> >>> >> Toss it over and we'll take a look. We are looking at doing some
> stuff
> >>> >> on
> >>> >> the site in a bit but haven't given much thought (that I know of -
> >>> >> common
> >>> >> state for me) to a look and feel. I think the key thing for the
> >>> >> current
> >>> >> setup is we will probably keep with Wordpress as it nicely does the
> >>> >> update
> >>> >> job we need. But it is pretty expandable so ....
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Welcome to the ALE list!   Grab yer fav distro, load it up and start
> >>> >> asking
> >>> >> questions. Unless the grouchy people are missing their nap we pretty
> >>> >> much
> >>> >> like helping people get moving along with Linux. Most of the
> >>> >> obnoxious,
> >>> >> feeble attempts at humor will come from me. On occasion I can point
> >>> >> someone
> >>> >> in the right direction on a problem. The cool thing is we have
> people
> >>> >> that
> >>> >> are from all over Linux tech: programmers, admins, graphic arts,
> >>> >> engineers,
> >>> >> scientists, medical professionals, and many others that have not
> been
> >>> >> listed.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I don't think we currently have anyone here with direct experience
> as
> >>> >> a
> >>> >> circus elephant trainer but we do have an avid juggler and several
> >>> >> people
> >>> >> known to make beer (and quite a few know to drink beer!).
> >>> >>
> >>> >> 2008/5/15 Marc Ferguson <marc at fergytech.net>:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>> Hi,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> I did a google search for "georgia lug" and I dug my way through
> the
> >>> >>> results and/or sites to www.ale.org.  Followed the link to the
> >>> >>> mailing list
> >>> >>> and here I am.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Btw, who handles the web site?  I'm a web developer and I'd like to
> >>> >>> help
> >>> >>> design the site and get a more community feel to it, forums, blogs,
> >>> >>> articles, etc.  Thanks for the welcomes.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 15:49 -0400, Stephen R. Blevins wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> And check out this web site, if you haven't already:
> >>> >>> http://www.ale.org/new/index.php
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> BTW, how did you find out about us and this email address?
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Stephen R. Blevins
> >>> >>> srblevi at worldnet.att.net
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Harold Bieber wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>> Marc... Welcome.. you have now joined the Atlanta Linux
> Enthusiasts.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> No, Seriously, there are no fees or anything. If you want to show
> up
> >>> >>>> at any of the meetings we have, or the Installfest this weekend
> feel
> >>> >>>> free. You can lurk and learn, and participate in any/all the
> >>> >>>> discussions. If you have questions, just post them to the list.
> >>> >>>> There
> >>> >>>> is also an IRC channel (#ale on freenode), but it is often quiet,
> a
> >>> >>>> couple of us camp out there and sometimes even talk.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> Welcome to ALE....
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> Harold
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:32 PM, <marc at fergytech.net
> >>> >>>> <mailto:marc at fergytech.net>> wrote:
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>     Hi,
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>     I'm linux noobie and I'd like to join this LUG.  How do I go
> >>> >>>> about
> >>> >>>>     doing
> >>> >>>>     it?  Thanks.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>     Marc F.
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>     _______________________________________________
> >>> >>>>     Ale mailing list
> >>> >>>>     Ale at ale.org <mailto:Ale at ale.org>
> >>> >>>>     http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>> >>>> Ale mailing list
> >>> >>>> Ale at ale.org
> >>> >>>> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>>>
> >>> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> >>> Ale mailing list
> >>> >>> Ale at ale.org
> >>> >>> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Marc F.
> >>> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> >>> Ale mailing list
> >>> >>> Ale at ale.org
> >>> >>> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> James P. Kinney III
> >>> >>
> >>> >> _______________________________________________
> >>> >> Ale mailing list
> >>> >> Ale at ale.org
> >>> >> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Ale mailing list
> >>> Ale at ale.org
> >>> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Marc F.
> >>
> >> www.fergytech.com
> >> Registered Linux User: #410978
> >>
> >> "When life gives me lemons... I make Linuxaide, hmm good stuff!" -Marc
> F.
> >
> > One last bit.  Are you guys using any web analytic services, like Google
> > Analytics or Omniture SiteCatalyst?  I looked at the home page code and I
> > didn't recognize any.  It would be very interesting to see what your web
> > stats are, in greater detail.
> >
> > --
> > Marc F.
> >
> > www.fergytech.com
> > Registered Linux User: #410978
> >
> > "When life gives me lemons... I make Linuxaide, hmm good stuff!" -Marc F.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ale mailing list
> > Ale at ale.org
> > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>
> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> CH:D 59
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>

Hi James,

What I want to do is totally presentational only.  I totally understand the
action is in the mailing list and I do not want to change that in any way.
To be honest, I think the site looks ugly and there are some User Experience
things I'd like to change.  Other than that, the site will still have the
same information... maybe a blog section, but not needed.  I just want the
site to look prettier, keeping up with the "times". :D

-- 
Marc F.

www.fergytech.com
Registered Linux User: #410978

"When life gives me lemons... I make Linuxaide, hmm good stuff!" -Marc F.
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