[wlug_org] second installfest meeting: WLUG installfest web pages

[Jethro Carr]

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On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 17:19, Wood Brent wrote:

> A question to sort out first-
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> Given privacy issues, do we want to get names or contact details, email
> addresses? If we do, how do we keep them secure?

Remember, only me and Ewen can access that information on the server,
and who ever we allow to admin this stuff. It's quite secure and so far
no one has hacked the site (however, it's not much of a target)

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> Is a count of "registrations" good enough or not? If we want to give prio=
rity
> to those who have registered we need to be able to ID them....
No, but I meant keeping the reg info, but also having a counting page.

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> My suggestion:
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> have them tick what they are interested in, with a field for an email add=
ress,
> first name, or similar (can be left blank), then give them a reg number. =
If you
> check for duplicates, individuals should only get one number. Tell them t=
o
> bring the number to ensure they get priority over others. We can check th=
en
> that they know the name for that number to confirm on the day. Also get a=
n idea
> as to reg vs non reg who turn up & the number of reg that don't turn up. =
All
> handy to have for future events.
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> the web site displays a page showing running total of numbers ticked for =
each
> presentation & install.

Sounds good.
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> the list of numbers & names with their ticked activities is available onl=
y on a
> separate restricted access page.

I'll make a neat search engine, so you can search for nothing (and you
get everything, or you search for name, or number (and you get that
person's reg.)
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> In addition to this, if we are not providing detail on content in the bro=
chure,
> can we up the descriptive content on the web site?...

Sure.
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> Ask for which distro they want installed? A couple of links to sites desc=
ribing
> the distros, distro home page, or paste some distro reviews/comments dire=
ctly
> into our page?
> eg: http://www.distrowatch.org/dwres.php?resource=3Dmajor
>  (has our 3 as the first three in their list)
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> Also, can those doing a presentation or demo prepare a brief description =
for it
> to go on a page providing some details? Prospective attendees could read =
these
> before registering.=20

good idea.



The site will ask the user for these things:

- first name

- last name

- email address

- Computer Model (could be good, if someone knows about an issue with
that particular model)

- To chose from a list of uses that they may want to use their system
for (eg: internet, word processing, mulitmedia)

- To chose what presentations that they might be intreasted in.

- To chose what distro (if they know) to use.

- If they would like to purchase a hard drive.

- Them to agree that it is their responsability to backup their data.

- Them to agree that if the pc is damaged in any way, it is not our
fault.

I know the last 2 will be done in writing, but it's good to warn them.

Tell me if I've missed anything....



Bwahhhahhhaha!! -- Let's get coding!!!



PS::
Jamie, the logo could be put onto the sponsers page but it would take up
a lot of space, and force the other sponsers off the page and it looks
kind of bad when that happens...

Do you want to stay, or change?


thanks,


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-- Jethro

dodocaptain@paradise.net.nz

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc
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