There has been a lot of (unfocused) discussion about the CCA website, and what it should be. Everyone seems to want more than they are being offered, but that isn’t really a sufficient answer to the question.
It’s normal that a group of such varying interests should have disparate desires. But we’re going to have to start the process of tallying up who wants what, and why, so that we can begin the process of discussing it and constructing it.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time surfing the net, examining other LA’s websites, both for structure, and for content. There are some points of similarity, but not as many as you might think. Some sites are clearly the product of one person. Others show signs of having parts administered by different folks. Some websites have been around for years. Others come and go like sunshine.
Once again, as with other tasks I’ve talked about, this is better taken care of in a collaborative way. Where more folks are invited to the table to contribute their opinions and their efforts. And there are more and better tools for doing this on the web than before. But even the best and easiest of them require more front end work in the design and adminstration than is required when one person runs the show.
If you have an interest in this issue, I invite you to participate. We need input on what information should be on the website, and how it should be organized. We’ll need help in gathering and writing that information. We’ll need help in coding and adminstrating the site.
If you have interest or experience in any of these things, then I encourage you to contact me.
And the more detail that you’re willing to put into your written description of what you’d like to see, or do, the better…
For example, listing all the subjects you’d like to be able to find informational pages about. Or services that you’d like to be able to use. Or examples of things you’ve enjoyed or found useful on other sites. If you’re willing to write down what you want, clearly, completely, and concretely, the more likely that you’ll get it. If you find it difficult and time consuming to do that, it’s correspondingly less likely that folks will take time to code and design those things for placement on the web…