On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:58:46AM -0600, Scot Jenkins wrote: > On 1/31/06, Bob Tanner <tanner at mn-linux.org> wrote: > > Maybe third time will be the charm? > > > > Current web site is static and entry into making changes "high". So, I put up > > Zope in the hope of getting more community involment. It totally flopped. > > > > Got a couple volunteers to help with Zope and get a framework in place, but it > > again totally flopped. > > > > So, I'm back :-) Pitching a CMS for tclug, this time Drupal. Comments? > > Drupal is great for community-based websites. The local PHP user > group's site uses it. > http://tcphp.org/ I developed the web site for a Minnesota-based charity, Bundles Of Love, using Drupal. It took me a little while to get the hang of it, but now it's trivial to keep up to date. I am the only one actually entering content though. http://www.bundlesoflove.org > Keep in mind it's not the technology but the _people_ who make the > website what it is. No matter what tool you use, if no one bothers to > participate the website will always flop. This is a problem amongst > any user group. Everyone want's a cool website using the latest tools > but no one is willing to put in the time to keep it up to date. You've hit this bang on - I've seen this many, many times. It started back in the paper newsletter days and continued to the web site days. .../Ed -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program