[ILUG] content required for YOUR WEBSITE

[Kae Verens]

Ken Guest wrote:
>  * write a tutorial about using a favoured/much used tool/package
>  * write an entry for the Beginners Linux Guide or update what is already there
>    as some of it is woefully out of date
>  * write an install review of some flavour of Linux
>  * write a book review
>  * submit additional entries for the 'Alternatives to Windows Software' page.
>    The aim of this page is to provide people with information on equivalents to
>    what they can't do without on Windows and so learn they can do the same work
>    on Linux.

One thing I think would be appreciated is a jobs page, where 
Linux-related jobs can be advertised. Periodically, job offers are sent 
to the ILUG list, but I'm sure that not all Linux-users read the list - 
just the sad-arses like ourselves that have nothing else to do ;-)

Another thing might be to have a map showing where the various users 
are, so beginners can ask for help setting up hardware if they need it. 
We could use the Google maps API for this.

Also, the Events page is woefully out of date. Maybe it could be 
updated? At the least, it should show potds, even if there are no large 
expos or other stuffs.

I'd be willing to write the jobs page code. I've never worked with the 
Google maps API before, so won't promise that, but it could be 
interesting. Events? I live in the wilderness, so know nothing about 
events... (and even when there /is/ an event, it's too far from me for 
me to be even mildly interested)

As for the problem that articles are out of date - how about adding some 
ratings boxes to each article, so people could vote that articles are 
good/bad, relevant/out-of-date, etc. That way, articles could be ordered 
using those numbers, so people that don't know what to start on (me) 
could choose whatever's at the bottom of the list, and write a 
replacement for it.

Kae