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On 30/12/12 21:22, Simon Waters wrote: > The blogging features of drupal aren't that different to wordpress, although I'd > agree WP is marginally easier. So I don't see the gain. > > Paul was using bits of the content management where drupal has rather more > features than wordpress and so has scope to confuse himself. Typically people can > create content but rearranging the site to include such new content isn't always > delegated at the same time. Similar issues exist in wordpress (indeed you often > have to change themes or shuffle widgets around in WP to achieve the same > effects). > > As regards users not knowing their credentials - another system isn't going to > help, I'd suggest a password manager. > > The problem I see is lack of writers, that said failure to maintain what little is > there already has upset potential new members. So perhaps we should aim to do less > better as far as the website is concerned. > > I personally prefer WP to drupal, but I don't think the problems we have are > simply technical chalenge of using drupal. > I agree, the open devon site is clean and simple, which is what the lug site should be, so it's easy to find stuff, sure we don't need a whole new system for this as you said do what we do better, and with a password manager we may help people login and add content. question is how can we achieve this without too much work (for server admins) and end up with something is end editors can use easily and that will make new users (esp younger potential members) want to look at us further. notice i have put a meetings policy on the other site, this shows we as a group are responsible for health and safety (wires are trip hazard) and safeguarding (which is sort of covered by saying children should be with responsible adults) sure the wires / bags thing is obvious but its something people expect these days for some reason. Paul for reference i have put the url here again http://www.opendevon.org.uk/ saves people going hunting in e-mails for it. -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 http://www.raspberrypi.org http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq