New CCN 'Welcome' Page (3)

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:53:05 -0300
To: David Potter <potter@csuite.ns.ca>, editors@chebucto.ns.ca
From: Peter Morgan <ae112@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: CCN USERHELP <userhelp@chebucto.ns.ca>
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This all sounds great.

Is there an easy way to suck most of this stuff in to the home page (ie
member x coming in via there mpowered account and netscape)? What I am
imagining is perhaps a slightly more static version of the login page but
with various bits plugged in -- a tip, the board message etc. I know how to
do this on some servers with server side includes. Is there a similar
capability with csuite? Of course, a more complex solution, involving
cookies and things to present a non-dail-in user with his/her dynamic
content would be great, but if we could easily modify the home page html
that would be a first step.



nesday, David Potter wrote:
>
>Prior to introducing the new welcome page to the general user base we
>need to ensure that the information which we are presenting is suitable.
>
>
>In review, the welcome page provides a vehicle for messages:
>
>1) from the board
>2) from the membership committee
>3) from the volunteer committee
>4) from the ip committee, and (last but not least)
>5) from the userhelp/documentation team
>
>-----
>
>With the _exception_ of userhelp/documentation these messages are
>presented at specified intervals (days or on-line hours) and that ONLY ONE
>of the board, membership, volunteer, or ip messages are presented during a
>particular session.
>
>-----
>
>USERHELP
>A tip from userhelp (documentation) is presented every login. The tip is
>rotated every session and is either a 'New User', 'Intermediate', or
>'Advanced' tip depending on the users Lynx 'User Mode' setting.  We need a
>bunch of tips...
>
>
>BOARD
>The board message will repeat at a specified interval 25 hours during beta
>testing (every second day), every 7 days in regular use (suggestion). It
>should be pointed out that the Board message has the highest priority...
>if the time intervals in use would schedule both board and a volunteer
>message, only the board message will be presented.
>
>It is intended that the board message will be a 'dynamic' document...
>changing to reflect the information the board wished to communicate to
>users. The board message is in the form of a html document that may
>constitute the entire message, or may include links to other documents
>such as committee reports, meeting minutes, etc.
>
>Responsibility for the maintenance of this document lies with the board.
>
>The demo document is located at:
>
>http://chebucto.ns.ca/Policy/messages/board/notice.html
>
>
>MEMBERSHIP
>The membership message is designed as a (relatively) static series of
>messages that address several situations:
>
>1) a 'plea' directed to non-members at a regular interval (15 hours
>on-line (suggestion))
>
>2) a link to "g)o status" presented to existing members starting (in
>regular use) about 3 months before the membership is due to expire
>(suggestion). In regular use this message would be repeated every 17 
>day (suggestion).
> 
>3) an 'urgent' plea to a member whose membership has expired. Repeated
>every 7-8 days (suggestion).
>
>NOTE: Non-emebers who _are volunteers_ are not presented with the 'plea'
>described in 1) above.
>
>
>VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE
>The volunteer function is designed to acknowledge the efforts of
>volunteers on a regular basis. Team Leaders maintain a list of volunteers
>who are contributing to the team effort. On a regular basis ( 21 days
>suggestion) 'registered' volunteers are presented with a message such
>as...
>
>"Chebucto Community Net is possible through the efforts of many volunteers.
>Your efforts are appreciated!"
>
>
>IP COMMITTEE
>This feature allows the IP committee to feature an IP. The committee can
>decide which IP's are featured, when they are rotated etc... we are
>working on capturing statistics on the number of user the IP is presented
>to... for possible communication back to the IP.
>
>I'll discuss this further with the IP Committee....
>
>
>david potter

Peter Morgan
Chair, Chebucto Community Network 


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