Re: replace training blurb with upcoming pug meetings?

On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 19:47 +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Robert Treat wrote:
> > In an effort to give more visibility to the pugs, one idea that was
> > floated around was replacing the training blurb on the main site with
> > an "upcoming pugs" section, modeled after the upcoming events.  The
> > training blurb would then be changed to a direct link saying "looking
> > for training?" (or similar) which would take you to the full training
> > page.  There are some logistical issues that would need to be worked
> > out to make this happen, but before we go down that path, I wanted to
> > get a general consensus on the idea. thoughts? 
> 
> Any way we can have both? I agree it's a good idea to get upcoming
> pugs, but I'd like to keep the training info somehow.

I think it is a matter of deciding the purpose of the space. IMO .Org
should be all about community, not all about advertising for commercial
providers. That isn't to say we shouldn't help the people who help us
(obviously) but it is to say that a PUG should come before CMD, EDB or 
any other commercial entity listed.

That being said, we have a problem in that the front page is remarkably
cluttered. It is trying to tell people entirely too much all at once.
Something has to give if we are going to add PUGS. Training or Latest
News seems the most appropriate. 


Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake