Eric:
What you may not have noticed were the misalignment of bullet points, spaces between lines, and font inconsistencies which are no longer on the other pages, just the home page. If you don't notice it there, to Eric and I they were like eyesores.
Don't get me wrong about videos on the home page. I've come to think it to be a good idea. But I do think we should have the most recent videos (over the past ~month?) on the main page and archive the rest. A "Video" link in the right sidebar with subgroups (CME, Advocacy, Immunizations, Parent videos[?]) may be an idea.
I'm still thinking about the Forums, groups, etc. I'm wondering about putting the first thread on new topics in the What 's New as a link to that thread on the Forum page, at least in the beginning.
I'll start making the other changes.
Anthony J. Battista, MD
Webmaster, AAP District II
Webmaster, AAP Chapters 1, 2, and 3
ajbattista@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: E Beyer <beyere@mac.com>
To: Anthony Battista <ajbattista@aol.com>
Cc: Michael Terranova <mterrano@buffalo.edu>; Nancy Adams <nadams@mcms.org>; Edward Lewis <elewis@lewispediatrics.com>; Carolyn Cleary <arudmann@rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 10:02 am
Subject: Re: New web site
Tony,
I went over to the site but everything looks the same as when I left it. Yes, I emptied my cache and refreshed the screen.
Please excuse the bullet points as I try to address everything you're saying.
1) I don't disagree that the first thing displayed should be a welcome message. I would offer that the amount of information - the history of the Academy, contact information for Nancy, etc - is excessive and needs to be condensed and organized.
2) I agree with you that we should place this information under "about us".
3) A calendar page is a great idea. I would like an easy place to refer to for all of our upcoming meetings, if only because I keep losing that information myself.
4) Agreed. Although I'd consider placing medical alerts on the middle column, along with videos and other news elements, in reverse chronological order, a la Facebook.
5) Executive Board should be under Contact us.
6) This is an area where we have disagreed in the past. You would like the videos off of the main page while I would like several on the main page. Can we split the difference? Maybe have the most recent videos (over the past ~month?) on the main page and archive the rest? Ultimately, we're going to want to archive old videos as they get more numerous.
Any thoughts on the Forums?
EB
On Jul 15, 2009, at 9:34 AM, Anthony Battista wrote:
Eric:
Time now to start organizing the site. I have cleaned up the new pages a bit (cutting and pasting is not good enough), but the structure doesn't sit well with me. new.ny1aap.org
1) Although I appreciate your interest in having a video link on the front page, the first thing that should be seen is basic information about the Chapter, under "Welcome".
2) I think the Mission statement, Objectives, and History should be sub-categorized under a left sidebar called "About Us"
3) I've added a Calendar page. It is much more robust than the right sidebar
4) The What's New in the right sidebar should be for one or two upcoming events, and for important medical alerts and additions to the web site.
5) Executive Board - under "Contact Us" or on its own in the right sidebar?
6) The Video links should be archived on their own page (right menu link?). Links to new videos should be in the What's New sidebar.
Anthony J. Battista, MD
Webmaster, AAP District II
Webmaster, AAP Chapters 1, 2, and 3
ajbattista@aol.com