[Imc-alternatives] okay, what do we have to do to get this to happen?

[Jay]

Hi Robbt, Dave and all,

Thanks for the replies.  I didn't mean to sound impatient and 
alarmist in my last e-mail...!  (oh, wait.  I did.)

>I can i have a plone site up tomorrow.
>Drupal folk i can do that too.
>Having the sites up may kick people into gear to work on them..
>Dave

Here is my thought.  I would love to see the alternatives project be 
100% committed to building an extraordinary web site that fits 
completely into the overall renewed Indymedia network 
architecture.  That means going with the CakePHP/Joomla proposal 
that's being discussed over at imc-cms...but, in the meantime -- and 
this may be a matter of weeks, or a few months, until the new 
Indymedia tech vision has been realized -- I suggest we get something 
up and running in Drupal, a la Dave's "can get the site up in a day" 
suggestion above, and Robbt's "core with no modules/blog-like" 
suggestion below.  We could apply as much of Nick's design as 
possible, focus on the news-gathering aspect and really just have 
something to start the buzz going.

It may look crummy.  It will be clunky.  But it could give us a place 
to start consolidating content, and a bit of an energy boost as well.

Imc-cms techs, having a temporary drupal site for the alternatives 
project to work on will also get me off your backs for a while. 
Meaning, I personally won't feel the need to push, prod and pester 
you, leaving techies to build the new indy infrastructure in 
virtually Jay-free zone.  :)))

Seriously, I want to re-confirm that what I'm proposing is a 
temporary Drupal site that will get the ball rolling, while we're 
still simulaneously working together on creating a real site that 
works completely within the new Indymedia architecture.  I'd started 
learning Drupal so I could stop being one of those annoying "techies 
-- build this!" people and start to actually contribute, but now I'm 
considering trying to learn Joomla too, or instead, to mesh with 
imc-tech's efforts.  So, this is not an "either/or" proposal, just 
something that will get us from point A to point B.

Reactions?
Jay
(p.s. writing a response to taxonomy questions in a different e-mail)


At 10/10/2008, you wrote:
>I can help with a Drupal site, my energy is already divided between a
>lot of projects so I haven't really stepped up on this one, but it
>shouldn't be hard to get something up and running. The biggest problem
>has been a lack of agreement on how to do it and vision, from what I've
>seen from the sidelines. Anyways, the real tricky part is coordinating
>such stuff simply over the web. I think Drupal might be the easiest for
>the most people to be able to play with but we should just do a simple
>6.0 core site with no modules and just try to do it similar to a blog to
>give the content producers a place to start writing and develop anything
>further off when/if it becomes a hit.
>
>In order to do this we simply would need a few parameters outlined.
>Create a taxonomy/categories for content.
>
>  From my understanding the site would consist of alternatives to
>capitalism, focusing on diy and alternative economics, and whatever
>else. I'd be done and have tried to start similar sites in the past, but
>I think the Indymedia network would be an optimal place for this to launch.
>
>Sample Categories: (no need to prefix with alternative before each since
>that is implicit)
>
>Transportation
>Food
>Health
>Culture
>Economics
>Politics
>
>
>Then for content types we could just start out with articles and let
>people write.
>
>If this is going to be open publishing we will need to implement
>something along the lines of peer moderation etc, but it could be done
>by a few moderators at first.
>
>Captcha would probably also be essential for preventing spambots from
>taking it over.
>
>I'll help with it when I can, your write Jay let's get this site up,
>even if it isn't perfect.
>
>Robbt
>
>Dave Fregon wrote:
> > I can i have a plone site up tomorrow.
> > Drupal folk i can do that too.
> > Having the sites up may kick people into gear to work on them..
> > Dave
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