[clearsky] [Bulk] Re: FW: [clearskyzen.org] Domain Expiry Notice [2]

[Eamon Caddigan]

I like Ed's idea a lot, but as the group treasurer, feel that he  
should be reimbursed for the expense. Right now that's really easy,  
since most of our money is still in the old account. When we transfer  
the rest of our funds to the University, this will require a bit more  
paperwork, but I'm happy to take care of it.

-Eamon


On Aug 7, 2006, at 1:47 PM, Ed Rogers wrote:

> I feel its pretty important to hold onto clearskyzen.org while we have
> it.  $25/yr is pretty cheap for a domain and I'm willing to flip the
> bill for this henceforth.
>
> Also, clearskyzen.org has the first two results on a google search for
> "zen group in champaign" ( check it out!
> http://www.google.com/search?q=zen+group+in+champaign ).  Maybe we
> don't want to invest all our resources on internet advertising, but
> that's publicity gold right there.  Because of its high search
> ranking, if we let go of the original domain, you can be sure we'll
> never get it back.
>
> Lastly we're much more of an "organization" than a "network," for what
> that's worth.
>
> So how 'bout: I'll buy clearskyzen.org from Michael, and keep it up.
> If we'd like the uiuc domain, then let's add a redirect from there to
> here.  (uiuc.edu won't host anything but the basics anyway, and the
> URLs are usually pretty ugly)
>
> If we later decide we want to do website kung-fu, we can check out  
> that avenue.
>
> Lateron,
> --Ed
>
> On 8/7/06, Michael Spiering <mspiering at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Your point is well taken.  The website has generally gone  
>> unnoticed except
>> for the occasional newcomer who says he/she found out about us on  
>> the Web.
>> Nor does the mailing list get much use.  We don't show much  
>> interest in
>> online chatter (makes sense).
>>
>> At any rate, the current site will disappear near the beginning of
>> September.  If we want to keep the current files, it would be  
>> simple to
>> unzip them onto a new server (as a starting point).
>>
>> As I am not a student, someone else would have to get the details  
>> about the
>> server.
>>
>> Of course, it's all still open to discussion.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: clearsky-bounces at michaelspiering.net
>> [mailto:clearsky-bounces at michaelspiering.net]On Behalf Of Andrew  
>> Shirk
>> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:39 AM
>> To: clearsky at michaelspiering.net
>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [clearsky] FW: [clearskyzen.org] Domain Expiry
>> Notice [2]
>>
>>
>> I think number two would be swell, but I've been involved in (and
>> seen) far to many projects with bells and whistles that don't get
>> used. In terms of attracting newbies, it seems almost worse to me to
>> have a deluxe site without any active users than to have a basic,
>> well done static site. Kind of like when you walk into a really fancy
>> restaurant that is empty. I tend to immediately wonder what's wrong
>> with the place.
>>
>> That said, my vote is three.
>>
>> Thanks for looking into this for us.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> At 05:54 PM 8/4/2006, you wrote:
>>> Zen-volken:
>>>
>>> We have a decision to make regarding the Web site.
>>>
>>> We could:
>>>
>>> 1.  Continue with the current host and domain name for $25/yr.  This
>>> includes free hosting, but there are limits on space and the  
>>> capabilities
>> of
>>> the site.  This is the status quo option (see below).
>>>
>>> 2.  We could get domain name clearskyzen.net from Doteasy for  
>>> around $15
>> and
>>> use the extra space on michaelspiering.net (already paid for) to  
>>> host the
>>> site.  This would offer far more potential for making the site  
>>> interactive,
>>> for discussions, questions, multiple editors, calendars, etc.  If  
>>> we choose
>>> this route, I would suggest that we use a content management system
>>> (CMS)--this would mean that we would all be able/responsible for  
>>> providing
>>> the content for the site.  CMS has many features:  look at  
>>> www.joomla.org
>> to
>>> get an idea of what it can do (click on "Demo").
>>>
>>> 3.  Since we are now a student organization, cites is an option.   
>>> I don't
>>> know about the capabilities of what they give you, but I assume  
>>> it comes
>>> with a uiuc.edu domain name.  I would also guess that we would be  
>>> limited
>> to
>>> straight html or relatively basic scripting, but someone might  
>>> want to
>>> investigate.
>>>
>>> It's probably apparent that my vote is for #2, but I'm pretty  
>>> interested in
>>> computers and like the idea of a site that is always changing as  
>>> we discuss
>>> things.  If there aren't people who want to contribute words,  
>>> then the site
>>> will end up static despite the extra capabilities.
>>>
>>> Please discuss.  I want to hear all the opinions.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Doteasy [mailto:billing at doteasy.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 5:12 AM
>>> To: mspiering at sbcglobal.net
>>> Subject: [clearskyzen.org] Domain Expiry Notice [2]
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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