Date:         Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:24:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Tim <h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim <h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tell Everyone About Your Vanagon Links - Tagging
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I have the domain h2oboxer.com and was looking to set up a site using
Joomla!. I was looking to set up a phpbb type of forum along with a
Vanagon-of-the-day function where someone could submit a picture of their
van and a little story about it.

Joomla!, for those that don't know, is a very nice content mananagement
system.

The beauty of it is that you can assign multiple people with the abilities
of editors, submitters, and administrators.

I was hoping to try to contact some of the professionals on the list, to
write a guest column or have someone with some specific knowledge who is
willing to share.


I was not looking to limit the site, only requirement is that the info is
Vanagon related.

If anyone is interested in helping out I would greatly accept the help.
It seems that the Vanagon.com site has become a bit out-of-date, and I would
like to be able to offer a place where the community has some more input.


Plenty of bandwidth and plenty of storage space.

Any comments or suggestions?

There is just a shell out there now.


Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Fisher
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tell Everyone About Your Vanagon Links - Tagging

I was reading awhile back about 'wikis'... and from what the article
detailed it seemed like it might be a very useful tool for this list. Having
said that, I've never actually 'used' one myself, other than reading the
occasional link to Wikipedia.
Anybody think it'd be viable, or not? Anybody know the nuts 'n bolts of how
to run one?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug F" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Tell Everyone About Your Vanagon Links - Tagging


>I am curious why the Vanagon.com server allows so much bandwidth to
> house all the "ah hem" e/mails from the vanagon community for now and all
> eternity.
>
> Yet, the "link" area on vanagon.com site frankly leave me pretty dry.
>
> Why not update the vanagon.com site with a place for links?
> Or better yet if the ability exists, allow an e/mail to be sent to the
> server to
> add a link to the link area or send a "request" for a delete of a dead
> link?
>
> Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Preston Grimes" <87westy@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:10 AM
> Subject: Tell Everyone About Your Vanagon Links - Tagging
>
>
> For our vanagon links, why not employ the tool of "social tagging"
> instead?
> Del.icio.us is a good place. There are some links tagged there under
> "vanagon" already. All of us would do the community service by tagging our
> favorite vanagon links. The notable links would get highlighted and pushed
> to the top by virtue of their popularity.
>
> (NB: I have no affiliation with del.icio.us  other similar tools are also
> available)