[TenTec] More T parts - Web Site details

[Barry N1EU]

I went ahead and deleted this site.

Barry N1EU

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:

> As an example, I threw up this site in under 5 minutes:
> http://tentec.freeforums.net/
>
> If the group is interested, we could grow this out to the correct
> structure, appoint multiple admins, and agree on posting guidelines.  Or I
> can easily delete the whole thing.  It's totally free although I suspect
> some ads might pop up in the margins.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There should be multiple admins and it shouldn't rely on a single
>> person.  Personally, I like the idea of a shared Google spreadsheet with
>> several people having write privileges.  Talk about easy to set up.
>>
>> Another alternative is setting up a free message board - many sites will
>> host it for free.  Also very easy to set up, folks can directly post their
>> offerings/wants.  We could divide it up into as many groupings as we wanted
>> etc etc.
>>
>>
>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:29 AM, Dry Martini Holding Company😎 <
>> qrp at kg4kgl.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Well I only work 14 days per month. So I have plenty of time. :-}
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On Nov 3, 2015, at 05:41, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Well, a better question would be "how much time do you have for the
>>> project
>>> > every day?"
>>> >
>>> > 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>>> > (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dry
>>> Martini
>>> > Holding Company??
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 11:19 AM
>>> > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] More T parts - Web Site details
>>> >
>>> > So there is ONLY one way to do something?
>>> >
>>> > Robert
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
>>> >> On Nov 3, 2015, at 02:17, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Gentlemen, this is NOT how you do it.
>>> >>
>>> >> I have 4 web sites.
>>> >> All 4 use a content management system (CMS).
>>> >>
>>> >> With a good CMS, you can create a new page within about 1 minute.
>>> >> You don't need to program anything.
>>> >> It is just drag-n-drop, point and click, cut and paste, etc. - just
>>> >> like working in a Word document.
>>> >>
>>> >> It is very kind of Robert to volunteer to do this, but I think his
>>> >> approach would be too slow and dependant on one single person.
>>> >>
>>> >> We need a system where at least 2 people would be able to manage the
>>> >> database.
>>> >>
>>> >> Everyone reading this email is capable of managing a CMS-based web
>>> >> site.  It is dirt simple.
>>> >> If you are able to paste a picture into a Word document, then you can
>>> >> do this.
>>> >>
>>> >> The total cost is about $10 per month for something like this.
>>> >> Of course if someone already has a CMS-based web site, it is very
>>> >> simple to add the pages for free.  But then the URL route will be
>>> >> non-related to the subject.
>>> >>
>>> >> For instance, if I put it up on my site, it would be:
>>> >> www.dj0ip.de/ten-tec-trade/
>>> >>
>>> >> (BTW, that is a "LIVE" LINK) - try it!
>>> >>
>>> >> I would love to do it but I really don't have 10 seconds of spare time
>>> >> and I feel I am too old.  We need someone with a longer life
>>> >> expectancy than mine to do this.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> First of all, it's a great idea but it needs to be organized and easy
>>> >> to use.
>>> >> We must define a format and rules and information must be delivered in
>>> >> that form.
>>> >> (keep it very simple of course)
>>> >>
>>> >> ..> define text format
>>> >> ..> define max picture size
>>> >> ..> define how seller data is to be displayed
>>> >>
>>> >> Next, it must be managed in close to real-time.
>>> >> Programming a web site in PHP is NOT how you do that.
>>> >> It needs to be done in a CMS web site, as I have just demonstrated.
>>> >>
>>> >> BTW, I created that web page while I was writing this email.
>>> >> Took less than 10 minutes, most of which was spent designing the
>>> >> banner at the top of the page.
>>> >>
>>> >> ALSO, we began by saying we need an environment to buy, sell, swap
>>> >> Ten-Tec boat anchor parts. As soon as we said that, people starting
>>> >> throwing in their Eagles!
>>> >> I don't know if we want to do that or not.
>>> >> If that's what everyone wants to do, then I would suggest we have 3
>>> >> sections:
>>> >>
>>> >> ..1. Newer Ten-Tec products (OMNI V and Newer) ..2. Older Ten-Tec
>>> >> products (Corsair and earlier) ..3. Ten-Tec Spare Parts
>>> >>
>>> >> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>>> >> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>> >>
>>> >>
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