[Deptheads] web site overhaul

Tue Sep 21 09:44:30 PDT 2010

The database is something we inherited, ported over to postgres from  
MySQL (for the integrity checking), and really can't get rid of  
without redoing a lot of code, some of which is critical (like the  
paypal stuff).

The good thing is it works with php and sql just fine. The real issue  
is that I'm the only one here who understands how it works, and that's  
from studying it as I'm not the one who designed it nor wrote it.  
Tanya can work with it as need be. There's nothing we can't do with it  
per se, it's just a matter of writing the code.

Eric

On Sep 21, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Tim wrote:

> I had a lot to say about the website, but I think Mike sums it up  
> succinctly.  Along with the newer look and making the data more  
> useful, I wonder if we might want to take a step back and look at  
> what we have.
>
> There seems to me to be a lot of issues with our database and how it  
> works with other programs.  I know there are issues with php  
> interfacing with our database and Tanya has mentioned others         
> in the past.  Is there something we can do with/to the database that  
> would correct the problems we have been having?
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 9/20/2010 10:15 PM, mike fryer wrote:
>>
>> I spent some time tracking down other convention websites, and I  
>> think our website is pretty good, if not as bright and flashy as  
>> some. I think just some really good graphics would go a long way  
>> toward improving the website, starting with a distinct and separate  
>> logo for each con. We could come up with the logo for Orccon, and  
>> then announce a contest at Orccon for a logo for Gamex. We pick the  
>> winner and announce it at Gamex, and then do the same thing for  
>> Gateway.
>>
>>
>> Overall Structure of the Website
>> Strategicon could be a single page with links to an Orccon page, a  
>> Gamex page, and a Gateway page.  It will highlight which ever show  
>> is the next one. Many of the links from these seperate pages would  
>> still go to the same content pages, like event submission.  
>> Structurally they would be very similar, but each will have a  
>> different color theme and graphics. Gencon would be a good example  
>> this type of simple front page.
>> http://www.gencon.com
>>
>> The basic structure of our main page is really good, and should  
>> serve as a good model for the individual con pages.
>>
>>
>>
>> Website Look
>> I like the look of neoncon. Our website seems washed out and drab.  
>> I think we need more bright colors, more lively.
>> http://www.neoncon.com
>>
>> Anime Expo has a nice menu across the top, it looks sharp, but a  
>> little dark. Black and burgundy seem an odd color theme for such a  
>> colorful genre.
>> http://www.anime-expo.org
>>
>>
>> Event Submission
>> Delimited file version of the sign up sheets. Something that would  
>> be very easy to dump into a spread sheet.
>>
>> Add the user name of the account doing the submission to the event  
>> submission info.
>>
>> After a event submission form reload after missed required field,  
>> the data is gone and days and times pull down boxes are empty. Also  
>> make it a little more obvious what happened and what field was not  
>> filled in.
>>
>> Event submission form, default day and time changed to blank  
>> instead of the first time slot on Fri, and the first day/time is a  
>> required field, but not the second or third.
>>
>> Add a Submit and Stay option, to keep the form data to make it easy  
>> to submit the same event at multiple times.
>>
>> Add a field for board game geek game numbers, so that we can create  
>> a link to a description of the games, especially in the pre reg.
>>
>>
>> Pre reg Approval
>> Add an approve all button. It would be much quicker to look through  
>> all the requests, deny any that need to be denied, and then approve  
>> the rest.
>>
>>
>> Content
>> A virtual tour of the con. A map of the convention areas, and each  
>> area links to an image gallery of pictures taken in that area.
>> (I think this would be within my abilities to do, so I would be  
>> willing to volunteer to do this)
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Mike Fryer
>>
>> Don’t kid yourself, Jimmy. If a cow ever got the chance,
>> he’d eat you and everyone you care about!
>> -Troy McClure
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Tanya Aldrich <tparry at strategicon.net 
>> > wrote:
>> Since we are starting on the design first, go figure, I will ask  
>> again. [Yes, I'm sure I have previous suggestions in my to do list  
>> if they are something I can do.]
>>
>> How do you want the site to change in overall look?
>> What features would you like to see added? Where?
>> What features would you like to see removed?
>>
>> Please be as specific as you can, site examples where ever possible.
>> And, if you have an application in mind that we can incorporate  
>> into our site (easily, i.e. not like the Forum account merge issue)  
>> or link to, send a url.
>>
>> Keep in mind, we are always open to suggestions, but implementation  
>> requires time, manpower, mental capacity, and/or knowledge that may  
>> not be readily available unless you are volunteering.
>>
>> Tanya
>>
>>
>>
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