[Digital-Mentor] ITT and other bits

[Michael Grimes]

I'm happy to update the content and add plugins.

2008/11/17 Dave Briggs <db at davepress.net>

> Will take a look at mobile plugins for wordpress (when I get a minute!) -
> likewise with updating some of the content describing the site. Of course if
> anyone wants to volunteer for this, I'd be happy to provide the edit
> rights...
>
> Dave
>
> 2008/11/17 Michael Grimes <michaeljgrimes at gmail.com>
>
> Slef, I wasn't actually aiming my comment at you at all, but generally
>> expressing a sadness that that is what invariably happens. Be reasonable ;-)
>> To be fair on CLG I suspect that if they were asked for expenses by a
>> parish council they would consider it, but I do agree: if they want
>> involvement then everyone interested should be able to attend without
>> expense. I also wish the workshop had been scheduled much earlier, and that
>> a 'new post' button had been available on their forum right from the start,
>> as none of this has helped convey an appearance of openness. I agree
>> entirely about the problems with CLG's forum, and I too have expressed
>> concern. I flagged it up really just to remind this list that discussion is
>> also happening there.
>>
>> I don't run the digital mentor blog but I'm sure that Dave Briggs will
>> look at your suggestions. I suspect it's an out-of-the-box Wordpress theme,
>> in which case fixing the CSS may be as simple changing the theme. I agree
>> about the phone issue: I think there's a mobile plugin for WordPress that
>> might help here (Dave?).
>>
>> I'm also keen that we follow Clare's suggestion of re-wording the intro to
>> make it more descriptive and welcoming.
>>
>> As for hashtags, I'm aware that both #digitalmentor and #digitalmentors
>> are currently being used for this discussion.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> 2008/11/17 MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop>
>>
>>> "Michael Grimes" <michaeljgrimes at gmail.com> wrote: [...]
>>> > It does frustrate me that government departments still don't think of
>>> > holding meetings outside London (though for the meeting on Wednesday
>>> CLG are
>>> > paying expenses for voluntary and community sector organisations (
>>> > http://tinyurl.com/58xbmv, bottom of page)).
>>>
>>> Well done CLG.  Sadly, it still leaves the rest of the third sector
>>> and the lower levels of the public sector out in the cold.  (Anyone
>>> got a convincing argument to persuade a parish council why they should
>>> pay London expenses for that?  I haven't.)
>>>
>>> > [...] I am somewhat disappointed and baffled that by taking someone
>>> else's
>>> > initiative, opening it up and encouraging other voices, we open
>>> ourselves to
>>> > the charge of being exclusive; but that's life I guess.
>>>
>>> By expressing a concern, I am not making a charge.  Be reasonable.
>>>
>>> > The meeting in Birmingham last week was unofficial, thrown together by
>>> a few
>>> > people who wanted to discuss it. That can be done anywhere, by anyone,
>>> and I
>>> > for one would encourage it to happen. digitalmentor.org is one place
>>> where
>>> > those discussions can be aired, but don't forget there's also CLG's own
>>> > online discussion
>>> > forum<http://haveyoursay.communities.gov.uk/forums/77/ShowForum.aspx>
>>>
>>> CLG's own online discussion doesn't meet CLG's own accessibility
>>> policy.  CLG people are aware of the problem and I've had a very nice
>>> positive response, but no fix date is known.
>>>
>>> I've tried to get involved on digitalmentor.org but it's a bit awkward
>>> to follow with a lack of "push" methods, mobile-phone-unfriendly
>>> display and CSS errors (or is it valid but confuses phones?). My first
>>> part of fixing that would be to install subscribe-to-comments but
>>> davebriggs doesn't seem to be hearing me on identi.ca, twitter or xmpp
>>> lately - anyone else have plugin-installing access?
>>>
>>> Second would probably be some sort of "Get Involved" or "Join" link
>>> and third fixing the CSS.
>>>
>>> Is there a common hashtag for this yet?  #digitalmentor seems in use.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> --
>>> MJ Ray (slef)
>>> Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small
>>> worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/
>>> (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237
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