[WWI] Gratuitous posting

[Matt Bittner]

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:58:22 +0800, Joey Valenciano wrote:

Wow, Joey V!  Another long-time-ago member that came back up to the
surface.

> - firstly, too many "job well done" postings? Many have given suggestions on
> how to solve this. I won't add. I'll only say, maybe something can be done
> about this. It would help a lot. The thing is, from the subject heading, I
> can't tell if the post only contains a "thumbs up" one liner or if it also
> contains more, like an impt query about a modeling technique used

When I was trying to pursue Coppermine (a piece of photo-gallery
software) for my VVS site, I noticed it came with a "members comment"
section below each image.  If something like that was to be pursued for
the site that's one possbility.  However, there's maintenance involved.
 I never put in on-line for the VVS site because I couldn't break up
the gallery in a way I wanted - but to be honest I also didn't try too
hard.

> - Sharing of info. It seems that some have commented on how some pieces of
> data have to be dug up again and again for newer listees who weren't around
> when it first surfaced (Voss, yellow or olive? Udet, canycane or licorice?).
> How about us working towards a database of such information (an updated
> FAQ)? Text from all relevant posts could be chucked into the
> Voss/Udet/Lozenge/Clerget bin as the case may be. People submitting diary on
> model builds would be helpful too. If not a diary, bins dedicated to
> concerns or tips regarding a certain model (ie. strut locating holes for the
> Edovard Harnaver D.II are wrong).

Excellent idea, and someone else mentioned going Wikipedia-style for
that, which is also a good idea.  However, once again, it requires work
"behind the scenes", which means Al and/or Sanjeev.

> - I'd be willing to help improve the model galleries section of the site. It
> is organized by builder, but a menu organized by aircraft (even by
> nationality, squadron or pilot, if and when possible) would be most helpful
> as well. Could we do this? Would anyone else want to help?

In case you didn't notice, the search function lets you search by
aircraft and aircraft type.  But also my Coppermine comment above might
work.  Again, that needs a lot from Al and/or Sanjeev.

> - Certain important techniques such as simulating wing ribbing wheel spokes,
> wing alignment are documented in the model galleries. A clickable menu to
> jump to that would be cool.

Lots of more work for the web admin troops.


Matt Bittner