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It sounds pretty heated, but it isn't what it seems. We began the new ShiloBrats website with a committee of ten, with input from everyone, and as Doug Jordan so aptly described the process then ... a camel is a horse designed by a committee, but in the end we designed a pretty good horse. The horse went to pasture, but the pasture was of a limited size with a fence surrounding it. One of the first things we did was to increase the size of the pasture, but we didn't move the fence. Other developments went into the new pasture, but the fence still restricted growth of the original pasture. Part of our exchange has been how to expand this within the standards the site is built on, and it has generated a new model we are now working on for the expansion.
Think of the web site as an encyclopedia of Shilo through the eyes of a kid having lived there. There is an order to the information, and we always know where to find it. When new content becomes available, it should be able to fit into that order with a comfortable continuity. We haven't been able to do that with the current design, and that will now be solved with the new model. It won't look a lot different, but will be set up for organized growth. There is a lot of work to do, and it will be implemented in stages, there will be notifications, and ShiloBrats will continue to grow in an organized manner.
It sounds pretty heated, but it isn't what it seems. We began the new ShiloBrats website with a committee of ten, with input from everyone, and as Doug Jordan so aptly described the process then ... a camel is a horse designed by a committee, but in the end we designed a pretty good horse. The horse went to pasture, but the pasture was of a limited size with a fence surrounding it. One of the first things we did was to increase the size of the pasture, but we didn't move the fence. Other developments went into the new pasture, but the fence still restricted growth of the original pasture. Part of our exchange has been how to expand this within the standards the site is built on, and it has generated a new model we are now working on for the expansion.
Think of the web site as an encyclopedia of Shilo through the eyes of a kid having lived there. There is an order to the information, and we always know where to find it. When new content becomes available, it should be able to fit into that order with a comfortable continuity. We haven't been able to do that with the current design, and that will now be solved with the new model. It won't look a lot different, but will be set up for organized growth. There is a lot of work to do, and it will be implemented in stages, there will be notifications, and ShiloBrats will continue to grow in an organized manner.
Added: May 28, 2014
I like your ideas !
Name: edie
E-mail: ediemw007@gmail.com
OK, while Ken and Lonnie are busy making changes to the website, I'm going to take Ian up on his offer and begin to create the stories "Where Are They Now?" If any one else would like to contribute an update of their 'life' along with a few photos, we welcome that. Your contributions are what keep your old buddies checking in. And although I can't make your stories sound any better than they are, I can make them look good. Kind of a re-visiting of Shilobrat News .... Wow! that was a few years ago !! OK Ian, I'm sending you and email. Get your STUFF together.