Wow!
The level of response is amazing! Guess I'll jump on the bandwagon,
too--done a fair amount of content management setup from scratch using perl
and javascript to cobble together tools for non-techies to use for site
maintenance, so there might be times when I could pass along easily-bolted
on stuff other could use or just help with problem-solving. And I'm hoping
there are some experts with various well-developed systems like Drupal and
Joomla that have tips to share as well...
(Bizarre aside: anyone remember Second Life? Wouldn't it be cool if you
could program avatars to do dance moves and have a virtual contra dance, or
test dance sequences? Actually, forget that! It's totally against what I
value about real dancing! )
Chip Hedler
Hello everyone!
Your responses have been overwhelming! Chris and I have set up the new email list: webcontent(a)sharedweight.net. Head on over to this page to sign up:
http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/webcontent
Here are our guidelines for this list:
> This mailing list is for developers of websites for traditional dance organizations. This is a place where developers and website maintainers can support each other by:
>
> • Sharing information
> • Discussing issues related to hosting and content
> • Discussing topics from utilizing social media to different software options
>
> Members are encouraged to send questions to the group and learn from those with more experience.
>
Please move the current WordPress/hosting discussion over to this new list.
Enjoy!
Seth & Chris
>
> I appreciate hearing about the differences among WordPress, Joomla, &
> Drupal. I created my website in iWeb which will not be supported after this
> year, and I've been trying to figure out what to do. I think I need
> something more than WordPress, but I'm not really a techie. I kind of
> learned what I needed for each step of what I did/do, and then crossed my
> fingers that it would work (and also got help with some of it at the Apple
> store). I'm not too happy to think that I'll probably have to start from
> scratch (though there were limitations to iWeb that I didn't know until I
> had spent a few months creating the site), and I'm not really interested in
> learning any complex web design (like Dream Weaver, etc.). I see things like
> Site Builder and Ruby on Rails on my hosting service - but I have no idea
> how easy any of them are to use. Joomla sounds like it might be what I
> should look into.
> Thanks, Patricia
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Martha Edwards <meedwards(a)westendweb.com>
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:08:13 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite!
> Chip - I've been using *Joomla *for our site here in St Louis (
> http://childgrove.org) for about a year. For myself, it's the perfect
> blend
> of front-end ease-of-use for content updaters and back-end flexibility for
> the designer-techie who wants to make the site jump through a few hoops. I
> love it. I can do things I always needed to hire a programmer to do before
> -
> like make online registration forms that send you an email with the
> registration info AND send the registrant on to PayPal (thank you,
> Chronoforms!).
>
> However, since it looks as if, in the big Content Management Systems
> shakeout, there are three popular survivors, *WordPress, Joomla,* and *
> Drupal*, I've done some investigation into the other two as well.
>
> If the folks making the web site don't have a bunch of tech experience as a
> web designer or programmer, I'd probably recommend *WordPress*. It's a lot
> easier for non-techies to set up, and I've seen some spiffy sites done with
> it. On the other hand, I also hear it's a lot less flexible for web
> designer/programmers. In other words, if you want to do what IT wants you
> to
> do, it's GREAT, but if you want to do something slightly different, you may
> be out of luck. That makes sense, though. I figure you get extreme
> ease-of-use OR extreme flexibility, but not both. Don't know if you could
> do
> an online registration form with it, for example. Anyone have experience
> with this?
>
> I can't imagine a contra dance group ever needing something like *Drupal*,
> which (I hear) falls squarely in the techie (extreme flexibility) camp. But
> hey, if you've got someone who knows it, rumor has it that it can do
> amazing
> things.
>
> Uh-oh, just realized that we're not already on the contradance web-stuff
> discussion list. My apologies.
>
> So, in penance, and to keep the discussion about dance, I will include here
> a link to my cute little double grand square Flash
> movies<http://www.westendweb.com/doublegrandsquare/>
> .
>
> M
> E
>
>
>
>
Hi - It was mentioned that Wordpress, Joomla, etc are limiting to those that
are "real" web designers. It really isn't. I work for the University of
Florida and we are taking our entire web presence - several hundred pages -
into Wordpress. Our army of web designers are in agreement that this is a
good move and they can do everything they've been doing, but easier and more
well organized. I am not one of those web designers so I can't answer
anyone's technical questions, but I know that you are not limited to the
templates provided.
--
JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
"We are as gods and might as well get good at it!"
- Stewart Brand
Hi everyone,
Wow! That's an overwhelming response! Chris and I will have a chance to
talk this evening, and then we'll let everyone know what the plan is.
Seth
I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and share links, etc.
I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links" pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on Facebook.
In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results yield the best information about our beloved activity.
As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the name and author of the dance being done!
Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
Let me know what you think!
/Andy Shore
http://andyshore.com/http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller << like me on Facebook!
Count me in. I'm not a webmaster but I am a co-producer of a dance, and
a caller and musician.
Walter Daves
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> 1. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Nick Cuccia)
> 2. Re: contradance webmasters unite! (P. Campbell)
> 3. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Brian Hamshar)
> 4. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Delia Clark)
> 5. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Don Heinold)
> 6. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> (Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing)
> 7. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Liz and Bill)
> 8. Re: contra dance webmasters unite! (?) (Laur)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:10:28 -0700
> From: Nick Cuccia<cuccia(a)mosswood-associates.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:<4E725BB4.2020708(a)mosswood-associates.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> On 09/15/2011 10:44 AM, Andy Shore wrote:
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
> Andy, count me in!
>
> --Nick (designer and former developer/webmaster/content guy,
> http://www.bacds.org/)
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:16:18 -0400
> From: "P. Campbell"<countrydancecaller(a)gmail.com>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contradance webmasters unite!
> Message-ID:
> <CAKizgJuOadEDg8HpBh0F+cSQSWPf75-PJfzLnZt7YgmuGhO9PQ(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
>> I'd be interested - but what I do is slightly different, I think, though
>> there's a lot of overlap.
>
>
>> Patricia Campbell
>
>
>> www.countrydancecaller.com
>
> https://www.facebook.com/CountryDanceCaller -<< like me on Facebook!
>
>
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Andy Shore<square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
>> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
>> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:44:12 -0400
>> Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
>> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form
>> an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators
>> (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance
>> related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and
>> share links, etc.
>>
>> I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always
>> looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links
>> about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links"
>> pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on
>> Facebook.
>>
>>
>> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content
>> is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and
>> vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for
>> both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's
>> festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing
>> relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results
>> yield the best information about our beloved activity.
>>
>> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the
>> name and author of the dance being done!
>>
>>
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can
>> convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list
>> for this.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>> /Andy Shore
>> http://andyshore.com/
>> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller<< like me on Facebook!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:39:07 PDT
> From: "Brian Hamshar"<bhamshar(a)yahoo.com>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:<961880.33522.qm(a)smtp110-mob.biz.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hey Andy,
>
> Sure, I'd join and hopefully contribute!
>
> Brian Hamshar
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011 1:44:24 pm
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> From: "Andy Shore"<square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
>
> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and share links, etc.
>
> I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links" pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on Facebook.
>
>
> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results yield the best information about our beloved activity.
>
> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the name and author of the dance being done!
>
>
> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
>
> Let me know what you think!
> /Andy Shore
> http://andyshore.com/
> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller<< like me on Facebook!
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:56:42 -0400
> From: Delia Clark<deliaclark8(a)gmail.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:<27E1A998-C39A-4289-BC85-33C5D17B6332(a)gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I might be more of a lurker than a contributor, but would DEFINITELY appreciate the ideas for our facebook page, etc.
> Thanks!
>
>
> On Sep 15, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Brian Hamshar wrote:
>
>> Hey Andy,
>>
>> Sure, I'd join and hopefully contribute!
>>
>> Brian Hamshar
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011 1:44:24 pm
>> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
>> From: "Andy Shore"<square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
>>
>> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and share links, etc.
>>
>> I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links" pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on Facebook.
>>
>>
>> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results yield the best information about our beloved activity.
>>
>> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the name and author of the dance being done!
>>
>>
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>> /Andy Shore
>> http://andyshore.com/
>> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller<< like me on Facebook!
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:00:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Don Heinold<dtheinold(a)yahoo.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I;ll join!
>
> --- On Thu, 9/15/11, Nick Cuccia<cuccia(a)mosswood-associates.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Nick Cuccia<cuccia(a)mosswood-associates.com>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> To: "Caller's discussion list"<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 4:10 PM
>
>
> On 09/15/2011 10:44 AM, Andy Shore wrote:
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
> Andy, count me in!
>
> --Nick (designer and former developer/webmaster/content guy, http://www.bacds.org/)
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:46:41 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
> <winston(a)slac.stanford.edu>
> To: "Caller's discussion list"<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:<01O633PJTRRICO9ZU3(a)SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
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>
> Andy -
>
> I'm certainly interested. (BACDS sponsors English and contra; not everybody on
> the web committee is a caller, and having ideas about content, news about new
> content, etc, disseminated on a separate list would be great.)
>
> Thanks for thinking of this!
>
> -- Alan
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:13:44 +1200
> From: Liz and Bill<staf186(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz>
> To: Caller's discussion list<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:<4E7294B8.50208(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Good idea Andy. I'd be interested -
> I vote for webcontent(a)sharedweight.net
>
> Cheers, Bill Baritompa
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:17:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Laur<lcpgr(a)yahoo.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list<callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> I too would sign up!
>
> I haven't worked with web design for a number of years but I've offered my assistance for our local community website (whine enough about what's out there and someone will offer you the work...whether you wanted it or not).
>
> ?
> Laurie
> Grand Rapids, MI
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Andy Shore<square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
>> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
>> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 1:44 PM
>> Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
>>
>> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and share links, etc.
>>
>> I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/? and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links" pages).? I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on Facebook.
>>
>>
>> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated.? Sharing relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results yield the best information about our beloved activity.
>>
>> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the name and author of the dance being done!
>>
>>
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>> /Andy Shore
>> http://andyshore.com/
>> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller?<< like me on Facebook!
>>
>>
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Don't we have enough "Yes" votes yet? Put me down as yet another...
Joe Kwiatkowski
On 9/15/2011 1:44 PM, Andy Shore wrote:
>
>> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to
>> form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content
>> creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining
>> contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and
>> ideas and share links, etc.
>>
>> I created the website http://**southfloridacontradance.com/<http://southfloridacontradance.com/> and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements"
>> page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and
>> "Dance Links" pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance"
>> page on Facebook.
>>
>>
>> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content
>> is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and
>> vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for
>> both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's
>> festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing
>> relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results
>> yield the best information about our beloved activity.
>>
>> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the
>> name and author of the dance being done!
>>
>>
>> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can
>> convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list
>> for this.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>> /Andy Shore
>> http://andyshore.com/
>> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.**Caller<http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller><<
>> like me on Facebook!
>>
>>
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Hey Andy,
Sure, I'd join and hopefully contribute!
Brian Hamshar
-----Original Message-----
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011 1:44:24 pm
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
From: "Andy Shore" <square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and share links, etc.
I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links" pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on Facebook.
In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results yield the best information about our beloved activity.
As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the name and author of the dance being done!
Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list for this.
Let me know what you think!
/Andy Shore
http://andyshore.com/http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller << like me on Facebook!
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>
> I'd be interested - but what I do is slightly different, I think, though
> there's a lot of overlap.
> Patricia Campbell
> www.countrydancecaller.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CountryDanceCaller - << like me on Facebook!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Andy Shore <square.a.shore(a)gmail.com>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:44:12 -0400
> Subject: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)
> I've been wondering if there would be enough interest (and traffic) to form
> an email list for contra dance website webmasters and other content creators
> (e.g., people posting videos to youtube) and people maintaining contra dance
> related "pages" on Facebook to discuss some of the issues and ideas and
> share links, etc.
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> I created the website http://southfloridacontradance.com/ and I'm always
> looking for good videos to share (see the "Announcements" page) and links
> about contra dancing (see the "What is Contra Dance?" and "Dance Links"
> pages). I also help maintain the "South Florida Contradance" page on
> Facebook.
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> In particular, I think that finding, generating, and sharing fresh content
> is the kind of thing that will keep our web sites looking current and
> vibrant and will spark interest. I also think it's important to design for
> both the current dancer (when and where is tonight's dance or next month's
> festival?) and be informative and welcoming to the uninitiated. Sharing
> relevant, high quality links will also help make sure that search results
> yield the best information about our beloved activity.
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> As for folks posting to YouTube... as a caller, I often want to know the
> name and author of the dance being done!
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> Respond to this thread and if there's enough interest, perhaps we can
> convince the kind folks who run SharedWeight.net to start a new mailing list
> for this.
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> Let me know what you think!
> /Andy Shore
> http://andyshore.com/
> http://facebook.com/AndyShore.Caller << like me on Facebook!
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