Re: [Callers] contra dance webmasters unite! (?)

OK, what do you guys want to call the list? webdesign(a)sharedweight.net? Something else? Chris On 9/15/2011 3:22 PM, Lisa Sieverts wrote: > I would definitely sign up. > > Lisa Sieverts > webmaster > http://www.monadnockfolk.org > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Andy Shore&lt;square.a.shore(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote;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/ 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! >>