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Re: Curator for lugnet.trains
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 23 Nov 2001 09:31:09 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford writes:
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> > One way to test is to keep a copy in your personal Lugnet area, and
> > test there,
> > maybe even posting a link if you want others to check it out before updating
> > the main page. However for something like the main trains page (or any • group's
> > main page), which is fairly small anyway, and generally only contains links, • I
> > agree it's probably not worth it.
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> Too much cut and paste, too likely to introduce errors, too labor intensive
> and no real benefit.
Well, although I agree (as I said above) that it's probably not worth the
effort, I'd disagreee with the rest. I've re-organised my personal LUGNET site
a couple of times now, and it's real easy to copy pages - just go into edit
mode, copy the FTX source, edit the new location and paste. And that's the
essence of what I was suggesting.
> It's just *not like* HTML where you upload the exact
> page you want after checking it out locally. This is particularly true for
> the front page of a newsgroup, it's almost impossible to simulate offline or
> on a personal page.
Well, not knowing the differences between the newsgroup front page and personal
LUGNET pages[1], I can't comment on that.
> That's just the way FTX is, it's server side, and unlike say, ASP, the
> server side interpeter engine isn't widely available so you can't set it up
> somewhere else to test with. That's not bad, it's not good, it's just the
> way it is.
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> People making suggestions would do well to keep that in mind. Unless their
> motive is actually to stir up trouble rather than be constructive, of course.
Ease up, Larry. I suggested what I think is a totally viable (if not always
practical) way to test a page before updating the newsgroup front page. I
wasn't expecting you to implement it, that's why I made the "probably not worth
it" comment. I still think it's a useful suggestion for curators, even if you
choose not to use it for .trains. Making snide remarks doesn't do anyone any
good.
ROSCO
[1] Besides size, which shouldn't be a priority when desgining web pages,
anyway.
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| (...) Yes, and thanks for the suggestion. I've tried it and I find it to be error prone compared to edit in place. (...) (as an aside, to this architect if it's not practical it's not viable) (...) I don't see *you* stirring up trouble. My (not (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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