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Re: [OM] Killing Content

Subject: Re: [OM] Killing Content
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:57:59 +0100
Ah, is that what Ken wants us all to do: weed the galleries?

Ken, you started the galleries for us to show photos; I remember your 
expressing your gratitude for our using the site.  Would you rather not have it 
all on there now?

Chris

> On 11 Aug 15, at 23:53, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 8/10/2015 12:38 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> So, here is the deal. I'm working on the new version of the Zone-10
>> website (not the gallery) and I'm wondering about what content to just
>> toss out the window.
>> 
>> Obviously, the lens tests and some of the reviews stay put because
>> they are linked to all the time and generate revenue, but where do I
>> draw the line?
>> 
>> Do I just keep the old site up in perpetuity or just migrate the stuff
>> that interests me and kill the rest?
>> 
>> Probably half the stuff is DOA, it's not evergreen. I would only do
>> the stuff that is evergreen, but where do you say "enough is enough?"
> 
> I just wandered through some of the older material. Of my Moose Monday 
> columns, several are totally out of date and should be dumped. Others, maybe 
> half or a bit more, are just as timely and accurate today as in 2007-8, 
> whether of interest for the new site or not. Bob's columns are also rather 
> evergreen, other than the first. Candace's series never interested me except 
> as some personal narrative from an imaginary friend. It seems the 
> Krzyzanowski stuff is missing any images? I personally never "got" him.
> 
> Seems to me the biggest problem with the existing site is the organization. I 
> really have no idea if there is anything worthwhile to read or keep in the 
> "Articles" and "Photo Essay" sections, because I don't have the patience to 
> wade through page after page to see if a title or image looks interesting.
> 
> You REALLY need some form of indexing.
> 
> Same thing with the biographies. I think I started the Adams bio, but the 
> split into separate parts and excessive paging defeated me.

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