[Aquanet] Web site changes

Thu Sep 17 08:43:11 EDT 2009

I, too, agree, Gilles.  I would like to see all participating members listed under members & sponsors.  I enjoy Aquanet, very much, & Raymond deserves a lot of credit for taking on the job.  June Haynes 
> From: gilles.a.durand at wanadoo.fr
> To: roy at boston.net.nz; patchapin at mindspring.com
> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:47:44 +0200
> CC: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net
> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Web site changes
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I agree with Roy and Pat.
> - I do not see anything wrong with today's "governance" of the list and
> please let us keep it simple. I rather think we cannot thank enough Raymond
> for his time, dedication and the "computer user friendliness" know how he
> brings in.
> - I subscribe to the idea of posting the comments on the monthly critique
> painting and otherwise keep regular e-mail as the primary exchange medium.
> 
> 
> Kind regards to all,
> 
> Gilles
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : aquanet-bounces at aquanetart.com [mailto:aquanet-bounces at aquanetart.com]
> De la part de Roy Boston
> Envoyé : jeudi 17 septembre 2009 06:30
> À : patchapin at mindspring.com
> Cc : Aquanet The_digital_Brain
> Objet : Re: [Aquanet] Web site changes
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I didn't get the email from Raymond that Pat refers to but I am more 
> than happy with both Raymond's comment and Par's in reply.
> 
> Thank you Raymond for all your good work
> 
> Roy in New zealand
> 
> patchapin at mindspring.com wrote:
> > So much is easily conveyed by email, but then again so much is lost. 
> > I am sorry that I ever mentioned Facebook.
> >
> > One of the fantastically good things about Raymond Blum is he has 
> > acted on behalf of the list and because he is himself an artist is 
> > possibly "tuned" to the wavelength involved but also has the 
> > technology and the patience to fool with it. As we all know, ain't 
> > nobody getting rich off Aquanet. I don't understand the thrust of Mr. 
> > Rojas' post, as the way I saw the initial message, we were invited to 
> > give an opinion.
> >
> > So far as visual mockups, I don't do that unless it is a commission 
> > client and they are paying big bucks, and then you are only getting 3 
> > thumbnails at most. No need for all of this.
> >
> > Finally, if we are going to have governing bodies for the thing, I'm 
> > outta here. Too many cooks in this case will not only spoil the 
> > broth, but the only Master Chef will refuse to go in the kitchen.
> >
> > pat chapin
> > www.patchapin.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com>
> > To: "Aquanet The_digital_Brain" <aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Web site changes
> >
> >
> >> Hey everyone
> >>
> >> First of all: read my message again - I never said that I would 
> >> remove the email list, on the contrary see my quote "I would keep the 
> >> list around" - I am surprised that so many of you read that into my 
> >> message. Sorry for the ambiguity.
> >>
> >> Secondly: members vs sponsors - the members page is one that I have 
> >> not even touched since I took over the site and I have not given it 
> >> much thought. I've put my energies into the galleries and the 
> >> critiques - part of the redesign I am planning is the overhaul and 
> >> replacement/retirement of many of the other pages.
> >>
> >> Thirdly: regarding the comments or call for a board of governance or 
> >> directors for the site - sorry, but that is just out of the question 
> >> in my opinion. This is still a non-profit community site but the 
> >> idea of running things by committee has 0 appeal to me. And in 
> >> response to the comment that I am deciding to just redesign our site 
> >> without regards to the members' opinions, that's what this email 
> >> was... a call for a discussion *before* I made a big change, so I 
> >> don't see how that implication could be made.
> >>
> >> So, what I get out of this so far is:
> >> 1) Keep the list as the primary medium of discussion
> >> 2) Add comments to the gallery pages
> >> 3) Do something to prevent spam from the gallery page comments (that 
> >> something to be determined)
> >> 4) Continue to encourage people to visit the site through emails
> >> 5) Lose the obsolete members' pages and possibly replace them with 
> >> something current, as they are obsolete which is causing confusion
> >>
> >> ---Raymond
> >> Aquanet mailing list
> >> Aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net
> >> http://lists.thedigitalbraintrust.net/mailman/listinfo/aquanet
> >>
> >> Check out the Aquanet web site:
> >> http://www.aquanetart.com 
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