[osol-mktg] Re: [website-discuss] top-right jumble and other concerns

[Michelle Olson]

I'll bite...

I like these proposed changes:  
http://mediacast.sun.com/share/sch/dp-new-front-content.png
--good improvements. I suggest these changes:

[mo-1] I would reword the first sentence of the description for 'i' to 
the following : "Start by taking a look at our project overview..." to 
make the language consistent with the other descriptions. 'To start' 
is kinda weird in this context.

[mo-1a] The first icon 'i' in the center should link to the project 
overview page, IMO, to be consistent with the other icons that link to 
their associated pages. Also, the 'i' icon is not repeated in the 
upper-right, so maybe it should be, per dp's original comments?

[mo-2] The second descriptive paragraph in the center should remove 
the first 'lively' because "...join lively dozens of lively discussion 
forums..." reads like a typo. Also, change 'New users...' to 'You may 
wish to subscribe to opensolaris-announce if you are a new member.' 
because the change from first-person is confusing. 

[mo-3] I'd reword the projects description in the center to the 
following for consistency: "Access the Projects Portal to find out 
about active projects we're hosting."

[mo-4] I'd change the center text for the code browser icon to the 
following for consistency: "Explore the source using our wicked fast 
code browser, OpenGrok."

This just aides readability by using an action verb at the beginning 
of each description; Start, Join, Visit, Access, Download, Explore. 
Maybe 'access' isn't the best so other suggestions here might be 
helpful.

[mo-5] Finally, I would add one sentence to the Projects Portal page 
describing how one should request a project or how one gets access to 
add or edit /projects. 

Regards,
Michelle
OpenSolaris Doc Community
 
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>* Dan Price <dp at eng.sun.com> [2005-12-14 15:56]:
>> On Wed 14 Dec 2005 at 03:10PM, Stephen Hahn wrote:
>> > > 4. Another concern is that the body of the page is supposed to 
echo
>> > >    the navigation elements in the top right-- providing 
additional
>> > >    context about what the buttons mean to first time users.
>> > 
>> >   Proposed content?
>> 
>> See attached.  The ordering of the righthand boxes is obviously
>> alterable to taste.
>> 
>> However, since the home page layout problems remain unfixed due to 
lack
>> of dynamic content "widgets" we have to be cautious about the 
height of
>> the righthand column.
>> 
>> If that problem were fixed, we'd have more flexibility in defining 
a
>> righthand column, since the main page would not be held hostage by 
table
>> rows.
>> 
>> > > 5. Finally-- it's the holiday season.  When oh when will we see 
an
>> > >    update to the front page of the site?  At least put a 
right-hand
>> > >    box to highlight the store up there (with a pic of the 
tree-shirt,
>> > >    perhaps?).   The body of the home page should mention that 
our
>> > >    source browser is called OpenGrok, and put a link to the
>> > >    project page.
>> > 
>> >   Proposed content?  Clarification of what the store operating
>> >   conditions are?  Solicited input from opensolaris-mktg 
Community?  I
>> 
>> I have no idea-- all I know is that Sara and others have been 
advertising
>> the store.  So why not put it on the front page?
>> 
>> >   am happy to effect changes that have some consensus behind 
them, but
>> >   the default content updates come from announcements, news, and 
blogs.
>> >   Changes beyond that need buy in--or I can just stay up late and 
make
>> >   up something silly if you like.
>> 
>> Well when we did the first round of updates, eight hours after 
launch,
>> we just pulled a few team members into a room and got to consensus. 
 Is
>> there a process by which I can propose and effect change other than 
by
>> posting to this list?  If there is, I didn't know and apologize.  
But I
>> have the impression that I've come to the wrong place.  If so, I'll
>> refrain from future comments.
>
>  [cc'ing opensolaris-mktg]
>
>  Dan has identified a gap in our now-open website content management
>  process.  I would like to get a mechanism where the OpenSolaris
>  Marketing/Advocacy community and the Website community can get the
>  main page updated without anyone feeling blindsided.  (That is, 
while
>  the Infrastructure team knows what's new in terms of capabilities,
>  it's not the sole source of what should be important and thus
>  displayed on the front page.)
>
>  Accordingly, Dan has proposed modifications as shown at the given 
URL.
>  Is there anyone who thinks that this content is not an appropriate
>  change?
>
>  http://mediacast.sun.com/share/sch/dp-new-front-content.png
>
>  If there are no objections by 11p PST Thursday, we'll update the
>  content Friday morning.  If there are objections--please be
>  specific--a brief discussion on those points will start.
>
>  - Stephen
>
>-- 
>Stephen Hahn, PhD  Solaris Kernel Development, Sun Microsystems
>stephen.hahn at sun.com  http://blogs.sun.com/sch/
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