Yes I know you are quite busy - I didn't expect any attention at the moment, just wanted to register things as they come up. I will continue to work on the HSN page and its links - something good might come out of that. Using this Google technology I am quite restricted and that might prove to be a good thing.
As you say, there are so many elements to consider that it is probably better that I have time alone to work on it so that at least I might be able to get a holistic view before charging off in any direction ... so don't worry about these things just now. It will be a conversation at the right time and I don't have enough clarity to contribute anything meaningful anyhow yet.
> From: akme.baum
...@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:23:20 -0700
> Subject: Re: Cooperator page
> To: neighbourhoodthatworks@googlegroups.com
> Hi Chris, see below.
> 2009/8/21 Chris Baulman <chrisbaul...@hotmail.com>:
> > Hi Alex,
> > The opening page gives a sales pitch but at the end of it people have to try
> > to work out what to do - they have to realise they should go to the index
> > and then decide from that. I think we need to lead them from the sales pitch
> > to the index and we need to simplify the index and create a more logical
> > order.
> Perhaps the Co-operator link can appear under the pitch. I did try and
> put the links in a bit of a logical order - although I didn't put a
> lot of thought into it.
> > It would also help if they had already seen a step by step explanation
> > rather than having to work out what to do from the poster. I think we could
> > give each step a seperate www. page with a clear explanation before leaving
> > them with the poster to print and write stuff on to.
> The poster was supposed to be self-explanatory - perhaps it isn't. I
> have also been concerned about how easy it is to use.
> > When we set up this page we were working towards an on line interactive
> > cooperator.
> > As it stands, people have to use a printed version and hand write stuff -
> > this is not clear. Margaret was looking to type into the poster.
> Yes this is all a bit unclear - although it does say 'just print and use'.
> > I know it is a techical step rather than just layout and wording as the
> > above require but I'm sure that it would be an improvement if they could
> > compile a list for each step (by clicking for a call out box or something,
> > or a word doc even) while on line.
> Perhaps - it all seems a bit unclear to me right now. Something like
> what you suggest could be done in a word document that would allow
> people to type into the text boxes. Although it seems to me like the
> role of each component (the video, the poster, a template??, the
> forum, the thinking behind the Co-operator, what's online what's
> offline) and how they all fit together needs to be considered before
> any specific thing is done to the poster. I'm also concerned about
> mucking around with it with technology that doesn't really work very
> well.
> I might be a bit slow to figure all this out right at the moment as
> I'm a bit buried in my thesis writing right now.
> Alex
> > Chris
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