Re: [Staffslug] Staffslug website

Thanks. Best of luck - I can't make Monday meetings any more unfortunately. Miss the meetings and talks. Chris. On 5 December 2013 20:37, Jonothon Nihill <jonothon.nihill(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hiya Folks, > > I'd recently found the time to re-join and be an active member of staffslug > again some of you may not remember me but I used to go by the nick of > purpleoptic on the irc room. > > Some of you may not like what I'm wirting in this email but I do it only > with the future of the lug in mind. > > Today I visit the staffslug page to find that since Dave has stepped down > no one has posted much of anything to the website. > > The links to the mailing list on there are out of date and it seems like > the content has gone missing too. I since posted to the site the url to the > mailing list. The wordpress software running the site really needs an > update and knowing the way people target anything wordpress it should > really be addressed I more than most people know how real life can get in > the way of things and sometimes things that arent esstential to everyday > life go by the road side. > > However in an effort to restart things and breathe a bit of life back into > the lug I'm more than willing to put the effort into getting things off the > ground again be it helping to arrange meetings and generating new content > to add to the site but I'm afraid that I can't do it alone. With the > website desporately needing an update I feel that it is not secure. Most of > you will agree that wordpress sites are some of the most targetted sites on > the internet. so I will be looking for a temporary host for the site and if > anyone can help me out with it I'd be most thankful > > Things might have moved more towards internet forums and social media but > I'm a firm beliver that if you have a problem it's sometimes eaiser to talk > face to face (at meetings etc) or knowing that not a million miles away > there is someone that will be willing to help you via email. > > some of you may feel that I'm overstepping the mark here but I assure you > it's neither to take ownership of something or take anything away from > anyone. I am simply doing this for the lug and I welcome *any* help that > anyone wants to provide. > > In closing lets work togeather and make 2014 a bright year for staffslug :D > > ~purpleoptic > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://server.bytestream.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://server.bytestream.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug