Submitted by QT4Dance on Tue, 17/05/2005 - 17:20.
( categories: Website )

Hi, I am a new linux user (with only one year experiance)

I visited this website long time ago, but i found it 2 complicated

I didn't find any start page.

So I thought it is silly website and I googled for a better one.

Today (after one year) I heard alot about you (especially when you visited my inistitue)

I decided to visit your website and try again to understand

still the only thing I could figoure out is the forum

I am sure this website is more than just forum. for example what does this word mean "Gathering 21st of May 2005"?

all of what i am asking for is to make a start page (for the new visitors).

this page should contain the following:

1-an intro for the website and the group

2-The group's rules

3-The group's Activities

4-some How-To (i.e. if you want to visit our forum click here, if you want to know the latest news click here, if you ...... click here)

If found page like this when i came this website for the first time, I would be member here long time ago

sorry for any grammatical mistakes


Submitted by خالد حسنى on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 11:50.

just click on "home" under

حيث تأكل البطاريق الطعمية

this is the start page ,what is the proplem in it?

Submitted by Eman on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 15:43.

I agree with mdk man. When I first subscribed on the LUG, I spent some time can't keep track of the replies on the forums or the events, till I get used to the site and I realized that the secret lies in the link "recent posts" in the top right corner links list. That is for tracking, but for initiating a forum or an event .. etc.., you can use the links in the top or the buttons in the left of the page. And for the links on the right, they are like summaries for all the EGLUG current issues.

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Submitted by Alaa on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 16:27.

I'll open a wiki page where we can answer these questions and in the end convert this page to a proper article.

bas I'd like to ask you some stuff.

> for example what does this word mean "Gathering 21st of May 2005"?

hehehe sorry for that, the gathering is an open meeting we do weekly at Al Sakia, where you can go to meet mmbers of the group, to ask any GNU/Linux and FOSS questions you have and to get help in installing GNU/Linux (bring your pc). sometimes we announce that certain topics will be discussed there (usually initial organization of events happens in gatherings).

any other questions like that?

>1-an intro for the website and the group

what kind of intro, in our front page which has the groups news you it start with

EGLUG exists to serve the Egyptian Free/Open Source Community
you can also join us on IRC #eglug@irc.freenode.org
* about us
* rules and by laws

now the about page explains who we are and what we. so isn't that enough as an intro? what else do we need to add?

>2-The group's rules

the group rules are linked to from the front page as I said.

>3-The group's Activities

the group upcoming activities are listed under event, from there on you can browse back to older activities, and a summary of what we do is provided in the about page, important activities and first time activities are reported on the front page.

now what is the problem exactly, is it not clear that group activities are under events? or is the problem that the things posted under events are not clear (as in your question about what is the gathering).

>4-some How-To (i.e. if you want to visit our forum click here, if you want to know the latest news click here, if you ...... click here)

sounds very reasonable, please tell us everything you want covered under that howto so we can make it perfect.

cheers, Alaa


http://www.manalaa.net "i`m feeling for the 2nd time like alice in wonderland reading el wafd"


Submitted by QT4Dance on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 18:10.

I imagine the start page to be something like the following:


Welcome to EGlug (Egyption linux users group) This is unoffical linux group.

This group aimed to help the egyption users to know each other & Exchange them experiances, Knowladge, (or even them linux CDs)

to achive this aim we do the following:

1-We've included in this website forums, Polls, ....

  • to visit our forum click here
  • to visit our polls click here
  • to know our latest news click here

2-We also meet each others every saturday

  • We would be happy if we saw you in our next meeting
  • click here to get more details about our next meeting
  • We want to see you with us 3-Can't get linux CDs? Don't worry
    • click here to find the nearest linux user to u
    • he will help you to get the CDs you want

    4-remember here we share every thing with each other

    • if u want to take, learn how to give
    • we need some one to do any of the followin (1-....., 2-......, 3-......) if u can help us
    5-we also can visit your collage or inistitute
        Just tell us where is your collage and we will come
        help us to make the other know our linux
    

    6-

    7-

    8-

    9-


    you should provide arabic version of this page many people will understand better when it is in arabic you know what i mean ;)

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Submitted by Alaa on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 18:20.

you're doing a good job, maybe you should create this page.

cheers, Alaa


http://www.manalaa.net "i`m feeling for the 2nd time like alice in wonderland reading el wafd"


Submitted by QT4Dance on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 19:36.

I wish I can but I am member for 1 day 17 hours I have no enough experiance to do this task :(

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Submitted by Conceptor on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 19:04.

I have created a wiki page and copied what did u proposed here.you can edit them when you got a new ideas or may be other member could help you .

Diaa Radwan


Submitted by QT4Dance on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 19:39.

I opened the wiki link above

I read what you typed

But still I don't know how to use this wiki :D

I opened the page which made for test

I found some lists and text box called body

Then what should I do :D ?

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Submitted by Conceptor on Wed, 18/05/2005 - 21:41.

the wiki link (under the EGLUG logo) is link to all wiki pages we have.

there is Articles Under Construction section,which contains wiki pages that(hopefully)will be one day an Article.

so you can access the page through wiki->Articles Under Construction->start page

open it and you will find a tab called edit.feel free to change the content or add on the wiki page .

any member can easily edit any wiki page and contribute.wiki is a type of knowledge sharing .

Diaa Radwan


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