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bear
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Initially Posted - 04/02/2005 : 19:23:53

I may have lost something in the discussion and the new format for Tech Tips especially the C250. I have seen a few posts recently that appear to be worthy of being added to the tech tips. What is the format to have some of these modifications added? Perfect example is the different proven methods used for stepping the mast and the interior tables produced recently. Just curious

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 04/03/2005 : 11:09:01

Wayne... I think someone volunteered to take on the 250 side of the tech tips... but I don't recall who it was.

As always is the case, something happens when the right person with the interest and drive has the tools to work with. I'll repeat what I've felt for some time, that one of the tools needed is direct publishing ability by the tech editor.

I was in hopes that person would have been granted direct publishing abilities to that section but I'm not familiar with the architecture of the associations web site. My son has a server and gives me space and access to only one directory though I can create subdirectories to it, and doing similar in my opinion would be ideal for tech editors.

From my experience providing a tech site, I'm into the site often making additions, updates, corrections, etc. Even though I'm in contact with my son almost daily, if I had to feed my efforts to my son to be published, the site would never happen, that it is the result of my son saying, I've given you a directory, you can have X amount of storage and bandwidth, here is how to publish to it...

This has been aired and Spike has outlined that the current server setup doesn't have conducive architecture but it would be no shake to make it happen if it were really wanted.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/03/2005 : 11:57:24

Arlyn, I believe you have nailed it. While my site is not as purposed as yours, I too keep my "tech" site up because I have access to it. Our effort to rejuvenate the "tech section" has failed as of this point. The people who volunteered would need to explain why. Several threads in the last few months have been identified by posters as threads that they wanted to see in the tech tips but the editors have not made that happen. I think we would be more successful if the editors had access.

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John G-
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Response Posted - 04/03/2005 : 13:44:59

If letting editors have access to the web site or the forum is not practical. Would it be a better use of our “guru’s” time to have the C25 and C250 Mainsheet Tech editors (Arlyn and Frank) compile respective threads, edit them into concise statements, and have Spike up date the web site and forum, say, every 4-6 weeks on a schedule that works with her new job?

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Grego5
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Response Posted - 04/03/2005 : 14:00:33

It's me and I apologize. I dodid have a couple of items to get posted. I've been on travel (only home for weekends)and had a computer die on me (I'll find out what can be retrieved in the morning). and yse there have been some great things to post over the past couple of weeks. Tables, Ventalation, storage shelves etc. If you find others please e-mail me.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/03/2005 : 22:19:57

I've had the time and the motivaton, but don't know the process. Someone explain to me how we're doing this to insure a quality product instead of a mish mash of disjointed posts and I'll be glad to start contibuting as promised. I suggested a process to the C25 Tech Tips editor via email but didn't get a response back. Perhaps we need to restart the race with some guidance from the association board members.

Al
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 : 07:48:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by aeckhart
 I've had the time and the motivaton, but don't know the process. Someone explain to me how we're doing this to insure a quality product instead of a mish mash of disjointed posts and I'll be glad to start contibuting as promised. I suggested a process to the C25 Tech Tips editor via email but didn't get a response back. Perhaps we need to restart the race with some guidance from the association board members.

Al
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I don't recall your email Al, please send it again.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 : 15:14:21

Frank, I sent it to Gary Norgan, the web site C25 Tech Tips editor. I am his "assistant????? I outlined what I thought would be a good format and process we might use. Apparently his system crashed while he was out of town. I suggest we revisit this issue and restart the process. I for one would prefer to publish a definitive, well researched response to technical questions ballanced with personal experience, as well as equipment recommendations and sources. I would also like to see a standard format for all the Tech Tips - C25 and C250. Perhaps Gary can resurrect my email for the Boards review and approval. This is a good idea that should not "die n the vine". It should be as professionally done as we can make it though.

AL
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 : 16:17:58

Is this discussion concerning the "New" Tech Tip section on the forum or revamping the old Technical Tips section of this website?

As for the new Tech Tips section in the forum, I'm not too crazy about the format, it appears to be too haphazard. I can see it eventually becoming as unwieldly to use as the forum is now, with a neverending list of repeated topics.

I would like to see a little more organization, with related Tech Tip topics grouped together. For example, under a topic titled "Swing Keel" you might find "Winch Maintence" or "Cable replacement" or "Keel Removal". In the forum format, these topics would be scattered amongst topics on biminis, curtain burners, and to-hulls.

If the Tech Tips were categorized it would make the information much more accessible and useful, especially to new members, because they'll be able to find what they are looking for without much local knowledge.

Look at this simple [url="http://www.magma.ca/~tanzer22/faq.htm"]FAQ section on the Tanzer 22 association website[/url]. Although not to high tech, it does a good job of organizing information in a coherent fashion.

Just a thought.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/04/2005 : 18:41:06

Don,

It is and my point exactly. It will do us no good to start this and have it degenerate into what we left behind.

Perhaps Spike can come up with a way of presenting our Tech Tip topics on the Forum like that on the Tanzer 22 web site. I still think we need some uniformity in format also.

I will try to have a first sample ready some time this week.

Al
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Edited by - aeckhart on 04/04/2005 18:42:31

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