As you know, there's a good bit of reconstruction left to do in the KnowledgeBase (see Boat Info -> brand/model -> KnowledgeBase).
Some articles are fine, but others didn't convert to this system very well. Many were truncated, some are missing photos, most lost the author's names. The majority are not yet categorized properly.
I've been trying to put time against the project but it's slow going and I also need to be working on other, more technical aspects of the site.
I am asking for your help to get this very important part of site properly sorted.
The task looks like this:
1. Volunteer to work on a specific boat model... or three.
2. I'll set you up with a login to the administrator portion of the new KnowledgeBase, PLUS access to the Photo/Project Forum on the old site.
3. From there you will be able to compare new article vs. old, then use the new admin screens to copy/paste any missing text, enter the author's name, delete bad photos and/or upload missing photos as needed.
4. You will also be able to determine which articles should be assigned to your model, then find and move them to the right category.
Requirements: You don't need to know any html, but you should be comfortable working with a new interface. This part of the site uses a Content Management System called Joomla. Its admin screens are not the world's most intuitive, but they're not terribly geeky.
For your trouble we permanently display you as a KnowledgeBase Benefactor for the boats you work on. Of course, they guys who did a super bang-up job on the old KnowledgeBase, Warren Milberg, Terry Cox, Rod Johnson, and a few others will get that designation too.
Frankly, I don't like to bother you with this kind of request. But pulling all of this info out of the Project Forum and into the light of day... it's overwhelming to see how much excellent information was buried in there. In other words, this will truly be worth the effort.
If you'd like to help out just reply to this post and I'll get in touch with you tio provide details and a quick tutorial.
Thanks!
Phil
Some articles are fine, but others didn't convert to this system very well. Many were truncated, some are missing photos, most lost the author's names. The majority are not yet categorized properly.
I've been trying to put time against the project but it's slow going and I also need to be working on other, more technical aspects of the site.
I am asking for your help to get this very important part of site properly sorted.
The task looks like this:
1. Volunteer to work on a specific boat model... or three.
2. I'll set you up with a login to the administrator portion of the new KnowledgeBase, PLUS access to the Photo/Project Forum on the old site.
3. From there you will be able to compare new article vs. old, then use the new admin screens to copy/paste any missing text, enter the author's name, delete bad photos and/or upload missing photos as needed.
4. You will also be able to determine which articles should be assigned to your model, then find and move them to the right category.
Requirements: You don't need to know any html, but you should be comfortable working with a new interface. This part of the site uses a Content Management System called Joomla. Its admin screens are not the world's most intuitive, but they're not terribly geeky.
For your trouble we permanently display you as a KnowledgeBase Benefactor for the boats you work on. Of course, they guys who did a super bang-up job on the old KnowledgeBase, Warren Milberg, Terry Cox, Rod Johnson, and a few others will get that designation too.
Frankly, I don't like to bother you with this kind of request. But pulling all of this info out of the Project Forum and into the light of day... it's overwhelming to see how much excellent information was buried in there. In other words, this will truly be worth the effort.
If you'd like to help out just reply to this post and I'll get in touch with you tio provide details and a quick tutorial.
Thanks!
Phil
