Waterways Guides Web Site: Assistance Needed

[Greg Chapman]

Hi Folks,

I'm finally admitting defeat! I have become distracted with other projects
and no longer am devoting the time needed to maintain the Waterways Guides
site adequately.

I need help to keep the site up to date. Currently, there are a yearsworth
of updates on the submission page and other e-mails have been sent to me
directly.

Obviously, a number of approaches are possible.

#1 - I give up and let the site die.

#2 - Someone with the skills required comes forward that can build the
required tools to automate the site.

#3 - I move the host so that others can share the tasks of manually keeping
the site up to date.

#4 - Other possible solutions.

I am loathe to do #1. I am not convinced that building in greater
automation to the site will overcome all of the problems I have maintaining
it. I fancy solution #3. (I don't want to lose control completely, as I may
find the time to become more actively involved again at some point in the
future.) However, I am willing to listen to other proposals, if you have
them.

If you think you could help, and don't propose a radical commercialisation
of the site, do let me know. Direct replies off-list/group are welcome.
Mail addressed to "future at waterwaysguides.co.uk" (with the obvious
substitution and spacing) should avoid my spam traps.

--
Greg Chapman
http://www.waterwaysguides.co.uk
for updates to Nicholson, Imray and Pearsons Guides - and lots more!

[Richard Fairhurst]

Greg Chapman wrote:
> #2 - Someone with the skills required comes forward that can build the
> required tools to automate the site.

Have you considered making it a user-editable 'wiki' site, like
Wikipedia? Mediawiki (the software used by Wikipedia) is free, and
fairly easy to install on a £30-a-year hosting account.

Richard

[Greg Chapman]

"Richard Fairhurst" <rich...@systemeD.net> wrote in message
news:1150812069....@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...

One of the very options that I had in mind.

It still takes someone with the appropriate skills to implement, and it
would need a complete re-build the existing site to accommodate the new
methodology, so I wasn't expecting the volunteer, but wouldn't it be lovely!

I'm sure I could manage that level of maintenance, once implemented.