Different folks ’see’ things differently
Lion Mike Marvel (whom I have mentioned before) gave me a call today, and did me the favor of pointing out a couple of typos on the website. Lion Mike is completely blind — and one of the typos that he found wasn’t even in a part of the site that is normally visible. He uses a program called “Jaws” that reads websites (and other documents) to him, and it picked up on the alternate text for the Lions International logo, which I had typo’d.
So a Lion who is completely blind read our website more thoroughly than the normally-sighted members who have skimmed over it. Ok, as I have put on the front page, you guys have until the first meeting in April 2008 to figure out how to comment on this blog, or get tail-twisted for it every meeting until you do figure it out. Enough of begging for participation; it’s gonna cost you not to, starting in April.
The reason Lion Mike called is that he is working on a website for his club, and he plans to put in a link to us. I have offered to host his club’s site for $12/year (which is a good deal cheaper than the hosting company that they were considering), as long as I didn’t have to do any of the website work. I should mention that I will make the same offer to any other Lions club in District 2X-1. I have enough surplus bandwidth that I should be able to handle 10 to 15 club websites. I currently donate hosting to the Plano Early Lions Club, and any fees I get for hosting other Lions Club sites will go to the PELC Administrative account.
If we had the fancy toys that Lion Mike does, we might have found the typos, too.
I do like the blog feature. However, I would prefer that this not become the main means of communication within the club. Being perfectly honest, after spending all day at work on a computer, the last thing I want to do is come home at night and spend my evenings on one.
I do like the website.
Comment by cyndietexas — February 18, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
I think Mike Marvel finding a typo is GREAT. He is a remarkable fellow. Hopefully this will get us to check the web page more often. It is a great site…. We just need to use it more.
Comment by gsettle — February 19, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
<p>I agree with Cyndie that this blog should not be the main communication for the club. I see it as a fun supplement to the regular channels, and not as a substitute. I think we have already run into one of the drawbacks of internet communication in the club, and we all need to be very careful about what we say on the blog — it is too easy to hurt somebody’s feelings without meaning to.</p>
Comment by Howard Harkness — February 19, 2008 @ 8:00 pm