October 28, 2004
reworking the work
we haven't touched the blogs since the mt upgrade, and i am doing precious little of it tonight, however, we did... 1. tweak the "create new entry interface" to limit its options and 2. change the weblog config to change the default status of posts from draft to publish, and email new comments to us.
there were some other config items i was tempted by but it seemed like it would just invoke more spam. :(
other things on my todo list... * creative commons license * category templates * add sven & gretchin to post notification? * tweak the templates again, especially to denote multiple posts in a day
Posted by gretchin at 11:13 PM | Comments (0)
zines!
sven & i got to talking about zines today to see if that would be a small-step way to work on publishing the youthlib essays. zines could then move to small books, and then compiled into a larger book. sven was so excited he's already made a mockup (in word!).
other potential items of interest: 1. collapsing notepad & generator together so that generator becomes a place for all types of content, categorized by type of essay (fragment, exploration, draft, essay etc.). each type would have a different template including a colored label & explanatory text. we would need to use the import/export feature or sven says we could take an afternoon and move them manually.
- zine subscriptions could include artwork and other outside contributions; hopefully, they could even get paid. it would be a good reason to get a paypal account and have a "subscriptions AT youthlib.com" address. getting outside contributions might require the help of an editor (carl?).
Posted by gretchin at 10:29 PM | Comments (0)
March 20, 2004
testing markdown
i'm testing the markdown plugin syntax: mph says it's pretty sweet. how sweet is it?
- like creme brulee
- like honey
- like pop rocks
- all the above
we * adore * worship * praise
michael hall.
*happy sigh* gl. likes new, and very useful, toys. :)
in a completely unrelated note, i found a bit of a poem (from youth & calm):
Youth dreams a bliss on this side of death.
It dreams a rest, if not more deep,
More grateful than this marble sleep;
It hears a voice within it tell:
Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well.
'Tis all perhaps which man acquires,
But 'tis not what our youth desires.
Matthew Arnold
very nice!
Posted by gretchin at 11:12 PM | Comments (0)
March 07, 2004
first email spam
bah! we got our first spam (as our very first email *sigh*) last night sent to infoATyouthlib.com. where the heck is that even published? i want to think of a system of creating email addresses which are generic enough but informative and easily rotatable in case one of them gets overwhelmed w/ spam. sven, this is why i don't want to publish either of our email addresses on the site, why those addresses should only be given out to actual human beings. if you want a contact listed on the site, we ought to create a special one that will forward to wherever you want it to go.
Posted by gretchin at 01:38 PM | Comments (1)
March 06, 2004
Learned MT-Blacklist today
Three spams showed up recently on Generator. Finally gave MT-Blacklist a whirl. [Wow! Excellent little bit of programming there.] Now they're deleted... And I have a skill I should have investigated three months ago.
Posted by Sven at 10:41 AM | Comments (0)
January 24, 2004
meeting 01.23.04
placeholder for meeting notes.
next meeting 01.31.04, 1 p.m. (where?)
* discuss it/maintenance/backup strategies
next formal review: 03.01.04?
Posted by gretchin at 02:37 PM | Comments (2)
January 23, 2004
review prep
today: about 1 hour prep for yl meeting tomorrow
total: 8 hours
also tried adding link to stats page from dev, but was unable to successfully log into the stats package. :(
todo:
* michael: go ahead assign webmaster alias to gl.
* michael: what's up w/ stats package?
Posted by gretchin at 12:26 AM | Comments (2)
January 11, 2004
more mail
today: about 1 hour mail & contact form options, review goals
total: 7 hours
worked out mail options for sven & sven's contact form (see round 1 site goals), sent onto mph. clarified "future site goals."
todo:
* sven will want an intro to entourage
* work out notifications
* remind sven to use categories :)
Posted by gretchin at 12:47 PM | Comments (0)
Switch from AOL to Easystreet
I'm reviewing the Easystreet Terms of Use:
http://www.easystreet.com/services/acceptable.html
It strikes me that these two sections may be of relevance to youthlib.com activities...
4.0 Email Policy
For those EasyStreet accounts running their own mail servers, we require that you disable relaying. This ensures that your mail server will not become a relay source of unsolicited email. If unsolicited email passes through your mail server, the account may be deactivated and incur EasyStreet administration charges. There is a $100 charge for every five spam abuse complaints for each incident.
7.0 Non-commercial Use
Some EasyStreet accounts, such as the Enthusiast DSL, are designated for non-commercial use. The access portion of these accounts must terminate at a non-commercial address. Web sites or other services on IP addresses of these accounts must be of a non-commercial nature. Selling of products, solicitations for business and/or exchange of funds or bartering are considered commercial uses. Domain names associated with these accounts must not be registered under company names. In questionable cases, EasyStreet's sole discretion will prevail.
Posted by Sven at 02:27 AM | Comments (2)
Spammers hit Generator
I got notification on Jan 5 that three new comments had been posted to my Generator post, Property and Owernship - Part 3. Take a look...
The "posted by" links go to ads for paxil, levitra, and fioricet, respectively. The culprits are techno@msn.com, genchet@yahoo.com, and genchet@mail.com.
What is the appropriate action to take?
Posted by Sven at 01:14 AM | Comments (5)