06-16-2008, 10:39 PM
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Among all the subjects that we've broached in these threads, here's one more that I really think should be up for consideration by whoever wins the election. Found this while waiting for the USFA website to respond:
Site Stats for usfencing.org:
* Usfencing.org has a traffic rank of: 261,390 (down14,945)
* Speed: Slow (74% of all sites are faster)
* Other sites that link to this site: 69174
* Online Since: 18-Mar-1999
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06-16-2008, 11:47 PM
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| Do you have suggestions for what it should be? I'm a little short on ideas of how to increase our "Online Since" score, but I'm sure you've got some great suggestions. | |
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06-17-2008, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK I'm a little short on ideas of how to increase our "Online Since" score, but I'm sure you've got some great suggestions. | Who will add the important "time travelling" plank to their platform first?!?! | |
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06-17-2008, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK  Do you have suggestions for what it should be? I'm a little short on ideas of how to increase our "Online Since" score, but I'm sure you've got some great suggestions. | frankly, its just a mediocre website that looks like it was built in 2002. it needs to be revamped and redone in such a way that it becomes
1) easier to use
2) easier to integrate with the outside world. a well done RSS feed would most likely almost double its traffic.
3) easier to monetize. that credit card banner and the fencing vendors is all they have. i bet they could do better.
/my $0.02 as a web strategist | |
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06-17-2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Do you have suggestions for what it should be? I'm a little short on ideas of how to increase our "Online Since" score, but I'm sure you've got some great suggestions. | Sorry didn't know you were responsible for the website. But now that we do, how about we follow noodle's suggestions? Simply pay a little more and get some speed and maybe some storage? Hey if EDEW can get WineSpies to donate for the BayCup there must be someone out there who would be willing to do something for the USFA. OR Maybe be nice to Paul Levy. He seems to be well able to find donors.
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06-17-2008, 03:27 PM
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#6 | | The Judge
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Originally Posted by jjefferies Sorry didn't know you were responsible for the website. But now that we do, how about we follow noodle's suggestions? Simply pay a little more and get some speed and maybe some storage? Hey if EDEW can get WineSpies to donate for the BayCup there must be someone out there who would be willing to do something for the USFA. OR Maybe be nice to Paul Levy. He seems to be well able to find donors. | "enough" space and speed would probably cost about $20/mo..
its probably not just hte hosting.
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06-18-2008, 10:44 PM
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| Full time webmaster to run the web strategy. Budget to outsource some of the "easier" tasks and to find developers for the more expensive yet cool applications.
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06-22-2008, 07:08 PM
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| It would also be nice if usfa.org redirected to usfencing.org. | |
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06-22-2008, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Do you have suggestions for what it should be? I'm a little short on ideas of how to increase our "Online Since" score, but I'm sure you've got some great suggestions. | Anyone else laugh at how JJeffries completely missed the humor of this post and assumed it meant that KD5MDK is actually our webmaster?
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06-23-2008, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdawg2121 Anyone else laugh | More of a snort really... | |
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06-23-2008, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdawg2121 Anyone else laugh at how JJeffries completely missed the humor of this post and assumed it meant that KD5MDK is actually our webmaster? | I always try to treat people as they present themselves. It's a matter of respect for others. For all I know he may have a hand in the website. If there's humor it then it involves someone being a wannabe which at best is sad humor.
So bigdawg2121, are you really big? or just a pup?
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06-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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| Honestly, he's on the short size, but seems to do well enough on strip anyway. | |
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06-24-2008, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jjefferies I always try to treat people as they present themselves. It's a matter of respect for others. For all I know he may have a hand in the website. If there's humor it then it involves someone being a wannabe which at best is sad humor.
So bigdawg2121, are you really big? or just a pup? | Dude, he presented himself as someone making a joke about your apparent desire to fix a number of things related to the website. One of the things you listed was the "online since" date (which can't be changed, FYI). The humor is in the fact that you continue your recent streak of eschewing logic and reason in favor of some outrageous interpretation of the situation (i.e. that KD5MDK is somehow related to the running of the website).
I may in fact be a pup but some dogs should be put out to pasture... 
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06-25-2008, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bigdawg2121 I may in fact be a pup but some dogs should be put out to pasture... | Talk about mixed up metaphors. Oh well, Goes with your state of mind I suppose. 
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06-26-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jjefferies Talk about mixed up metaphors. Oh well, Goes with your state of mind I suppose. | Hey, you gotta use a train of thought that your often confused and conspiracy theory obsessed audience can jive with.
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