[Antir_scribes] Fw: Antir Culture Wiki - scribal information

[Mrs. Sondra Prowett]

Thanks Bronwen, What you are doing is appreciated from a very baby scribe 
out here in the Columbia Gorge. You sound like you are finally getting some 
of the mountains surveyed and moved. :)
YIS, Sannan Cairngorne
3M and preincipient Hauksgaard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AnTir Scribe" <antir.sablesable at gmail.com>
To: "1-antir_scribes" <antir_scribes at castle.org>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Antir_scribes] Fw: Antir Culture Wiki - scribal information


> Greetings from Bronwen,
>
>
> Tevenete de Charolais wrote:
>
> <For the past several years I have been gathering the information sent out
> on this list.  Recently I encountered the An Tir culture wiki, and I would
> like to create a page or series of pages on illumination information that
> could be updated and edited by scribes.>
>
> I don't want to say that this is not a good idea - because in our present
> circumstances, it seems like a really good idea.
>
>
> However,
>
> The AnTir Scribes do have a website.
>
> We all know that the website is not yet what it needs to be - and 
> hopefully,
> everyone also knows that it is being worked on.
>
> Here is the current situation.
>
> Since July Coronation - when I became Kingdom Scribe, I have worked
> diligently to get assistance from the Server Owner (where the scribal
> website resides) to gain access to the site for updating.  When
> communication was finally started - we worked at it for a week or so (I 
> have
> two new programs for accessing ftp sites on my computer now) but alas, I
> could not gain access to the site server.
>
> I engaged four Information Technology Professionals from
> different businesses to see if it is something on my end that is causing 
> the
> failure.  Two of them came to my home and worked on my computer and then
> went back to their own businesses and tried various things on their
> computers.  All reported that the problem is at the Server end.  This
> was all reported to the Server Owner with additional requests for 
> assistance
> - however, at this time, the Server Owner has not responded to these
> requests for the last 7 weeks or so.
>
> I have started correspondence with the Kingdom Website Team to get space 
> on
> the Kingdom Server for the Scribal Website.  I do not know if the venture
> will be successful.
>
> I received some assistance from an Information Technology Professional in
> gathering most of the html files for the site and I do hope to move the
> website to a new home soon.
>
> but,
> what we have to put on a new home is not up-to-date and is not complete. 
> If
> I moved the site today, a number of the links would be broken as I do not
> have all the html files for the site and they need to be recreated.
> Additionally last weekend, I began updating the "Contacts" pages for the
> site - so that when it is moved, those pages will be current (that was an
> approximate 10 hour project and is approximately 90% complete)
>
> When the site is ready and does get moved to a new home, I will ask the
> scribal community for ideas on what they would like to see added or 
> changed
> on the site.
>
> At that time, the information that Tevenete spoke of putting on a Wiki 
> page
> should be added to the website.
>
>
> I have thought about turning off the link to the webpage and putting up a
> page that says "Under Construction" - but I am afraid of losing my ability
> to see what is there while I still may need to gather info from it.
>
> I have to beg you all for a little more patience - I'm sorry it is taking 
> so
> long.
>
> Three reasons for the wait.
> 1) I wanted to get a message out in the Crier - looking for a Web Minister
> (it came out in the October Crier but remember that it had to be in to the
> Crier Editor two months before it would be printed [was sent in August].
>
> 2) I wanted a Web Minister to do what I am now doing (because I have other
> things that need my attention, however, no Web Minister as of yet - but
> could not wait any longer to get things moving).
>
> 3) I wanted to make what we already had work and tried to give ample
> time (for courtesy sake) to the server owner to get it working (The site
> would probably already be updated if we had been successful when I started
> my attempts to gain access to the site).
>
> Anyway...
> thats the long story
>
> Also, I have just within the last few days been in contact with an
> individual who may decide to be a web minister for us and that is very
> encouraging.
>
> This change over to a new e-mail address for the Kingdom Scribe has put a
> big chunk of stuff in the way of other things.  I took the day off from 
> work
> today to try and move and organize all the past scribal e-mails into this
> new venue.  I'm excited about it as I think that it will help with some
> problems that I have been encountering with technical stuff.
>
> I hope this update has been informative and that you all can still
> have patience with me in fixing our website
>
> thank-you
>
> YIS
> Bronwen
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