Quoting Jessica from 09:35, 5th Oct 2007
Hello,
Just so that you all know, I am reading this thread and taking criticism on board. So first off, thanks for all your feedback (DULY noted!)
We do need a website, but the question is, how much do we want people to rely on it anyway? I've found that for IV's people really need to be coming to training anyway (we're not just going to send someone who emails us) and they can get the schedule there. People who want to buy hoodies and things have to wait until the serjeant sets it all up anyhow. The social aspect changes too quickly, we can't sell social tickets online.
I'd say the website's biggest uses are:
-Term card
-Schools info
-Sponsorship
-Training times (the ones that are set for the entire year)
I can promise you that I'm slowly but surely trying to update the website as much as I can (this week has been a bit of an academic snaggle for me, but at least it's Friday!)
BUT if we want a new website entirely then there's no point in me updating anything.
What do people think?
PS I would need serious help designing a new website. Seeeerious help. (but I'm quite willing to work with someone on it)
The other thing that the website does (or should do) is inform people who don't spend all their lives in LPH about the society.
These include:
1. People from other universities looking for contact details so they can attend IVs etc
2. Students who don't currently debate, but would like to
3. Students who don't want to go to LPH, but are interested in public speaking and debating training
4. Alumni (who you want to get money from, right?) who want to know what is going on in their beloved society, particularly with reference to minutes, term cards that have some reference to a non-academic calendar, IV results etc.
Oh, and I'm looking forward enormously to my Alumni newsletters this year - I've not had one yet in 2 years since leaving, so the anticipation is palpable.
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