From foh-mail-list@lists.familyofhumanists.org Sun Feb 29 17:47:49 2004 From: foh-mail-list@lists.familyofhumanists.org (Forrest Carroll) Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:47:49 -0800 Subject: [foh-mail-list]web site Message-ID: (NOTE: A reply to this message should be distributed to the list.) I would like to start a discussion about what we are doing as an organization, and more particularly, what purpose we want our web site to serve. I met Pete yesterday at the Wintergrass festival in Tacoma where he was playing. In our discussion, we decided that before we pay anyone to maintain our website, we need to know what it is for, and have an idea of the design. I had these ideas, that I want to use as a starting point for this discussion. -------- Our web site is for: 1) adding members? What is a member? Just someone who subscribes to the newsletter? 2) selling HFK and Why Evolution? Possibly. 3) a service to people who need guidance in how to raise children in a world surrounded by Christian fanatics? 4) a forum for Humanists with families or young children? -------- Does the Family of Humanists fill a niche that is not filled by other Humanist organizations? -------- What can be added to the website, or how can the website design be changed, to better serve its purpose? - Text from back issues of the newsletters? - History of Humanism reprints? (Devin, are you working on this as a publication?) - Advice on how to deal with Christian relatives or how to raise kids as Humanists? ------- -Forrest From foh-mail-list@lists.familyofhumanists.org Sun Feb 29 23:53:58 2004 From: foh-mail-list@lists.familyofhumanists.org (Devin & Claire Carroll) Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:53:58 -0800 Subject: [foh-mail-list]web site References: Message-ID: <01be01c3ff20$5fe3b220$ca01a8c0@pacbell.net> >From Devin, comments below. I may have more latter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Forrest Carroll" To: Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:47 AM Subject: [foh-mail-list]web site > (NOTE: A reply to this message should be distributed to the list.) > > I would like to start a discussion about what we are doing as an > organization, and more particularly, what purpose we want our web > site to serve. I met Pete yesterday at the Wintergrass festival in > Tacoma where he was playing. In our discussion, we decided that > before we pay anyone to maintain our website, we need to know what it > is for, and have an idea of the design. I had these ideas, that I > want to use as a starting point for this discussion. > > -------- > > Our web site is for: > 1) adding members? > What is a member? Just someone who subscribes to the newsletter? Yes. and yes. > > 2) selling HFK and Why Evolution? > Possibly. Yes. > > 3) a service to people who need guidance in how to raise children in > a world surrounded by Christian fanatics? Somewhat. But I don't see the "not Christian" angle as the most important. I think of Humanism as a philosophy that would be important even if Christianity and other religions did not exist. Of course, Humanism would be somewhat different then. Maybe better. Humanism is a very rich philosophy, and would be without any mention of what we are not. > > 4) a forum for Humanists with families or young children? > Yes. > -------- > > Does the Family of Humanists fill a niche that is not filled by other > Humanist organizations? > A good question. I think yes, but this is debateable. > -------- > > What can be added to the website, or how can the website design be > changed, to better serve its purpose? > - Text from back issues of the newsletters? I think this would be good. > - History of Humanism reprints? (Devin, are you working on this as a > publication?) It's waiting for illustrations by Madeline, who is being excrutiatingly slow. I may need to look for someone else. > - Advice on how to deal with Christian relatives or how to raise kids > as Humanists? Suggestions and ideas more than advice. Thanks to Forrest and Peter to giving this some good thought. > > ------- > > -Forrest > _______________________________________________ > foh-mail-list mailing list > foh-mail-list@lists.familyofhumanists.org > http://lists.familyofhumanists.org/mailman/listinfo/foh-mail-list