tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post3615587586341529469..comments2024-03-17T07:22:12.716+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: Church websites - some pointers to what makes a good or a bad oneAlan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-41912505376559917662008-06-09T21:14:00.000+01:002008-06-09T21:14:00.000+01:00Thanks for the reminder - I hadn't got around to u...Thanks for the reminder - I hadn't got around to updating the post with the winner as I'd promised.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-28782452656465102152008-06-09T21:07:00.000+01:002008-06-09T21:07:00.000+01:00I may have missed the post giving the winners of '...I may have missed the post giving the winners of 'The Achievement in Communication Awards', and if so apologies for a duplicate post. In case I haven't, the winners of the four categories were:<BR/><BR/><B>Print</B> -- <A HREF="http://www.maystreetchurch.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">May Street Presbyterian</A><BR/><B>Internet</B> -- <A HREF="http://www.maynoothcc.org/" REL="nofollow">Maynooth Community Church</A><BR/><B>Audio-Visual</B> -- Downshire Road<BR/><B>Broadcast</B> -- Vicki Sandal<BR/><BR/>(from Thursday's Assembly business <A HREF="http://presbyterianireland.org/assembly/ganews/news004.html" REL="nofollow">review</A>)Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828060814577189092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-91428028077398824362008-06-06T09:29:00.000+01:002008-06-06T09:29:00.000+01:00Tony - like your list - though I'm a bit concerned...Tony - like your list - though I'm a bit concerned that it only just tackles accessibility (no mention of ALT tags/image descriptions).<BR/><BR/>But I feel a session at this summer's Tech Camp to get folk to think more about what "good" looks like when it comes to something like a congregational website. This will be a good basis.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-36431327756079616132008-06-05T22:06:00.000+01:002008-06-05T22:06:00.000+01:00Very valuable thoughts! You may be interested in I...Very valuable thoughts! You may be interested in Internet Evangelism Day's <A HREF="http://ied.gospelcom.net/church-site-design.php" REL="nofollow">church website design</A> self-asesssment tool which helps churches see ways to reach outsiders through their sites.<BR/><BR/>Blessings<BR/><BR/>TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429067822600143975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-73553329199255230032008-06-01T23:23:00.000+01:002008-06-01T23:23:00.000+01:00Hi Alan, another lurker here ;-). Great post on we...Hi Alan, another lurker here ;-). Great post on websites in general, but especially church sites. I agree with you that music on the site should be prayed about and hopefully discarded. My preference is the burning bush website, (no I'm not FP!), I just like the site, and visit it regularly to listen to some of their sermons. I like to hear the bible preached the way they preach it.<BR/><BR/>Any website that is basic and user friendly is good in my book, but some of them are difficult to load, so I tend to stick to a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-62771423300347797732008-06-01T23:02:00.000+01:002008-06-01T23:02:00.000+01:00Connor - do say hi to Harrison.Niall - Must run KP...Connor - do say hi to Harrison.<BR/><BR/>Niall - Must run KPC through the spreadsheet soon to soo how it would score. Terribly subjective though.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-32285108907694500062008-06-01T22:58:00.000+01:002008-06-01T22:58:00.000+01:00Remind me to send you the near essay-length messag...Remind me to send you the near essay-length message I ended up writing about the main types of websites as I see them - "libraries" and "communities" (although the latter needs to include the former in some way).<BR/><BR/>Glad to see that http://www.knockpresbyterian.co.uk ticks most of the user stories - some of the accessibility points are good and we probably need to do better there (although was pleasantly surprised when turning off CSS and images using Webdeveloper on Firefox)!Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828060814577189092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-2917174335671475322008-06-01T21:21:00.000+01:002008-06-01T21:21:00.000+01:00thanks for this alan, me and a couple of friends (...thanks for this alan, me and a couple of friends (you know harrison gilmore?) are building a website at the moment for kells PC...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-14324228008898665182008-06-01T19:05:00.000+01:002008-06-01T19:05:00.000+01:00Hi Dave... didn't know you lurked over here creepi...Hi Dave... didn't know you lurked over here creeping out other people ;o)<BR/><BR/>Heeeheeeee... I've been working on one for Bannside... but they're too scared of ye olde interweb to allow it to go public.Ruth Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689890740685863524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-45749617591248008832008-06-01T08:28:00.000+01:002008-06-01T08:28:00.000+01:00That's ok - lurking's allowed. And now you've com...That's ok - lurking's allowed. And now you've come out of the shadows, you could be commenting all over the place!!!<BR/><BR/>Wordpress is definitely a great platform. Some newspapers - UK local and more major US ones - have cut across to Wordpress sites, and you can only tell by the make-up of the URLs.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-67381129939071769442008-06-01T00:57:00.000+01:002008-06-01T00:57:00.000+01:00Hi AlanI'm a bit of a lurker. Apologies. FWIW my c...Hi Alan<BR/>I'm a bit of a lurker. Apologies. FWIW my church site is Wordpress based and some day will look entirely the way I intended it (the old when I get finished with xyz excuse) some day. <BR/>http://www.dromorecathedral.co.ukDavid Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466826384661172311noreply@blogger.com