AWEC's incompetence is simply unacceptable (Community)

AWEC's incompetence is simply unacceptable // Community

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rossyfox o

Mar 2, 2006, 5:34pm
I'm sorry. I promised myself I wouldn't criticise AWEC now that I run
AWEO, but this really just cannot go unmentioned.

The AWEC calendar is made by taking last month's HTML file and editing
it. This method often results in things being overlooked, however.
Usually the problems are simply cosmetic, e.g. inconsistent text
style/alignment, or the page's title not being updated. However, this
month's calendar hits a new low.

http://www.awcommunity.org/awec/calendar/0306.html

The only real change that has been made from last month is that the
"AWEC Heart Trivia" event has been removed. Apparently, AWEC is more
concerned with choosing a new background for their calendar than making
sure the presented information is accurate.

THREE VALENTINE'S PARTIES are listed on this month's calendar.
VALENTINE'S PARTIES. While the community could possibly bear the
inconsistent text formatting and occasional inaccuracies, no fancy
backgrounds can distract me from this glaring error. If the
people/person compiling the AWEC calendar cannot spot a fault this
obvious, they need to be replaced with someone suitable for the job.

In fact, if whoever's in charge of these things at AWEC can't choose
someone who's suitable for the job in the first place, THEY need to be
replaced. These problems have been present in the AWEC calendar, it's
only now we've seen such an obvious example. Surely someone, somewhere
in the chain of command in AWEC should have noticed a problem.

If AWEC isn't prepared to do what it takes to provide a suitable quality
of service to the community, maybe it's time for AWI to move its
sponsorship to another community events group.

dm mercury

Mar 2, 2006, 5:52pm
it would seem a php calendar would be more efficient. you wouldnt even have
to edit the web page to change anything. most modern php calendars have
recurring event options so that something can occur hourly, daily, weekly,
or monthly. oh yeah they have a 1 click button to change the background
too.

DM

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rossyfox o

Mar 2, 2006, 6:07pm
That's why I use one for AWEO.

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strike rapier

Mar 2, 2006, 6:37pm
And the AWTeen stuff is wrong.

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sweets

Mar 3, 2006, 8:26pm
I was sitting here thinking the same thing when I woke this morning. On Feb
25 I advised by the application form of trivia every weekend. In checking
the site I see it is not listed. Applications had to be in 'before' the 25th
of the month I find out now. Therefore I suppose the whole month of trivia
will not be shown, until next month. OK, I learned, it is the first time I
have ever tried to list any form of 'event' and now I know the 'rules'.

To me this seems a bit outdated, and not very useful for 'events' that
happen at AW. Many of them are pretty spontaneous. I am not a web site
builder, just a common builder of AW, but does it take a whole month to
update a site? Even I can do it faster (ok maybe not always correct
heh)....I can understand 48 hours maybe for notices, but plan a month in
advance? Most AW people cannot think that far in advance.

Maybe this kind of calendar works in real life, but here it is a bit
useless. We need something that shows 'instant events', thought of and
planned a bit last minute. It is not like AW has a zillion events being
thought up. We need every event that can be thought of to get some life back
in this place.

What is happening today? What bright idea or birthday does someone want to
celebrate. Somebody gets a new program and wants to hold a game to try it
out and gets it ready to go a few days later. How can that person get some
spark of interests in these dull times...wait a month? By then time has
moved on, fast in VR.

How about letting us have some form of access to list 'wazzup today'
events. What is on the calendar for the month, updated regularly (even once
a week makes more sense).....

AWEC is 2.2 trying to run in a 3.4 world that has a 3.6 mentality LOL and I
see no future for such a calendar in the
4.1 age, whenever that may be.....modernize or die.......I think it is time
for AW to find a NEW calendar representative and style - one that works in
our 'fast food society'

sweets

baro

Mar 3, 2006, 9:43pm
I always ignore that callender. I always thought it was dead or not
even updated anymore. It looks so bad, out of date, and I never see any
actuall EVENTS on it, just weekly and most often out of date or dead
meetings.

rossyfox o

Mar 4, 2006, 4:16am
I add events to the AWEO calendar usually as soon as I hear of them.
Just gram me the details of your event and I'll see to it.

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sweets

Apr 3, 2006, 2:09pm
UPDATE:
Well April is here, calendar is out, and we are not listed.
GAME OVER!

sweets

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