Announcements Tab

[JonathanZwiebel]

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

[tekknolagi]

There is an integrated Jekyll blog that we should use.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122 .

[rafilong]

I've been thinking about this - I suggest calling it news, having a photo stream, and the news headline that Spencer made.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

There is an integrated Jekyll blog that we should use.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122> .

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[tekknolagi]

Photostream through Flickr, maybe?

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

I've been thinking about this - I suggest calling it news, having a photo stream, and the news headline that Spencer made.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

There is an integrated Jekyll blog that we should use.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122> .

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[rafilong]

Yup

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

Photostream through Flickr, maybe?

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

I've been thinking about this - I suggest calling it news, having a photo stream, and the news headline that Spencer made.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

There is an integrated Jekyll blog that we should use.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122> .

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[tekknolagi]

In the meantime, v3.0

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

Yup

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

Photostream through Flickr, maybe?

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

I've been thinking about this - I suggest calling it news, having a photo stream, and the news headline that Spencer made.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Max Bernstein < notifications@github.com>wrote:

There is an integrated Jekyll blog that we should use.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

This should have pretty much all the news for Paly Robotics.

It does not necessarily need to be a tab, it could be integrated into the front page or it could be on the side, but it should not just be twitter, facebook or a blog.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122> .

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[JonathanZwiebel]

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

[tekknolagi]

Two things.

1. I don't appreciate the language.
2. It is the least important for this release, because it's not slated for this release. Don't change priority tags without consulting. We have Twitter and Facebook for now, and this can be dealt with once we fix our existing issues.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867 .

[rafilong]

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867 .

[rafilong]

Also, currently there isn't very much going on, besides all important information is already getting emailed. Lab hours, which are probably the only other important thing, are on our site, as well as contact information

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel <notifications@github.com

wrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867 .

[tekknolagi]

The release should have happened 2.25 hours ago.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel notifications@github.comwrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867>

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— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135924 .

[JonathanZwiebel]

Why would someone visit our site?

The most probable reason is that they are looking for information. And putting all the important information somewhere that is sure to be kept up to date is what we want. Sure, facebook and twitter are good, but if everything goes there, what is the point of having a website?

[rafilong]

If we made an announcements tab, we'd probably just take information off of the emails.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

Also, currently there isn't very much going on, besides all important information is already getting emailed. Lab hours, which are probably the only other important thing, are on our site, as well as contact information

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel < notifications@github.com> wrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867 .

[tekknolagi]

Jon, nobody visits our site for news. It's for:

• Sponsors
• Contact info
• Evaluate us somehow

While we absolutely should have a blog-type thing using the same content as email newsletters, we don't have to yet. Wait.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

If we made an announcements tab, we'd probably just take information off of the emails.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

Also, currently there isn't very much going on, besides all important information is already getting emailed. Lab hours, which are probably the only other important thing, are on our site, as well as contact information

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel < notifications@github.com> wrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867>

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— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135991 .

[rafilong]

However, if we have extra time, I agree it makes sense to have a page like that. Just not now - we have emails for that.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Max Bernstein notifications@github.comwrote:

Jon, nobody visits our site for news. It's for:

• Sponsors
• Contact info
• Evaluate us somehow

While we absolutely should have a blog-type thing using the same content as email newsletters, we don't have to yet. Wait.

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Rafi Long notifications@github.com wrote:

If we made an announcements tab, we'd probably just take information off of the emails.

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

Also, currently there isn't very much going on, besides all important information is already getting emailed. Lab hours, which are probably the only other important thing, are on our site, as well as contact information

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Rafi Long rafilong42@gmail.com wrote:

I know, but right now we are like 30 min away from pushing a bunch of updates, might as well get those done first and then make the new page

-Rafi Long

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JonathanZwiebel < notifications@github.com> wrote:

No, that is not what I meant. I would normally agree with you guys, except having an announcement tab is probably the MOST important thing on the site. This will not be for us to post fun images from competitions or to write about some unimportant side issue. This is where the up-to-date information should be.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit because if it isn't there, in a very clear, very concise format, our website has lost a great deal of functionality.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<

https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135867>

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— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub< https://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32135991>

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— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/team8/team8.github.io/issues/122#issuecomment-32136090 .

[JonathanZwiebel]

Ok, I am working on this now.

@tekknolagi You mentioned that doing this page with JS is an option. Should we attempt to do that?

[JonathanZwiebel]

Nevermind, just saw the email from Max. I will leave it to him.

[tekknolagi]

@team8/web-team BEHOLD! /news! It is AJAX powered and only drove me half nuts!

803a689716a10891e37a1ffc1f850b6db906c69b

...and learn from my mistakes. I pushed to master. (It's ok though — nothing VISIBLE changed.)

[tekknolagi]

Motherfucker.

b6798872632c40902c46fdbbe29f36cab6fe69c0

[tekknolagi]

http://ssh.palyrobotics.com:1290/news/