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The '''Web Development Team''' | The '''Web Development Team''' was a [[team]] that was tasked with the creation and upkeep of ship websites. The 118 Wiki and the [[Ship Histories|individual ship wiki pages]] now serve this function, and the team has been retired. Those interested in this kind of work are advised to consider joining the [[118Wiki:Operations|Wiki Operations Team]]. | ||
==Purpose of ship websites== | ==Purpose of ship websites== | ||
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===Primary use=== | ===Primary use=== | ||
Let's prefix all this by giving you something to say over-and-over to yourself while creating your website: it's all ''' | Let's prefix all this by giving you something to say over-and-over to yourself while creating your website: it's all '''public relations'''. That's right -- for the most part, your vessel's website isn't going to be all that much use to your actual crewmates, at least, if you do it right! | ||
Why is that? As you'll see below, you'll actually have better luck keeping your crew informed and educated about your ship and happenings with other tools you will find throughout our website, including (most notably) the wiki itself. As such, the vessel's website generally has one core use: look pretty and attract new people! | Why is that? As you'll see below, you'll actually have better luck keeping your crew informed and educated about your ship and happenings with other tools you will find throughout our website, including (most notably) the wiki itself. As such, the vessel's website generally has one core use: look pretty and attract new people! | ||
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===Okay... it's news, too!=== | ===Okay... it's news, too!=== | ||
So maybe we were a little too quick to say it's nothing but | So maybe we were a little too quick to say it's nothing but public relations. The ship site, especially if it's a WordPress-powered site, can also be a great place for news. Keeping your crew informed of what's going on will keep them coming back to the site, and keep people interested, as well as show visitors that you're an active ship! | ||
===And a place for policy info=== | ===And a place for policy info=== | ||
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===What it's not=== | ===What it's not=== | ||
A ship website is ''not'' the "end-all, be-all" reference for your ship. There is good reasoning behind this: No matter how easy we make it to update a site, there will always be crews that just don't have anyone who is knowledgeable or motivated enough to help update it. As such, a ship's website will inevitably fall into disrepair which looks bad for our group. We are trying to avoid that at all costs. What the goal should always be, in creating a site, is to set up something that can be static, and still relevant after a long period of time. | A ship website is ''not'' the "end-all, be-all" reference for your ship. There is good reasoning behind this: No matter how easy we make it to update a site, there will always be crews that just don't have anyone who is knowledgeable or motivated enough to help update it. As such, a ship's website will inevitably fall into disrepair which looks bad for our group. We are trying to avoid that at all costs. What the goal should always be, in creating a site, is to set up something that can be static, and still relevant after a long period of time. | ||
===Resources=== | |||
*[[Finding an IP address in a form]] | |||
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[[Category:Web Development Team|*]] | [[Category:Web Development Team|*]] | ||
[[Category:Retired taskforces]] | |||