On 3/21/14, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> You know, I just noticed that the new site does not have "What's New"
> section.
>
> What else did the old site have that new site doesn't?  It's hard to
> tell, because, unfortunately after having a digital presence on the
> web for over a decade, someone arbitrarily took the site down without
> warning or discussion.

not arbitrary, because there was quite a lot of discussion on and off
about the new design during the last 12...18 months.

The new site was shown as a test version as well. And people liked it.

>
> Now, the new site is running from the same persons personal directory
> on box3, and he has excluded even READ permission to the directory for
> all but himself.
>
> I was pretty much over my soreness about this until I just now saw
> Abuzar couldn't finish the tutorial.  Chris C., thanks again for
> taking the website ball and running with it.  Could you please loosen
> your grip a bit and help us _transition_ to your new site more
> gradually by putting the old site back up and running on box2?  For
> professionalism, not sentimentality.  See if you can generate a
> positive feedback loop in the community toward our web-presence, with
> you as the conduit for instrumenting the changes (and/or a way to
> delegate to others who can have access to do it).
>
> Thank you!
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>> Can we help abuzar?
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Abuzar <abuzar at abuzar.com>
>>> Subject: [Newbies] Re: Website change, Squeek by Example Game?
>>> Date: 21. März 2014 14:20:26 MEZ
>>> To: beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>>> Reply-To: "A friendly place to get answers to even the most basic
>>> questions about Squeak." <beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>>> Delivered-To: list-beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm still looking for that specific tutorial, and a recommendation on
>>> whether it's obsolete or other advice.  A response would be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Abuzar
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Abuzar <abuzar at abuzar.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I was going through a squeek-by-example tutorial.  Not the .pdf book.
>>>> It was a simple game tutorial on the Documentation page.  After the
>>>> website changeover, it has seemingly disappeared.  Is it now obsolete?
>>>> or no longer recommended?
>>>>
>>>> I'm also noticing that Squeak 4.5 is rolling out.  Is this a big
>>>> change?  Should I hold off going through tutorials until they're
>>>> updated?
>>>>
>>>> Abuzar
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