SSA Website

One wishes that the SSA learned from its mistakes.

Under the old regime, there was little communication between the
management and the members, and little effort was made to exploit the
expertise of the membership. As a result, we got messes like the
computer system.

Now, the SSA decides to change its web page, and apparently made the
decision to go for flash rather than functionality. Was that a good
move? Perhaps -- maybe these days no one will look at a webpage unless
there is a lot of moving stuff. However, it does appear that the
decision was made without much (if any) input from the members.

I used to look at the SSA webpage daily, but now almost never do. And I
disagree with Chris in one respect -- I don't think the new webpage has
a more graphically pleasing front end. It has a nice glider photo, but
otherwise it is not attractive. And the scrolling ads are hideous.

I wish the new SSA management well, but why can't they ask for the input
and help of the membership?



Chris OCallaghan wrote:

Yes, disaster is too harsh. There was clearly a decision to move to a
more graphically pleasing front end and to use more sophisticated
linking tools. But we've lost functionality and resources as a result.
I often used the SSA website as a pass through to other soaring
resources. But those links are no longer easily accessible. As a
result, I visit only once every week or two unless a contest is in
progress.

I don't mind the notion of spicing up the home page. That's a
marketing decision. But we've lost a good number of resources during
the transition. I had expectations that they would slowly return, but
now I'm wondering if they ever will. I suspect resources are limited,
and we are now devoted to developing the site rather than maintaining
its content.

Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...

wrote:

The new website is a disaster. They must have hired the same people
who screwed up their computer system a couple years ago.

Disaster? Seems kind of harsh for a web site that's done everything I
wanted done: member locator, contest reports, contest rules, Johnson
articles.