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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Lament (Re: A demonstration of aspect we can all follow)

Robyn Stewart ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

At 13:20 '?????' 6/13/2012, qurgh lungqIj wrote:
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 2:20 PM, David Trimboli <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
How about the facts that we're using antiquated and buggy software in an outmoded medium, discoverable only on an out-of-date website, and talking about a topic for which the inspiration is no longer present on current television, which is generally regarded as difficult, and which is always made fun of in the media? The only thing we have going for us is that nerdliness is generally more accepted these days.
In the real world, we should have a web-based forum with a section for only-Klingon and a section for grammar, among others. I suggested such a forum years ago at a qep'a', but the old-fashioned computer-types didn't agree. However, I believe that to attract the young, you must present yourself in a format they are familiar with, and that's web forums.
This is one of the issues the Klingon Assault Group faced recently as well. Originally, all their communications were done over email mailing lists (yahoogroups), but many of our younger new members don't use email at all so they weren't getting any of the information. We were losing members, because they saw nothing coming from the club.
To help fix this issue, I did a total revamp of the KAG website and added a forum. At first the forums usage was minimal, but now more and more of our communications are happening there as people find it much easier to converse using that platform.
If the KLI wants to survive, it has a grow and adapt to the changing times... Nal Komerex Khesterex.
I don't remember a shootdown of the forums idea at qep'a'. Oddly I think of forums a little nostalgically, as I used to use them a lot, but haven't in years. Are web forums really still what kids these days are doing?
It appears from this discussion that it shouldn't be a question of whether we should migrate from a majordomo mailing list to another format, but rather to what, and who will do it? My programming and webdesign skills are purely 20th century, and I don't have an iPod/iPad developer kit, but I'm sure someone does.
I can lend to the project my Klingon language skills, years of experience with pitching instruction to different levels and learning styles, and I'd be happy to write and voice stories and dialogues to support a multimedia learning environment. I could probably pull together some costumed folk with passable accents for video, even.
Who has programming skills, platform tools, project management experience, video editing talents, or a vision of what we should put together?
- Qov 

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