PostNuke

I can also check for revamping the lang-french.php to make it more stable... there are some lines inside that have bad accents (like é when we have to see È or & eacute; ...)

And yes, I'm French... that's why I'm not as good as you making good comments... I'm from quebec...:)

nexialys@mac.com

and yes i'm with Mac... postnuke works well on OS-X with Apache/php/mysql server !!

My purpose in posting this is to try to encourage anyone that is developing anything for Post Nuke to take a little time to think about the usability of the product from the stand point of an end-user who, most likely, has never even heard of Mysql, PHP or any of the other wonderful tools that are used to make websites run. It is surprising that most people can get confused by the simplest things on a webpage.





Has Post Nuke thought about starting a Usability section in the forum? I would like to see Post Nuke to be both functional from a programing perspective and easy to use from an end-user perspective.





I want to thank everyone here for all of the hard work that it takes to make this project work. I very much look forward to joining in on the fun, once I learn PHP :)





D Olsen

Here's a couple of points to keep in mind:



* Personally, I have always favored the discrete approach, in the form of a simple link signature at the bottom, or under your name. You combine that with posting ins upport forums, in other words, helping people, and you cover two facets: 1) you help people, and they are grateful, 2) you keep the link and address in their mind's eye. ALWAYS make sure that URLs and links are active. Make it easiest for people to travel to the link.



* Never engage the other parties first, never resort to name calling, never get personal. Writing to someone "You're stupid for using PHPNuke, and your girlfriend is ugly too...!" never made a friend, and is certainly not going to convince them to give PostNuke the time of day.



* Never drag another project down in order to make yourself look good. PostNuke is good and can stand on its own merits. We have some awesomely talented developers working on it, we have a pretty good roadmap, we have a good fearless leader (every project needs one of those), and we are secure in what we have. Instead, be sure to point out all the positives in PostNuke (or at least the 5 most noticeables), and don't waste time with the shortcomings of the competition. Chances are, the person you're engaging already knows them all anyways.



* Always contact admins directly, always submit messages via the regular channels. You will make a lot more friends by contacting an admin personally andprivately, instead of flaming and spamming their entire site.



You get the picture, I'm sure -- combine common sense, and respect, and you should be on the right track to share your enthusiasm for PostNuke....



On the other hand, I bleieve we speak for everyone on the project that we will not tolerate hostilities, flames, insults, and most of all, SPAMMING to 'promote' PostNuke. That is simply not who we are and what we are about.



Thank you,



Harry

1) My Articles, Hungarian, Portuguese
2) My Downloads
3) My Links, Portuguese
4) My Reviews, Portuguese
5) My Stories, Portuguese
6) Articles Block, Portuguese, Swedish
7) Downloads Block, Portuguese, Swedish
8) Links Block, Portuguese, Swedish
9) Stories Block, Portuguese, Swedish
10) My Themes, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish

I also keep the list on my frontpage updated as to which translations have been done. Language files can be emailed to me at bobmarion@bobmarion.hostbet.com.
Granted these are written for PHP-Nuke but I've starting getting a site for testing of Post-Nuke as well and hope to have these converted soon.

If you do a translation I've provided a space in each lang file for you to get the credit you deserve.

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2) Encourage others to try and steal your domain


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and what happens if you as a Domain Holder purchases a 10 year agreement, but because of NSI's incompentance,


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Once again this is yet another example of a large corporate monopoly abusing it's corporate power. This time,


it's time for consumers to start fighting back.





Every domain name owner should be OUTRAGED by this new policy.