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This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Hard launch: 31.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

• Putting in the union name and country should be part of the online signup
• Fix problem of 'x' appearing instead of labour photo of the year once you've logged in
• Fix what's causing crash when displaying one of the last pages in 'everybody' - it's some user details, but I can't tell which one is wrong
• Improve the dashboard display - see John Wood's comments
• Don't use the term 'users' - use 'people' instead
• The union name should appear together with the person's user name everywhere
• Some users - not all - have languages; this needs to be sorted for all perhaps with a default language for each user
• Mailings to members of groups - may come with a later version of Elgg
• Embedding video - may come with a later version of Elgg
• Emails sent by the system need to correctly deal with spaces in user names and names of groups
• Improve speed and efficiency with cacheing, etc.
• Why does UnionBook crash Blackberries?
• Fix start date for users which is now 1970.
• Are the initial validation emails coming from unionbook@labourstart.org or is there a problem as some people have reported?
• Why does this not work well in Opera? Or Safari?
  
• Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
• Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
• Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
• When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
• Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
• Add an explicit link back to the Home page (dashboard) everywhere.
• Upgrade our server - the current configuration is probably not powerful enough.
• Test alternate theme setup by John Wood.
• Deal w problem faced by 'Antony McMullen' who was told his name contained illegal characters (?).

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
3. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
4. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
5. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
6. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group
7. An events module would be useful.

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page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
2. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
3. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
4. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
5. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
6. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
   
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.

To fix - someday:

1. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
2. Make people's union membership more prominent.
3. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
4. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
5. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Soft launch: 12.12.08 - to LabourStart correspondents, members of LS Facebook group

Hard launch: 12.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
2. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
3. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
4. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
5. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
6. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
3. Make people's union membership more prominent.
4. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
5. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
6. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
7. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
8. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
9. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Soft launch: 12.12.08 - to LabourStart correspondents, members of LS Facebook group

Hard launch: 12.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
2. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
3. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
4. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
5. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
6. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.
11. Add an explicit link back to the Home page (dashboard) everywhere.

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
3. Make people's union membership more prominent.
4. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
5. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
6. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
7. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
8. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
9. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

generic_comment:

Can we make creating groups easier? I did a search just now for 'blackberry' to see if anyone had created a blackberry user group on UB. They hadn't, so I wanted to. But there wasn't a one-click step for me to create the group, having searched for it. I had to go to the main tools menu, select 'groups' from the drop down, and then from that page select 'create new group'.

I think that's not quite good enough. Think of using the Windows (argh, I said it) OS to add a printer to your PC. Whenever you open the printers dialog box there is an icon in the list of printers which is called 'add a printer'. I want that whenever I list the groups on UB there is one at the end (or the beginning, which would be better) called 'create a group', which is not a group, but a link to the group creation form.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Soft launch: 12.12.08 - to LabourStart correspondents, members of LS Facebook group

Hard launch: 12.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
2. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
3. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
4. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
5. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
6. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.
11. Add an explicit link back to the Home page (dashboard) everywhere.
12. Decide about upgrading to Elgg 1.2 - released on the very day of our soft launch.

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
3. Make people's union membership more prominent.
4. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
5. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
6. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
7. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
8. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
9. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Soft launch: 12.12.08 - to LabourStart correspondents, members of LS Facebook group

Hard launch: 12.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
2. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
3. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
4. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
5. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
6. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.
11. Add an explicit link back to the Home page (dashboard) everywhere.
12. Decide about upgrading to Elgg 1.2 - released on the very day of our soft launch.

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
3. Make people's union membership more prominent.
4. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
5. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
6. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
7. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
8. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
9. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group
10. An events module would be useful.

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

generic_comment:

I'm not sure.  I haven't found it particularly difficult to create groups, nor have other users.  And there may be other priorities -- John Wood has pointed out the importance of some kind of hierarchy of groups.  What we need are skilled PHP volunteer programmers who are prepared to take the groups module and rewrite it for us.

page:

This will work as a Wiki - members of the admin group can add stuff and delete stuff, members of the general public can only view.

Soft launch: 12.12.08 - to LabourStart correspondents, members of LS Facebook group

Hard launch: 12.1.09 - to all members of LS mailing lists, general public, media

To be fixed during Beta period:

1. Continue work on page footer - put all help text (the online manual) here.
2. Improve the profiles - allow, for example, for more than one website to be listed and require users to enter their country when signing up.
3. Sort out a way to email members of groups.
   
4. Create a legal disclaimer text, set up terms and conditions for users, and a mechanism to report offensive content to a team (not just to me).
   
5. Make a list of what features Facebook has that we found particularly useful and try to replicate (or ask ELGG to create for us)
   
6. Fix display to make sure all one's friends are shown.
7. When creating pages, formatting doesn't always seem to work - italics did not work in the latest page I created.
   
8. Groups - figure out how people are invited, how they join, how their membership is confirmed.
   
9. Deal with problem of users and groups with spaces in their names - and how email invites treat these.
10. Make sure UnionBook works on small screens - it apparently crashes a Blackberry.
11. Add an explicit link back to the Home page (dashboard) everywhere.
12. Decide about upgrading to Elgg 1.2 - released on the very day of our soft launch.
13. Integrate our ActNOW wire somewhere on the front page

To fix - someday:

1. Other languages - draft people to check and fix each language, each module - one at a time
2. Improve speed and efficiency by optimizing Elgg - use existing plug-in to do this.
3. Make people's union membership more prominent.
4. Create a system to mirror the site in case it crashes.
5. Sort out ownership of unionbook.org, making sure LabourStart will always have access to this.
6. In email, allow users to send one-line messages without subjects.
7. Show how many users have signed up to the site - on the front page.
8. Look at existing ELGG sites and get some more good ideas.
9. Innovative uses to explore: move LabourStartJobs.org here; create a Singles group
10. An events module would be useful.

Problems that will solve themselves

• Deal with problem message about 'token mismatch'.

generic_comment:

I've scanned through the current list of available plugins for elgg and identified the ones we might most find helpful right now. The details are in a comment to John's wishlist posting. Interestingly, having written that, I've realised that the wishlist plugin is not one I picked out. Maybe we could use that one, too. Especially as it's nearly Christmas...

Oh, and the groups_extended plugin might provide the basis for the heirarchical group structure we want. It clearly doesn't do it now, but they've done the hard work of coding up how to extend the group structure to include a 'category' for it. If we can extend it further to allow for parent-child relationships then vanya's your uncle.