[Lnc-business] Request for Update on LP.org

[Kevin Ludlow]

Starchild,

I did want to try and tackle your bullet points one by one here, just so
you get a response from me on if / how they're being fixed.

>
> *• While the site looks good on the web, it looks terrible on my phone!
> The "Latest News" boxes show up as long, narrow, unreadable columns of type
> with a couple letters on each line. Considering how many people access
> websites on mobile devices, fixing this should be a high priority.*
>
> Again, this should be resolved.  Let me know if cache clearing fixed it.
If not we may have to look into a specific Android fix for the responsive
theme, but this will be a low priority right now given the very low Android
traffic.

>
> • I don't see either the "Party of Principle" or "Minimum Government,
> Maximum Freedom" slogans shown anywhere (a search for key terms doesn't
> turn them up). Nor do I see the Nolan Chart except buried in a link. Each
> of these ought to be listed prominently, imho. The brief introduction
> statement when you click on "Libertarian Party" at the top of the main page
> is rather weak ("The Libertarian Party (LP) is your representative in
> American politics. We are the only political organization which respects
> you as a  unique and responsible individual.")
>
> Currently a design consideration, not a bug.

>
> • The more detailed description of the party has a conservative leaning.
> Under "The Libertarian Option" (at http://libparty.zocalodesign.com/about/ ,
> a URL that like that of many pages should also be fixed so that it doesn't
> include the web design company's website), it reads:
>
> Consider voting Libertarian or joining the Libertarian Party because…
>
>    - We seek to substantially reduce the size and intrusiveness of
>    government and cut and eliminate taxes at every opportunity.
>    - We believe that peaceful, honest people should be able to offer
>    their goods and services to willing consumers without inappropriate
>    interference from government.
>    - We believe that peaceful, honest people should decide for themselves
>    how to live their lives, without fear of criminal or civil penalties.
>    - We believe that government’s only responsibility, if any, should be
>    protecting people from force and fraud.
>
> The first two points above appeal more to conservatives or people on the
> right (economic freedoms), while the second two points are more neutral in
> terms of left/right appeal. There is no balancing appeal to people on the
> left by explicitly mentioning things like a non-interventionist foreign
> policy or civil liberties such as ending Prohibition and reining in police
> abuse.
>
> Again, textual consideration, not a bug.  Staff can choose to reword or
not.

>
> • The URL for the candidate page has changed (hat tip to Thomas Knapp),
> and entering the former URL (http://www.lp.org/2016-libert
> arian-party-candidates) apparently now results in a page error rather
> than connecting people to the new page (https://www.lp.org/2016-candi
> dates/).
>
> Yes.  There were several pages that had their slugs updated.  This was one
of them.  We have a tool for staff to set the auto-redirects.  This one has
already been done.  I've noted to the LNC several times now that if others
are found, please email us with them and we'll update the permanent
redirection.

>
> • If the information about how to subscribe to the LNC email list as a
> non-LNC member got ported over, I cannot find it. I would suggest listing
> this both on the LNC leadership page, and on the LNC meeting archives page.
>
> This is an organizational design consideration, not a bug.  We can let
staff mull it over.

>
> • The LNC page only lists email addresses. Previously at least a couple
> LNC members' listings included phone number and/or other info such as
> Twitter address, but now those listings are gone and only email addresses
> are listed. I would personally like my phone number and Twitter handle
> listed, and encourage my colleagues to request their phone numbers likewise
> be listed, so that our members can readily reach us directly as well as in
> writing.
>
> Right now this is a design consideration of trying to standardize
information available.  I do personally believe there should be consistency
in the approach and more importantly, there is a need for consistency as
variation is difficult to maintain -- perhaps not so much in this case, but
as a general idea for web design.  Again though, something for staff to
mull over as it's not a bug.

>
> • Where email addresses are listed on the website (for candidates, LNC
> members, staff, college chapter reps., etc.), they are spelled out. That's
> unfortunately asking to get us spammed by web-crawling bots that harvest
> email addresses. I recommend changing this so that addresses are listed in
> a less literal format such as Nick.Sarwark[at]LP.org
>
> I totally understand the sentiment of this, but to be honest, it's kindof
an outdated concern.  SPAM filters are generally so effective these days
that harvesting at this level is not that common and you'll find that most
major organizations display their email addresses in plain text on
purpose.  I could find dozens of examples, but here is the Wall Street
Journal - certainly a prominent and highly trafficked site:
https://customercenter.wsj.com/public/view/contactinformation.html

>
> • The page https://www.lp.org/_2016/ mentions Johnson and Weld being our
> presidential and VP candidates, but the photo next to the text is *not* a
> photo of Johnson and Weld, but of Johnson and a woman I'm guessing is his
> girlfriend (which is fine, but should be labeled as such so as not to give
> visitors the impression that the images reflect the text).
>
> I can see this one going either way.  I don't think it's confusing that
the text not match identically what the image is.  Still though, it's a
design consideration - albeit perhaps one that staff should consider
revising.

>
> • Our bylaws are referred to in the info at the bottom of each page as
> "LNC Bylaws" rather than "Libertarian Party Bylaws"
>
> A textual fix that will need to happen with staff, but good catch.

>
> • A number of people (staff, LNC members) are missing photos. To whom can
> we send photos of these individuals, if we have them, as well as our
> contact info updates for the LNC page?
>
> Photos can and should be sent to staff.  I saw there was a fund for LNC
members to get professional shots?  I would advise this be done.  Photos
submitted will need to be of a certain quality (I'm not defining content,
but rather photo quality) in order to be displayed.  Pictures containing
other people, random exterior backgrounds, too far away, blurry,
low-resolution, etc. will not be inserted onto the site for the sake of
quality control.

Hopefully this helps a little bit.

~k



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