[Lnc-business] LP.org website transition - missing pages (83% data loss)
Caryn Ann Harlos
carynannharlos at gmail.com
Tue Nov 15 20:03:34 EST 2016
Small reminder, I am not fanatical about it, but I decided to give it a try
after failing in the past, but I prefer Caryn Ann to Caryn.
On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 5:57 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I think LPedia will prove to be useful for the very few things that are
> just simply dated items that might not belong on the new site (such as old
> candidate lists for instance) - but that again wouldn't be my call, but it
> is something to think about. I will be seeking member feedback on that -
> particularly party old-timers.
>
>
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
>> Caryn, I think we'll get those up by Friday.
>>
>> Ken, I can't talk tonight. Let's try tomorrow sometime.
>>
>> Ken, I'm hoping the I.T. Committee will consider taking on LPEDIA.org as
>> one of it's first projects to get its feet wet on an implementation with
>> all the decision making processes involved.
>>
>> I'd like staff to be put in charge of going forward with the new LP.org.
>> I think we did pretty good with the 2016 convention website and the new
>> LPStore.org site, and think for efficiency's sake, staff is in the best
>> position to get LP.org fixed up and working well (and loaded with content).
>>
>> I realize those are issues for the LNC and chair to decide. I'm must
>> letting you know my preferences at the moment.
>>
>> Of course, LP.org is quite a hot potato, and if you all decide not to let
>> us make the tough choices on it, I'll be able to look on the bright side of
>> that decision, and be able to forward lots of suggestions to those making
>> the call on the tough decisions.
>>
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 11/15/2016 7:19 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>
>> Wes,
>>
>> The Bylaws say the following - so it is the minutes of conventions and
>> LNC meetings - as many we have - that must be posted to bring the website
>> in compliance with that portion.
>>
>>
>> 1.
>>
>> The Secretary or a designee shall promptly post notice for each
>> session of the National Committee; any National Committee proposed agendas;
>> and approved minutes of each Convention and open National Committee session
>> to a permanent archive section on the Party’s website.
>>
>> --
>> *In Liberty,*
>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
>> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>> Harlos at LP.org
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>
>>
>>
>> , Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you Wes. And a lot of credit to Brett for making sure that went
>>> smoothly. If the LNC thinks that 18 days is too long to deal with all the
>>> content that is there (and probably well over a hundred emails) and the
>>> significant parliamentary procedure to approve was "slow" then there is a
>>> lack of reality. The APRC performed above expectations as did the staff
>>> that was interacting with the APRC during that time.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *In Liberty,*
>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> , Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Multiple messages to address.
>>>>
>>>> I do not speak just for me. I speak also for concerns of members of my
>>>> region (and for my other self - member hat on). If others members of this
>>>> committee wish to call me and other Region 1 members paranoid - so be it.
>>>> I think I have been very clear here, my duty is to Region 1 and the
>>>> members, and I will do that to the best of my ability. The fact that I
>>>> receive "I am so glad you are our representative!" often is all the
>>>> affirmation I need. And the fact is that members had certain fears. They
>>>> have, thus far, come true. Therefore I give credence to their, and my,
>>>> further fears. And the way the concerns are being addressed by some gives
>>>> little comfort that the fears are not rooted in some reality.
>>>>
>>>> *Fact: *Members expressed concern that materials would be missing.
>>>> So far they are And so far, some reactions to our concerns has been
>>>> dismissal or almost mockery.
>>>>
>>>> *Fact:* Members were concerned there was an ideological agenda to
>>>> re-brand. The masthead has had content removed and the move towards
>>>> "issues" pages rather than the meatier blogs only reinforces that.
>>>>
>>>> *Fact: *Members were concerned that the launch would not be given
>>>> enough time and would not be ready. It clearly isn't.
>>>>
>>>> And since the APRC Chair has spoken up, it is a complete red herring to
>>>> bring up the APRC. Everything was done speedily. Brett does an excellent
>>>> job of making sure it does.
>>>>
>>>> I further object to this characterization: "Why is it that every time
>>>> something like this come up you think the worst of everyone involved instead
>>>> of giving credit to some very hard work being done both publically and
>>>> behind the scenes?"
>>>>
>>>> A lot of credit and thanks was given to behind the scenes work. And
>>>> "every time something like this comes up" seems like the same sort of thing
>>>> you are saying I have done. But that is another red herring and moving on
>>>> from that since my job is to zealously protect what I think are the best
>>>> interests of the members of Region 1 and the Party. The one other
>>>> situation I think you can be referring to is the campaign contract, and
>>>> members have come up and hugged me for that. But for my insistence, we
>>>> would have an eternal secrecy clause.
>>>>
>>>> So no, I will not be shamed into not asking questions. I would not be
>>>> doing my duty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ken,
>>>>>
>>>>> Were we somehow running into space limitations on how much is stored
>>>>> at LP.org? I'm not aware of any such issue. Assuming there is no
>>>>> urgency on getting older material off the site, I think any content
>>>>> proposed to be removed from LP.org should first be submitted to the
>>>>> LNC, so that any of us can flag for discussion any material that we
>>>>> *don't* believe should be transferred (what you said about the
>>>>> decision being "conscientiously made"). LPedia.org would be a natural
>>>>> place to archive older, less useful material, but that site needs to be
>>>>> made fully functional and accessible. Unless there is some kind of urgent
>>>>> technical need, I don't think anything should be removed from LP.org,
>>>>> or not ported over to the revamped site, until it has an immediate new home
>>>>> where members can readily access it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Love & Liberty,
>>>>> ((( starchild )))
>>>>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>>>> (415) 625-FREE
>>>>> @StarchildSF
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 15, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Ken Moellman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a question of whether or not we should let some data
>>>>> expire. At some point, the value of the information decreases to a point
>>>>> that it is practically useless. At that point, it should be archived, but
>>>>> not kept on the main site. But what goes away is a decision that should be
>>>>> conscientiously made by someone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the old website still hiding somewhere where the LNC members can
>>>>> access it? It might be good to dump every node from the old Drupal site
>>>>> and have some decision-makers determine the value of each page.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wes - My 3PM went long and I have another engagement until 8PM. If
>>>>> you're around after 8:30PM Eastern feel free to give me a call.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>>>>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>>>>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2016-11-15 17:06, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sam - while clever - there is absolutely zero reason we should have
>>>>> data loss simply because we have a new site. That must be a conscious LNC
>>>>> decision. I do not intend on letting this drop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Further - and as you know because I was one of the loudest complaining
>>>>> members - members were assured that there would be no content culling.
>>>>> Members then expressed skepticism at that promise and felt they were being
>>>>> a fed a load of hooey.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's not show that they in fact were.
>>>>>
>>>>> The look of the site is nice. The ideological rebranding and the loss
>>>>> of content is precisely what members were promised would not happen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unless the LNC makes some decision on this to settle it- and then
>>>>> members can act accordingly - I have zero intention of letting this drop.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is unacceptable and against all assurances given to our members.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will note well that a lot of that content was generated and put up
>>>>> by paid staff. Paid by members. And now gone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Grumpy cat says nope.
>>>>>
>>>>> To answer Ken's question. Unless we are going to concede the LNC and
>>>>> website committee lied to members, then no one can make a decision to omit
>>>>> content. And in any event that is not APRC. APRC could potentially
>>>>> require that this Bylaws violation be done before anything else. But the
>>>>> rest is outside their scope.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is an LNC level decision.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just like the purposeful masthead rebranding.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, Sam Goldstein <
>>>>> goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ken,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is the most recent version of the Policy Manual that I have on my
>>>>>> computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And yes, every single document generated by a member of the party over
>>>>>> the past 40 years must be on the web site for total transparency.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sam
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sam Goldstein
>>>>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>>>>> Member at Large
>>>>>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>>>>>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>>>>>> 317-850-0726 Phone
>>>>>> 317-582-1773 Fax
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wes, as soon as I get done with this 3PM call I'll reach out to you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>>>>>>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>>>>>>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2016-11-15 14:18, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ken, the technical issues with the website definitely have not been
>>>>>>> resolved.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>>>>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>>>>>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>>>>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/15/2016 2:09 PM, Ken Moellman wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Caryn, et al -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I believe the technical issues have been resolved with the website
>>>>>>> at this point. Things look like they're moving pretty quickly and cleanly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know there are issues with the new website regarding content, and
>>>>>>> we definitely need to resolve them. Certainly we need to put meeting
>>>>>>> minutes back online, in compliance with the bylaws. Assuming the technical
>>>>>>> issues are resoled, I'm sure that will happen in the near future.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But this brings up a larger issue: does everything from before need
>>>>>>> to be there? How far back do we go? Should every bit of content from the
>>>>>>> old site be available on the new site?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, I still can't find the Policy Manual, so I don't know if APRC
>>>>>>> need to approve additions and/or subtractions from the website. If not the
>>>>>>> APRC, who decides when data expires?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>>>>>>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>>>>>>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2016-11-15 13:56, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No word yet on this missing data I suppose?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was directed to a link I needed for research and..... a 404
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/archives/lnc20040814.pdf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is not acceptable.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> , Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>>>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>>>>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Moulton supplemented:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> LNC members,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I want to follow up on this point. I was just looking at 404
>>>>>>>> errors before. In fact, the problem is much, much, much, much worse.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The candidate listings that do exist (are not 404 errors, were
>>>>>>>> properly redirected) are mostly just stubs that include only their names.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> These are our statewide candidates in Pennsylvania:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/edward-clifford/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/james-babb/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/roy-minet/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It might be hard to tell they are our statewide candidates because
>>>>>>>> their listings include only the following information:
>>>>>>>> * LP logo
>>>>>>>> * Name
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Their listings DO NOT INCLUDE any of the following information:
>>>>>>>> * State
>>>>>>>> * Office/district
>>>>>>>> * Picture
>>>>>>>> * Biography
>>>>>>>> * Website link
>>>>>>>> * Facebook
>>>>>>>> * Twitter
>>>>>>>> * Contact info
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you think this problem is limited to states with less political
>>>>>>>> connections, you are wrong.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here are a few listings from people running very active campaigns:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/aaron-starr/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/arvin-vohra/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/lily-tang-williams/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (Disclosure note: I donated to Aaron Starr's campaign.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here are a few other candidates you may recognize:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/norm-olsen/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/roland-riemers/ (404 error)
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/patrick-mcknight/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here is one of the few candidate pages with actual information:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/mark-miller/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Note that even that trails off at the end... "As an experienced PhD
>>>>>>>> petroleum engineer and former UT petroleum engineering faculty member, he
>>>>>>>> will undoubtedly be the most qualified candidate on the November 201".
>>>>>>>> Also the Facebook and Twitter links are broken. And it doesn't mention
>>>>>>>> what office he is seeking. Nice that the LNC donated thousands of dollars
>>>>>>>> to his campaign... too bad no one bothered to spend 5 minutes fixing the
>>>>>>>> errors in his candidate listing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course, his old page does not redirect:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/liberty-candidates-16/mark-a-miller/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John Moore is a 404 page:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-official/john-moore/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/liberty-candidates-16/john-moore/
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/john-moore/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As is Laura Ebke:
>>>>>>>> https://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-official/laura-ebke/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> TODAY IS ELECTION DAY. What a wasted opportunity!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Maybe if we hadn't shut down our working website 2 weeks before the
>>>>>>>> election and replaced it with a buggy new website with 83% data loss and
>>>>>>>> long load times (using a lot of precious staff time at their busiest
>>>>>>>> period), we could have listed and promoted some of our candidates.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please, please, PLEASE exercise some actual oversight as a board
>>>>>>>> and do something about the critical and embarrassing error torpedoing one
>>>>>>>> of our greatest assets (on the eve of the election): our national
>>>>>>>> lp.org website.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've received feedback asking me if I was being over the top or
>>>>>>>> facetious suggesting someone should be FIRED or REMOVED FROM THE LNC over
>>>>>>>> this. I was not. I am completely serious. What was done to the website
>>>>>>>> goes beyond a harmless error. It goes beyond reckless. It was NEGLIGENT.
>>>>>>>> Someone should be held accountable for all the damage that has been done to
>>>>>>>> the Libertarian Party -- an organization we all have poured time and money
>>>>>>>> into for decades hoping to see it succeed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for your consideration.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chuck Moulton
>>>>>>>> Life Member & Monthly Pledger, Libertarian Party
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> P.S. I voted proudly for Gary Johnson and the other Libertarians on
>>>>>>>> the Pennsylvania ballot today.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>>>>>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For the public's information. A ton of ideological links are, in
>>>>>>>>> fact, broken.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>>>> From: Chuck Moulton <chuck at moulton.org>
>>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 5:21 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: LP.org website transition - missing pages (83% data
>>>>>>>>> loss)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kevin Ludlow wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What would be useful right now would be if you could point out the
>>>>>>>>>> broken links so that we can assign permanent redirects to them.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So anyway, if you'd like to submit broken links, we'd love to set
>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>> additional forwards.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kevin,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Glad to help!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Obviously, it is much easier for you to see what redirects need to
>>>>>>>>> be made, as you have access to the old website, the new website, and the
>>>>>>>>> 404 logs. However, you seem to be having trouble with this, so I'll
>>>>>>>>> provide you with the information you need.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It would be very difficult to compile a list of all incoming links
>>>>>>>>> to lp.org without access to the server logs. Therefore, I used
>>>>>>>>> Google's search results, which is a reasonable proxy for outside links. I
>>>>>>>>> searched for "site:lp.org", then I did followup searches for all
>>>>>>>>> directories I found with "site:lp.org inurl:lp.org/blog" (for
>>>>>>>>> example) because Google does not list all the results it has indexed
>>>>>>>>> without narrow searches. This netted 2,531 unique URLs indexed by Google.
>>>>>>>>> I wrote a program in Python to scrape that information.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Next, Stewart Flood wrote a Perl program to check every URL on my
>>>>>>>>> list and find out whether it threw a 404 error. (He also checked for load
>>>>>>>>> times and other information, which we will highlight in a subsequent
>>>>>>>>> report.) Sorry this took so long... Stewart was busy watching the World
>>>>>>>>> Series. We re-ran the script several times this week to see if staff added
>>>>>>>>> any redirects... they only added one page: /contribute. The program can be
>>>>>>>>> re-run at any time to track what's been added. Not all of the missing URLs
>>>>>>>>> should necessarily be carried forward, but a lot of historical information
>>>>>>>>> is no longer present.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Our results are included in the attachments. (Note: In the
>>>>>>>>> summary page, these are groupings by directory, not the actual URLs.)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Basically, 83% of the webpages indexed by Google have not been
>>>>>>>>> carried over or properly redirected.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In liberty,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Chuck Moulton
>>>>>>>>> Life Member & Monthly Pledger, Libertarian Party
>>>>>>>>> 2006-2008 IT Committee Chair
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Stewart Flood
>>>>>>>>> Life Member & Monthly Pledger, Libertarian Party
>>>>>>>>> 2008-2012 IT Committee Chair
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>>>>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>>>>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>>>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>>>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> --
>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>>>
>>> --
>>> *In Liberty,*
>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>>
>> --
>> *In Liberty,*
>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>
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> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>
>
>
>
>
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*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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