[Lnc-business] LPedia

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Let me re-phrase.  In this current composition of the LNC, I have been the
one zealously pursing LPedia.  I have probably spent well over forty hours
speaking with people off list and researching on it.  It has been a top
priority for me on this LNC.  I am glad it was brought up before and wish
it was resolved then, but here we are, and here it is.

I would hope we don't bog down a potential solution with the institutional
inertia that has been its downfall.

- Caryn Ann

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:45 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Nearly 2 years ago (Feb. 15, 2014), I posted to the LNC list (in part):
>
> There is the makings of an excellent Libertarian Party historical archive
> in the form of a wiki specifically devoted to the party, at LPedia.org.
> The site is apparently owned by the LNC (see http://www.whois.com/
> whois/lpedia.org ). Since LPedia.org remains online, we presumably
> continue to pay for web hosting, but the site has not been updated since
> 2008 -- the most recent entries generally appear to be spam (see
> http://www.lpedia.org/Special:Recentchanges ) -- and I have been unable
> to log in or create a new account. An email I sent a couple weeks ago to
> webmaster at lpedia.org has gone unanswered.
>
> This resource has received a significant amount of web traffic (see
> http://www.lpedia.org/Special:Statistics), but it appears that it is
> being totally wasted. Does anyone know anything about this? Robert Kraus's
> name is listed as Admin.
>
>
> At that time, I had not heard anyone else in the party leadership talking
> about it; I discovered the site and raised the issue on my own. I haven't
> heard what we are paying for what definitely has been a "neglected asset" –
> can someone supply that information, and where the expense appears in our
> budget? If we can keep the site while saving money that's a good thing, all
> else being equal, but hosting is not to my mind the only hurdle to overcome
> in terms of making it a functional asset.
>
> From what I can see, the basic issue is that staff doesn't have time to
> tightly administer the site, but there has been a reluctance to release our
> grip on information enough to make it fully functional (allow everyone, or
> at the very least LP members, to edit it as readily as one can edit
> Wikipedia) *without* a big investment of staff time.
>
> Ken, does the approach you are talking about here address this problem? If
> so, how? Please be specific.
>
> Love & Liberty,
>                                     ((( starchild )))
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                   (415) 625-FREE
>                                     @StarchildSF
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>
> As you all know, I have been the one really pushing for the LPedia issue
> and I spoke with Ken at length about this, and I am satisfied with this and
> in fact more than satisfied.  And from what I understand it is a cost
> savings from what we were paying for this neglected asset, and it becomes a
> functional assert.
>
> I thank Ken for his hard work and diligence on this.
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org>
> wrote:
>
>> All -
>>
>> After discussion with Sean and staff, we believe we have found a good,
>> long-term solution for LPedia.  We have found a hosting company who has
>> offered to host LPedia for less than $500/yr.  This solution is a corporate
>> plan with a Virtual Private Server with DDOS protection. They offer advice
>> on best practices as well as services to help block the spam that has
>> plagued LPedia. Best of all, the solution includes support. So, if LPedia
>> has a problem, there's a number to call to get it fixed.
>>
>> This fixes the technical problems with LPedia and moves us towards our
>> goal of saving the party money.
>>
>> I wanted to give the LNC the opportunity to object to this move prior to
>> pulling the trigger.  If you have any questions, please let me know.
>> --
>>
>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>
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> *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
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> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
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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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