Mike

I guess that the site is based on Drupal (or Mr Dean's derivative). I have a site www.rightlinks.co.uk which is based on Xoops another Open Source CMS.

The great thing about such software is it allows you to experiment and develop new functions for the site over time. They are all specifically design for "community" allowing you to bring people together.

I like the minimalist design, though you mustn't forget that in the absence of bells and whistles, the content must really be able to stand up for itself.

Success depends, I think on the number of people you can get involved and their level of involvement. You will not have a problem there I guess.

Different levels of access is a good idea, so public and private blogs have their place. There are many things you might want to say to a select few people that should not be made public.

I hope you launch the site successfully, and I look forward to finding ways of collaborating.

Regards

Serf

Mike Rouse <rouse.mike@...> wrote:

Hello friends,

I'm a Tory member from Coventry and I have been really keen on online
campaigning for some time. I read with interest the recent story that
the Tories are going to be learning from the US techniques.

I too have been watching US techniques for some time now. I've been
working on a small website, for Heartlands Conservative Future area,
which I am trying to make into a very modern, cutting edge website. It
uses the same base software that Howard Dean used and that has been
raved about all over the web.

It's at http://www.heartlandscf.co.uk/cms/ and I would really appreciate
some feedback on it from you guys.

Finding people on the ground around here that know a thing or two
about the internet is really difficult so the opinions I tend to get
are very much based around people comign to us as a party as well as
not being too open.

Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Is the podcast a good or bad idea? What about the private and public
blogs?

Thanks,

Mike Rouse






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