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General Discussion => The Lobby => Topic started by: ascorbate on December 28, 2008, 12:42:48 AM

Title: Best CAP Region website
Post by: ascorbate on December 28, 2008, 12:42:48 AM
The last time I checked, below National Headquarters, there are eight CAP geographic regions known as the Northeast, Middle East, Southeast, Great Lakes, Southwest, North Central, Rocky Mountain, and the Pacific. Some regions have put together some wonderful fact-filled websites useful to the local, state, regional and national membership. I have written to the MER webmaster but my comments must have found the circular file.

quoting from: http://www.mer.cap.gov/

"The Middle East Region Website is back in operation after being down since June 2008.  The site is still under development and not all funtions are working."

With that said, I'd like to nominate the Middle East Region website as the 8th Best regional website!

How would you rate yours?
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: _ on December 28, 2008, 12:46:56 AM
The last time I saw it, in the summer, the MER site was styled the same as the MD site.
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Eclipse on December 28, 2008, 02:23:54 AM
Do you really want to do this?  Because I suspect the answer(s) you get won't be what you expect...
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: PHall on December 28, 2008, 04:25:03 AM
The name of the thread itself is an oxymoron.
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Pumbaa on December 28, 2008, 11:58:57 AM
OK NER has the bestest wunerfullest  site.....

Time to move on....
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Gunner C on December 28, 2008, 01:30:44 PM
Quote from: ascorbate on December 28, 2008, 12:42:48 AM
The last time I checked, below National Headquarters, there are eight CAP geographic regions known as the Northeast, Middle East, Southeast, Great Lakes, Southwest, North Central, Rocky Mountain, and the Pacific. Some regions have put together some wonderful fact-filled websites useful to the local, state, regional and national membership. I have written to the MER webmaster but my comments must have found the circular file.

quoting from: http://www.mer.cap.gov/

"The Middle East Region Website is back in operation after being down since June 2008.  The site is still under development and not all funtions are working."

With that said, I'd like to nominate the Middle East Region website as the 8th Best regional website!

How would you rate yours?

That's what happens when you pay $5,000 dollars to a "volunteer" to move the MDWG website to the MER website and change everything from MDWG to MER.  It also gets you a new MER/CC.

Gunner
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: JAFO78 on December 28, 2008, 02:23:58 PM
Wow, I'm stupid. I didn't even know Regions had a web site.  :o
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: SJFedor on December 28, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
What's a region??  >:D >:D >:D
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Pumbaa on December 28, 2008, 03:00:24 PM
Quote from: SJFedor on December 28, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
What's a region??  >:D >:D >:D

Boy what a silly question.  A region is a place that makes running a squadron difficult... 
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: ascorbate on December 28, 2008, 03:31:12 PM
Quote from: Gunner C on December 28, 2008, 01:30:44 PM

That's what happens when you pay $5,000 dollars to a "volunteer" to move the MDWG website to the MER website and change everything from MDWG to MER.  It also gets you a new MER/CC.

I don't believe I heard one iota of this... if you know more, do tell!


As for what I might want to do... I would like to see the MER website to be much more than what it is currently. Granted, it has improved a little over the past month, but it's still only the 8th best regional website. The other regions really do have something to boast about... so go ahead and crow!
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: JAFO78 on December 28, 2008, 04:05:54 PM
Quote from: Pumbaa on December 28, 2008, 03:00:24 PM
Quote from: SJFedor on December 28, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
What's a region??  >:D >:D >:D

Boy what a silly question.  A region is a place that makes running a squadron difficult... 

I thought that was Nationals job... >:D
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Gunner C on December 31, 2008, 05:25:56 PM
Quote from: ascorbate on December 28, 2008, 03:31:12 PM
Quote from: Gunner C on December 28, 2008, 01:30:44 PM

That's what happens when you pay $5,000 dollars to a "volunteer" to move the MDWG website to the MER website and change everything from MDWG to MER.  It also gets you a new MER/CC.

I don't believe I heard one iota of this... if you know more, do tell!



And you won't.  But that's one of the reasons why you have a new region commander.  The old commander spent WAY over budget, the region chief of staff and finance officers started an investigation, they were fired, then the commander was fired for firing them and for the inattention to the finance rules (and spending money like a drunken Limey). She was, in my opinion, a crook.  Now, fortunately, you have a good region CC.

Gunner
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: CAPPAO on January 06, 2009, 02:23:05 AM
The Southeast Region Web site is one of the best I've seen:

http://www.sercap.us/

In fact, 3 of the 6 Wings in SER have now adopted the same format:

http://new.flwg.gov

http://mswg.us/

http://www.prwg.us/

But for a real treat, check out the SER Twitter page and sign up!

http://twitter.com/SERCAP
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Eeyore on January 06, 2009, 03:08:27 AM
^ I'm not a big fan of the low-resolution screen shot versions of graphics pulled off of the National page.

NHQ should give us (the members) access to the graphic button side bar thingys that they use. You'd think that they would seeing that it would help the lower echelons represent CAP in a more professional light.
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Chappie on January 10, 2009, 04:43:36 PM
Best Region Chaplain Service web-site - drum roll please:

http://hc.pcr.cap.gov
Title: Re: Best CAP Region website
Post by: Eclipse on January 10, 2009, 05:37:51 PM
Quote from: edmo1 on January 06, 2009, 03:08:27 AM
NHQ should give us (the members) access to the graphic button side bar thingys that they use. You'd think that they would seeing that it would help the lower echelons represent CAP in a more professional light.

???