[GRASS-dev] OSGEO member name search

[Markus Neteler]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Michael Barton <Michael.Barton at asu.edu> wrote:
> On Sep 15, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> How would someone find this if they didn't have the URL you sent?
>>
>> See http://www.osgeo.org
>>
>> OSGeo Community
>>   * Member Area
>
> I went to the Member Area
>
>>      * Access to OSGeo services (OSGeo user ID)
>>           -> Finding a Userid
>
> This link ("Finding a Userid") does not exist on the Members Area page under
> the "Access to OSGeo services" paragraph (or anywhere else that I can see).
> The only link is "Get a OSGeo user ID here." This is the case if I'm logged
> in or not logged in.

You have to click on the link there (omitted to mention that).

Ok.
I have changed the wording there, please check again:
http://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/getting_started.html
(page bottom)

>>
>> Please suggest where you would expect it so that we
>> can add it there, too.
>
> Well, I guess first add a link on the Member Area. A search box on the right
> column that says "Search for an OSGeo Member" would be a good way to do
> this.

Done.

> Note that I'd also make "User login" a little more prominent. Right now,
> it's in tiny print at the bottom of a very long menu at the left. A lot of
> pages have a user login near the top and center or right, with some kind of
> prominent lettering.

This suggestion should go here:
http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/

There is a "Website" category.

Markus