[Chapter-delegates] Chapters & Wordpress themes

[Elena Zvarici]

Hi Khaled. 

I agree in the common identity issue. 

But to do that all chapters would have to use the same tools and technologies for building their website. This is on the identity side. Atm every chapter is using the  tools they think best suited. 

A site made in drupal will not look and do the same things as one made in joomla or wordpress. And anyway, redeveloping the same things in every country and trying to make it look the same is costly and non productive. I think we should all adopt a isoc.org-like theme, like the Portugal chapter- I could import it right away as we already use wordpress. Of course if this comes at a reasonable cost and if they agree. 

On the communication side, what do you mean by "talking about the same issues"? 

Best,

Elena

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On 05.06.2011, at 12:26, Khaled KOUBAA <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> Thank you Joly for bringing this issue up. I want to share with you the
> old version of our Tunisian chapter www.isoc.org.tn which is based on
> Joomla
> But our new website www.isoc.tn ( underconstruction ) will be be based on WP
> The other important question that I would to recall after seeing your
> websites is the ISOC Identity Guideline
> http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/identity/ which give some indication on
> brand identity of ISOC and its chapter.
> My personal point of view is that : No ISOC Chapters nor ISOC itself
> should be failing on matters like that ! Members and partners will look
> first to our websites, and they find them not using a unique identity,
> not talking about the same issues and not using the BEST OF THE BEST
> technology in the Internet world, I don't think that they will see us as
> serious organization.
> Khaled
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