E-Petitioln

One for the Admin team: I've just graduated and joined this site. The first thing I read was a plea to sign the petition asking for structured education for all diabetics. I agree wholeheartedly and so tried to go to petition site. Unfortunately the link is broken, returning a 403 not satisfied error. Perhaps the team could check and amend the home page.

Whitaker said:
One for the Admin team: I've just graduated and joined this site. The first thing I read was a plea to sign the petition asking for structured education for all diabetics. I agree wholeheartedly and so tried to go to petition site. Unfortunately the link is broken, returning a 403 not satisfied error. Perhaps the team could check and amend the home page.

Hi Sarah, who knows?* I can't follow the link, so I don't know where it would take me!

It's on the home page http://dafneonline.co.uk/ where this phrase is prominent:
Please sign the E-petition calling for Structured Education for ALL Diabetics at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41345

The point is that there should not be out of date, irrelevant or broken links on the page. If the petition is closed then there should not be a message asking people to sign it. By all means have an article that says "We petitioned the Government..." or create a new petition, but do not have a hoime page that creates a poor impression.

Regards

Simon

*Yes, I can see that the petition number is the same, but that's not the point

Whitaker said:
Hi Sarah, who knows?* I can't follow the link, so I don't know where it would take me!

It's on the home page http://dafneonline.co.uk/ where this phrase is prominent:
Please sign the E-petition calling for Structured Education for ALL Diabetics at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41345

The point is that there should not be out of date, irrelevant or broken links on the page. If the petition is closed then there should not be a message asking people to sign it. By all means have an article that says "We petitioned the Government..." or create a new petition, but do not have a hoime page that creates a poor impression.

Regards

Simon

*Yes, I can see that the petition number is the same, but that's not the point

Sarah, thanks for coming back, but I think that you've just underlined my point: The petition ended in November 2013, so why is the home page still asking people to sign it? Such out of date material should not be present. If the home page is so out of date and irrewlevant, then what does it say about the rest of the content? There is no invitation to explore, just an impression that the site is out of date and not maintained.

There doesn't seem to be much activity on the site, perhaps others have decided that it's all old stuff? Do we need a more active mopderator and admin team? There must be some positive and current news items that could replace an exhortation to sign a petition that closed seven years ago.

As a new user, I'm full of enthusiasm and want to see the site active and used; but cannot accept that material that is seven years out of date should be the first thing that new users see. It is not relevant and should be removed, hence making my post to refer to the admin team.

Whitaker

I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill. 🤷‍♀️

Looks like a molehill out of a molehill to me.. and you could just fix the page

Hi, sorry yes we DO intend to fix it, the problem is when you manage the site you miss the obvious things :-( We need to update the front page soon anyway so I will ensure it does get fixed then !!

Thanks Marke, that's all I was asking for. Having been in IT for 40+ years, I'm well aware of the problems, and if nobody points thingd out then they might never get fixed. Timely and relevant information is so important for websites, so Ilook forward to the revised page. If you have a content management system then it should be a simple change, but even in HTML it should be a dead simple text edit. Thanks for responding and Happy New Year.

Hi Whitaker,
I am very impressed by your enthusiasm and suggestions to make the DAFNE website more user friendly for everyone.
I believe many DAFNE users relate to your comments regarding outdated threads needing to be fixed up to make a relevant website. It’s great Marke’s comments to fix up the web pages in the new year. It would also be a wonderful opportunity at the start of the new year to invite all members to make positive comments and suggestions on how to improve the forum pages.
Firstly, you mention the problem with threads. I would like to again restate the amount of spam on this site that has been on the forum pages. This spam destroys forum communication and also leaves confusing deleted threads left on the page.
Secondly, the DAFNE front page should state unequivocally that there is no relationship between DAFNE central, that is the DAFNE that provides courses in hospitals, and the forum pages voluntarily run by Marke. In fact, I find this surprising and confusing due to the fact the DAFNE logo is used by both entities yet there appears to be a lack of communication, funding etc between the two organisations. This forum is a mirror to DAFNE run in the hospital, with thousands of users and past participants listed on your website yet it is baffling the apparent lack of communication, coordination, contact or funding between DAFNE central and this forum that seemingly runs on an oily rag.
Hoping everyone has a safe and healthy new year, 2020