New Website (Coming Soon)

[homer]

I copied this post here so folks could comment about a new site that a friend and I are building...see below...

wildre said:

We need an organized method of saving what we deem important, so as not to lose this current/past history.

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A friend (currently lurking in our midst) and I recently got excited about the idea of a Doo Wop website. We talked about it for almost a year. We mostly talked about showcasing the Doo Wop style and the treasures of the Wildwoods. ('What a great source for engaging/interesting content,' we thought.) We kind of had in the back of our minds creating an organized repository for the Wildwoods' Doo Wop motels.

We finally 'took the plunge.' We bought a domain and started building it a couple of months ago.

With the recent talk of the 'impermanent' nature of message boards as a storage location, we decided that the database should become the key element to the site.

We are now picturing a complete repository of 'Wildwoods Doo Wop architecture' (similar to the roller coaster database at www.rcdb.com.) Of course, we don't know everything about every Doo Wop location. (Far from it.) No one person possibly could know it all (though a few of you scare me, honestly, with your depth of WW knowledge.)

So here's the difference: the new site aims to allow database entry by registered users (with moderation, of course). It'll be a collaborative effort.

There are still a ton of details to work out, but we may launch the site a bit early (with a somewhat 'less refined' interface. That way, we can begin to fill the database with the vast amounts of information found here (and elsewhere).

I'll keep you posted.

-homer

[Al Alven]

Outstanding news, homer.

This project sounds somewhat similar to what I have been planning to do with my "Doo Wop Island" website. I have run into numerous problems in issues in attempting to get the site off the ground, but hopefully it will eventually be a "go."

I wish you and your friend all the very best with your site. If you need any specific help (photos, etc.), please let me know.

[dolfinmusic]

Good luck with the new site! Let us know when it is ready!


Al - hang in there and keep on working on your site! I am sure it will be great!

[homer]

alalven said:

Outstanding news, homer.

I wish you and your friend all the very best with your site. If you need any specific help (photos, etc.), please let me know.

Thanks, Al. I was particularly interested in your feelings. I didn't want to seem like I was upstaging your site.
Of course, we would love to have you as a frequent 'database-updater.' Honestly, without some of the top posters here fillling up the database, the site won't get off the ground. That's what the site is all about. We provide the database...you provide the info.

And thanks, re and fuzzy. (I guess I started this thread too slowly...you guys were all online. Doesn't anybody here go to church?)

[Al Alven]

homer said:

Thanks, Al. I was particularly interested in your feelings. I didn't want to seem like I was upstaging your site.

Oh, not at all, homer. I really appreciate your concern in that regard, but I'm just really happy to see that you and your friend have embarked on such a worthwhile project.

I've run into so much difficulty with getting DWI up and running, on a number of fronts. Lately, some good fortune in the freelance realm has taken me a way from my work on the site. I'm still hopeful of launching it soon, but your site sounds like it will be a very practical, invaluable resource.

Of course, we would love to have you as a frequent 'database-updater.' Honestly, without some of the top posters here fillling up the database, the site won't get off the ground. That's what the site is all about. We provide the database...you provide the info.

Absolutely.

I think the best thing about your project is that, not only will it offer a great deal of info, but it will have that interactive approach. It'll be a great way to involve everyone and, when certain questions come up, we can all pool our resources together and try to come up with the answers.[/quote]

And thanks, re and fuzzy. (I guess I started this thread too slowly...you guys were all online. Doesn't anybody here go to church?)

6 a.m. mass.

[fuzzyscorpio]

We each "go to bat for the Wildwoods" in our own way, some of which takes place right here on these boards. (And will take place more effectively on the new forum, I'm hoping, with a better signal-to-noise ratio.)

It's tough to do it all.

[crazyaboutwildwood]

Great news, Homer. I cant wait to see yur new website! Thanks!

[MMM]

Good luck, Homer. Very much looking forward to seeing it.

[FlyinGN]

good luck with teh site.. It sounds like a good idea...