[Clipart] BETA OCAL Help Out page changes + navigation ideas

[Michael Krnac]

Good idea!

On 5/15/09, Greg Bulmash <oneminuteinspirations at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with using a different term than "Help Out" because, for the
> sake of usability, links with the word "help" should lead to help for
> users of the site.  It prevents confusion.
>
> Just from a marketing point of view, I think it would be better to
> simply use "Volunteer" than "Volunteer Work".
>
> Some people associate a positive feeling with the word "volunteer" while
> they associate a negative feeling with the word "work".  If you don't
> want to use "volunteer" all by itself, use a more positive word with
> it... "Volunteer Opportunities" or "Become A Volunteer".  But I think
> the word "Volunteer" all by itself works perfectly.  It's short, active,
> and conveys the right idea.
>
> - Greg
>
>
>
> chovynz wrote:
>> This is my proposed button or something like it.
>>
>> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:12 PM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com
>> <mailto:chovynz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     RE: BETA OCAL Navigation and Help page suggestion.
>>
>>     How would you guys feel if we changed the "Help Out" page title and
>>     navigation bar to "Volunteer Work".
>>
>>     My reason for suggesting this is to be able to create a basic "Help"
>>     page - and Nav button - for people to read about how to do certain
>>     tasks or moving around the Beta site. Or we could put the basic
>>     "Help" things I have in mind on the "About" page. I am thinking of
>>     taking a whole heap of tips and hints from the old OCAL site, the
>>     Wiki, and with the new ways of doing things on the Beta, and putting
>>     them into an easy to read and understand format.
>>
>>     My reason for doing THAT is because ever since I joined up to old
>>     OCAL it took awhile to find out how to do certain things. Mostly by
>>     trial and error and lots of lots of traveling the web and reading in
>>     many places. Because I've been involved in the testing of the Beta
>>     OCAL, I have found new ways of doing things (usually by making
>>     mistakes.) I'd like to make navigation and doing things on the Beta
>>     as simple as possible, and if they don't understand that, I want to
>>     make a guide for them to follow.
>>
>>     We could use the wiki as a double place (CnP) to put this info, as
>>     it's similar to the FAQ, however, I have an almost pathological
>>     dislike of going to a different website to read help info on the
>>     same website. I feel useability is better when all the main info is
>>     right there.
>>
>>     Thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chovynz
>>
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