Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00299)

Hi Morten,

Sure there is a reason for this situation, absence of active members 
in the T.S in Greece, that knows how to type. Actually the T.S. here 
is running only with 5 very active members doing almost everything. 
Another day the General Secretary need to write a letter do Radha, 
and I could not meet him, he end up on an office paying for somebody 
to type it. :( What to do... Better days are going to arrive in the 
T.S. here... 

Erica Letzerich 


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-
theosophy@a...> wrote:
> Hallo Erica,
> 
> Honestly: No not Virgin.
> 
> One shortcut to astrology and knowledge about the future is this:
> Atma = Brahman.
> 
> Greek ?
> There must be a reason for this situation of yours.
> I know some Greek, but no it is not my job.
> 
> 
> 
> from
> M. Sufilight with peace and love...
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Erica Letzerich" <eletzerich@y...>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 3:11 PM
> Subject: Theos-World Re: H.P. Blavatsky, the Mahatmas & Theosophy: 
Selected
> Websites & Other Resources
> 
> 
> > Hi Morten,
> >
> > Your moon is in virgin? Or may be you are born under this sign?
> > Interesting how you repair in so many details. Anyways I am 
building
> > the web site of the Theosophical Society in Greece and my main
> > problem was to find a design that would be easy to navigate. I am
> > not an expert in web sites as you seem to be, but I found very
> > practical and neat the new way Daniel have organized the site 
now.
> > By the way anybody willing to type texts in Greek? I am really
> > having a hard time with that, here in the T.S. in Greece there is
> > not one active member that has typing abilities and the whole 
work
> > remained to me.
> >
> > Erica Letzerich
> >
> >
> >
> > Your moon is in virgo? Or may be you are born under this sign
> >
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" 
<global-
> > theosophy@a...> wrote:
> > > Hallo Daniel and all,
> > >
> > > My views are:
> > >
> > > I now I am boring. (smile...)
> > > I got provocated.
> > > But being a webmaster and all, I cannot be so
> > > sweet as others have been about your new website.
> > >
> > > Please: I offer the following as a help.
> > > Maybe I should mail you in private, - but let us have it all 
out
> > in the
> > > open - right ?
> > >
> > >
> > > Pros.
> > > 1. Apart from me having certain disagreements in the written
> > content, - I
> > > think it is one of the best (if not the best so far) overall
> > sources the
> > > Internet have about Theosophy in general. (You can be happy 
about
> > that and
> > > take your shoes on and have a few --- circlings around the 
block.
> > Smile.)
> > > And this is quite important.
> > >
> > > 2.Your website has improved on navigation. And that is a vital
> > issue.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cons.
> > >
> > > There is a rule within webdesign: You can't please everyone...
> > (smile).
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. But being a webmaster I cannot just sit and watch a
> > > shall we say 'solid' theosophist use Frames on his website.
> > > It is (to me) a 'gray' kind of ugliness, which are not really
> > suited to
> > > the altruistic promotion of theosophy. And most important: It
> > doesn't favour
> > > Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).
> > > Better use Iframes than Frames if you ask me. And even better 
no
> > frames or
> > > iframes at all. - Well if possible, because sometimes it is 
not.
> > >
> > > 2.And please do make those logo's better - they look like
> > something wrongly
> > > melted from Dali's painting of the Watches.
> > > It reminds me of his "The Persistence of Memory" from 1931.
> > >
> > > 3.Your "drop-down" menu can be made better, so the mouse much
> > easier
> > > can hit the square - so to speak. I know because I have made 
some
> > myself.
> > > (Aaah, that reminds me of what my own website lacks in 
content.
> > Yes, I
> > > know - I am lazy about changing it.)
> > >
> > > 4. Your sort of akward use of colors through out the website by
> > the use of
> > > frames - could be reconsidered.
> > > And - yet, the "akwardness" makes it perhaps very good indeed -
> > > theosophically speaking.
> > > I do think though it is not good as it is now.
> > > What about color blindness - and statistics ?
> > >
> > > 5. A much much clearer - statement - if you like about what the
> > differences
> > > between
> > > your "Blavatsky Archives" and "Blavatsky Study Center" is 
would be
> > helpful
> > > to the visitors.
> > > I talk about the following page:
> > > http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hpblinks.htm
> > >
> > > 6. A much much clearer - statement or graphical presentation if
> > you like, on
> > > what is your Own doing and what is others - would be a great 
thing.
> > > I talk about the following page:
> > > http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hpblinks.htm
> > >
> > > 7. The link "about Daniel Caldwell" should instead have a short
> > profile
> > > about who you are - and
> > > then a link to the email or perhaps even an address. It is 
better.
> > >
> > > 8. A much clearer statement on what "Blavatsky Study Center" 
is at
> > the
> > > following page would be good.
> > > http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/
> > > The same on the Theosophical Academy
> > > http://www.theosophicalacademy.iinet.net.au/
> > >
> > > 9. Adding a menu to on the left at
> > http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/
> > > would be an improvement.
> > >
> > > 10. It indeed impresses me, that you are not using Cascading 
Style
> > Sheets
> > > (CSS) as a seprate file.
> > > It must be tough task keeping all these different typopgraphic
> > styles in
> > > check. But ESP is of course always helpful.
> > > CSS is much more handy if one is doing it manually and if some
> > manual
> > > helpers from time to time are
> > > posting some of your pages.
> > >
> > > 11. People on slow Internet connections - gets for some odd 
reason
> > very
> > > impatient if they have to wait too long for a page to load.
> > > Also students of theosophy has this - quite interesting flaw in
> > their aura.
> > > So try to keep each page on a maximum of 30-50 kb in size; - 
text,
> > photo's,
> > > flash and perhaps javascript included.
> > > This is just a rule of the thumb.
> > >
> > > ...I could offer much more ideas to improve your website. Just 
ask
> > me and I
> > > will give it a through investigation for free...
> > >
> > >
> > > The website guru's and other sources of inspiration >:-):
> > > a) Jacob Nielsen is one whom you could be inspired from when 
making
> > > user-friendly websites: http://www.useit.com/
> > > His book "Hompage Usability" is still one of the most sold on 
this
> > issue.
> > > (He has also been working together with the Macromedia Flash
> > crew.)
> > > ------- His top teen mistakes on webdesign are wellknown:
> > > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html -------
> > > Not all what he says is true all the time. For instance some
> > Theosophists do
> > > like - long scrolling pages. A think I know a few at Theos-Talk
> > who does.
> > > (smile...)
> > > b) Another version is Vincent Flanders:
> > http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/ (A
> > > funny fellow.)
> > > c) A third place for inspiration is:
> > > http://webreference.com/authoring/design/usability/
> > > d) A western portal: http://www.tracecenter.org/world/web/
> > > e) World Wide Web Consortium: http://www.w3.org/
> > > f) And there are of course much more...
> > >
> > > There is a rule within webdesign: You can't please everyone...
> > (smile).
> > >
> > >
> > > And Some spiritually minded do make their websites entirely
> > different with
> > > long scrolling pages just to annoy those with slow connections
> > > and few money. Some of them I would even call Heretical -
> > (smile...).
> > >
> > >
> > > I know, that my own website could be improoved, so who am I to
> > tell anyone
> > > about webdesign.
> > >
> > >
> > > Did this help ?
> > >
> > > from
> > > M. Sufilight with peace and love...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "christinaleestemaker" <christinaleestemaker@y...>
> > > To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:18 PM
> > > Subject: Theos-World Re: H.P. Blavatsky, the Mahatmas & 
Theosophy:
> > Selected
> > > Websites & Other Resources
> > >
> > >
> > > > -Hi Daniel,
> > > > Correct and wonderfull sightseeing at ounce.
> > > > Easy to find lectures
> > > > With compliments of
> > > > Christina
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel H. Caldwell"
> > > > <danielhcaldwell@y...> wrote:
> > > > > I have totally redone the following webpage.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that many readers will find it of some
> > > > > use and value. Feedback appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Selected Websites & Other Resources
> > > > > on H.P. Blavatsky, the Mahatmas & Theosophy"
> > > > >
> > > > > See:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hpblinks.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > or
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.theosophy.info/hpblinks.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel
> > > > > http://hpb.cc
> > > > > http://theosophy.info
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> > > >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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