Website message overhaul

[Vladimir Panteleev]

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:45:58 +0200, Andrei Alexandrescu  
<SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:

> There was more text on the page before, including a code example that  
> wasn't very illustrative.

Most other front pages are still more varied and dynamic.
What happened with the ideas to have the latest commits / newsgroup topics  
/ etc. in a box on the front page?

> Regarding ads, this is my "I told you" moment. I am completely opposed  
> to ads anywhere on d-p-l.org, and I believe their presence hurts us in  
> ways that the cost savings doesn't even begin to cover. I see it as a  
> textbook case of "penny wise". That being said, Walter agreed with  
> removing ads from the homepage but not the other parts of the site. I  
> didn't get to that yet.

There's also a moral issue here. Except for the articles he's written,  
Walter is basically monetizing the work of everyone who's contributed to  
D. If it were just a matter of hosting, I'm sure there are many from our  
community who would gladly provide it.

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Best regards,
  Vladimir                            mailto:vladimir at thecybershadow.net