PYM Web Agent Orientation

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These pages are designed for display in a frameset; however, you can still browse them without frames. The only things you'll miss are the persistent local navigation (for which you can compensate by coming back to this page for the main sections) and the PYM navigational header (however, the PYM footer is present on each page).</P> <DL> <DT><FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG><A HREF="instruction/index.htm">Instruction</A></STRONG></FONT> </DT> <DD> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">The volunteer webmasters of PYM (whom we are calling <EM><STRONG>Web Agents</STRONG></EM>) come into their role for all manner of reasons, which may or may not include expertise in HTML. The instructional portion of this orientation is intended to serve as a primer in constructing HTML code and in fundamental strategies of page- and site-design. This will be enough to get you started; however, you will definitely benefit from the use of good tools, from intelligent analysis of pages you see on the web, from reading, and from experimenting. You'll find hints here for each of those further steps.</FONT></P> </DD> <DT><FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG><A HREF="specifications/index.htm">Specifications</A></STRONG></FONT> </DT> <DD> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">Any webmaster has his or her own preferences for doing things; however, certain factors are helpful to establish as standard practice (to provide conformity throughout the website, to enable other workers to understand what you've built, and most importantly, to avoid confusing the people who visit the website). Furthermore, there are a few factors that are more than helpful  these must be adhered to, because the server (the computer that hosts our site) is configured to expect things a certain way.</FONT></P> </DD> <DT><FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG><A HREF="resources/index.htm">Resources</A></STRONG></FONT> </DT> <DD> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">In building PYM.ORG, we have made use of various elements. It is good practice that, when one finds a useful Java applet or a set of public-domain graphics (to cite two examples), you should not just stick it in your pages, but also make it available to other page authors. This not only helps your fellow Web Agents, but it also promotes consistency throughout the site, which is a blessing to our visitors. Also listed in these resources are sites on the Web that are useful for learning more about building pages or that provide useful tools.</FONT></P> </DD> </DL> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">PYM.ORG is unusual among websites, in that it is an attempt to build a rich and diverse community that is recognizably one body yet comprising many bodies, authored by many people who bring their own gifts to play yet fit within the communal framework. In short, we're building PYM.ORG a lot like we've built PYM  not exactly an efficient process, but we prize community and the richness of diversity more than efficiency.</P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This orientation has been prepared by Mario Cavallini (<A HREF="mailto:marioc1@mindspring.com?subject=PYM.ORG Orientation">marioc1@mindspring.com</A>). I mention this not simply for ego gratification, but also so that anyone inclined to correct a mistake or provide additional information knows whom to contact.</P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FORM method=GET action=http://www.google.com/custom> <TABLE WIDTH="640" BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="3"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="5" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><STRONG>Philadelphia<BR>Yearly<BR>Meeting</STRONG></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/index.php" TARGET="_top"><strong>Home</strong></A><strong> · What's New · <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/publish/index.htm" TARGET="_top">Publications</A> · <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/lib.php" TARGET="_top">Library</A> · <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/cal.php" TARGET="_top">Calendar</A> · <a href="http://www.pym.org/wwg/wwg.php">Web Posting Policy</a></strong></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/qmm.php" TARGET="_top"><strong>Local Friends Meetings</strong></A><strong> · <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/committees.php" TARGET="_top">PYM Standing Committees</A> · <a href="/pm/site_map.php">Site Map </a>· <A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/stf.php"></A><A HREF="http://www.pym.org/pm/stf.php">Staff</A></strong></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER"><font size=-1> <input type=radio name=sitesearch value=""> Search www <input name=sitesearch type=radio value="www.pym.org" checked> Search pym.org</font> <INPUT TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value=""> <INPUT type=submit name=sa VALUE="Google Search"> <INPUT type=hidden name=cof VALUE="AH:center;AWFID:c6358fc4e91f0f92;"> <input type=hidden name=domains value="www.pym.org"> </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-2"> Website <A HREF="/copyright.htm" TARGET="_top">Copyright</A> © 1997-2008, PYM</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-2"><A HREF="mailto:webmanagers@pym.org?subject=PYM%20website">Query the Webmanagers</A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE></FORM></DIV> <p align="center" style="font-size:small"> Last modified: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 08:18 AM </BODY>