How should we organize our website? Quite simply, in a way that maximizes the ease users of our website (both community members and the public) have in accomplishing the goals of our community.

About Categories

Note: The categories currently in place can be viewed on the Categories page. There's also a page of retired categories. Technical information is available on how categories are created and used.

Categories are collections of terms that both the webmaster (informed by us) and users can create. Terms can then be associated with content as it is created and edited. Primarily, this process establishes:

• Content listed in category navigation
• Access permissions

Right now, there are two kinds of categories:

Category

The "Category" category is a controled vocabulary; terms are added and arranged heirarchically by the webmaster from the descisions we make here.

Tag

The "Tag" category is different in that users can make up any term that makes sense to them (as well as add existing terms suggested to them as they type). Terms in the "Tag" category are flat (non-hierarchical).

Here, we will discuss the "Category" category, which provides the navigation menu to the right of content, defining the "sturcture" of our site.

Descission Process

There are many ways to start… For now, let's just discuss on this page and see what materializes.

Remember, these categories are just a starting point and not an endorsement of the way things should be. Again, that is for us to decide amongst ourselves.

I (Dave) envision us watching the "Tag" vocabulary too for terms that are often used that we might consider for inclusion in the "Category" vocabulary.

Categories

Here are some ideas feeding our current categories. These categories are not set in stone, please edit and comment!.

Home Owner's Association

Where business is formerly done, often in such committees as the:

• Board of Directors
• Architectural Control Committee
• Communications Committee

Website

Website implementation issues, this one or the HOA's.

Windsor Over Peachtree

Not sure about this one anymore. Isn't everything here WOP related?

Roles

Owner

Homeowners

Resident

Of concern to those who live here, owner or not

Rules

Location

Anything to do with a physical place. Example sub-categories are Lobby Level and Social Room. This category allows for the contruction of more complex queries, like:

• Images in the Lobby
• Events in the Social Room
• Repairs on the Swimming Pool
• Rules governing the Garage
• Anything to do with the Storage Room

Sensitive

Anything under this category cannot be seen by anonymous users or
registered users not part of the "trusted" role. In the future this may
have additional specificity.

Social

Fun time! Might in the future include events, clubs, etc.

I (Dave) see that the "New User" tag sprung up. Perhaps it should be moved into the Category?