[Sagamore Online] School Directory

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

That's one advantage of a printed directory over electronic---the
difficulty of massive copying.  Bits want to be free.

Were you thinking a watermark, like you see on some copyrighted
imagery?  We can easily plaster a big "you're naughty if you
redistribute this/think of the children/don't encourage spamming" on
every page of a pdf, but pdfs are less usable (not sortable, don't
reflow to different screen sizes).  I'm not sure if we could watermark a
spreadsheet.

What actual, probable threats are we trying to address?


On 07/07/2014 11:08 AM, Monica Ellingson wrote:
> Sounds cool. I wonder if there's a way we could format it to prevent
> massive copying for redistribution?
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Dave Allen Barker Jr <dave at 1.0ne.org
> <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>> wrote:
>
>     So, we would lean toward an address under our own domain?  And
>     something wordier but more meaningful (eg
>     /directory/secretfor2014) over something shorter but obtuse (/d/abc)?
>
>     We can include an advertising banner and/or footer or something in
>     whatever electronic form the directory takes too, if that can
>     count for exposure.
>
>
>     On 07/06/2014 05:53 PM, Nancy Shober wrote:
>>     Sounds good. I think we need a link that's easy to type - some of
>>     those shortened ones are still pretty impossible to get right if
>>     you are typing it.
>>      
>>     I do wonder - and before we get too far down this road I guess we
>>     should confirm with Ms. Martin that it would be OK to NOT have a
>>     paper directory. Would hate to find out later that we need one. I
>>     will email her.
>>     And, I need to look at the advertising aspect since people
>>     purchasing the "wildcat package" are expecting to get that piece
>>     of exposure.
>>      
>>     Nancy
>>      
>>
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>>     *From: *"Dave Allen Barker Jr" <dave at 1.0ne.org>
>>     <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>
>>     *To: *"Ranero, Jen" <jennjudy at hotmail.com>
>>     <mailto:jennjudy at hotmail.com>, "Sagamore Online Discussion List"
>>     <sagamore.online at list.9.0ne.org>
>>     <mailto:sagamore.online at list.9.0ne.org>
>>     *Sent: *Sunday, July 6, 2014 10:50:24 AM
>>     *Subject: *[Sagamore Online] School Directory
>>
>>     Jen & all, here's a simple idea for possibly securely-enough
>>     electronic distribution of the school directory (of parent
>>     contact information) (to avoid the hassle/expense/inaccuracy of a
>>     print version).
>>
>>     We could just distribute a "secret" address where the directory
>>     (as a Google spreadsheet or PDF or something) can be found.  The
>>     directory's secret address could be distributed in a physical
>>     handout like school handbook or other official PTA material
>>     everyone receives.
>>
>>     The address could use our domain with readable or short parts, like:
>>     sagamorehillselementary.com/directory/secretfor2014
>>     <http://sagamorehillselementary.com/directory/secretfor2014>
>>     sagamorehillspta.org/d/abc <http://sagamorehillspta.org/d/abc>
>>     Or a common URL shortening service like:
>>     goo.gl/2EMk <http://goo.gl/2EMk>
>>     bit.ly/1RmnUT <http://bit.ly/1RmnUT>
>>
>>     Thoughts?
>>
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