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Winklings Mission:

“Winklings is a group that intends to develop harmonious fellowship in which each member learns and grows in poetry.” 

 

 

 

 

***  Run your browser over this page to click multiple links ***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 


 

 

ADMINISTRATION: 


Little Feather (Tammy) is Lyndon's Deputy at the group Winklings and in Ron's absence, has executive decision-making rights. Both of us act within Allpoetry's rules and the policies being formulated by Andante.

 

CitrineSunrise [Liz] is administrator of our managerial staff at Andante and, as such, is third Winkling-in-command and may be contacted about Winkling matters along with Tammy and Ron (Lyndon).

 

Little Feather is also in charge of "FOWL", a forum committee looking at the best ways to use Winklings Board. FOWL is not a decision-making body and passes recommendations on to Andante.

 

Andante Members: CitrineSunrise; cricketjeff; FransB; Little Feather; malmadre; Mirthryl; NeonRose; R S Adams Jr; ten thousand cicadas.

 

MargaretG is the "Good Fairy of the Forum" and "Chief Keeper of the Peace" there. [What a job in an harmonious group!]             

 

 



 

 


 

"Peacemaker" 

 

Oh, peacemaker
sing me a song of peace.
Make my heart beat in harmony
with sacred rhythms of the universe.

Oh little silver bird,
sing me a song of love
within the chamber of my heart
so I may listen

to your angelic voice
whispering to me
with utter gentleness
the secret of the universe.
 
[By our lovely friend of many Winklings, Marion.]

 

   From Maatkara, a founding member of Winklingsand still serving as a modwerator! Placed here because a rose is a rose and

for no other reason.  I am not effeminate. Just the

opposite! And therein lies strength.   

        

 

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img src="http://allpoetry.com/s/images/smile/rose.png" mce_src="http://allpoetry.com/s/images/smile/rose.png" border = "0"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • FransB gold member
    October 23
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    I like the background

    and the buttons. I need to run - sorry - will comment later. Thanks so much for the hard work. Frans

  • Mirthryl
    October 21
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    What would you think of repositioning the Winklings Mission Statement directly beneaththe "Welcome to Winklings"? Followed by "Run your browser over this page to click multiple links."
    I would then delete " THE WINKLINGS ACCOUNT FOR CONTESTS AND RECEPTION OF QUESTIONS" as it has no links (and is a bit confusing [this page is an Account??] to what little brain I have) and just move on to the links.

    To me, it would make the most sense to have the "Become a Winkling" link first, followed by the Forum link, then the contest and hosting links. Then Membership list, and concluding with the point donation options.
    I REALLY appreciate the easy readability of the links, and a clear way to get to where I want to go.
    Are point loans and point donations the same items? If they are not, would it make sense to group them together, as they both have to do with assigning off points?
    I particularly like that the link to all Winkling Contests is followed by a link to Hosting Guidelines.
    Is the Reading List accessed through the Forum?

    Love how you have set up the browser so folks can message leadership directly, if interested in doing so.

    Excellent text readability, no strain, no pain, no guessing! The only background suggestion would be to enlarge the text on the border buttons, which are definitely more difficult to make out.

    • Little Feather Greeters member
      October 21
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      All valid suggestions

      I will see what I can do. How would you feel if I made all the lings buttons like the ones on the border of the background, but not quite as big

      • ten thousand cicadas gold member
        October 22
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        My suggestion has to do with the final section next to Maatkara's rose:

        "From Maatkara, a founding member of Winklingsand still serving as a modwerator! Placed here because a rose is a rose and for no other reason. I am not effeminate. Just the opposite! And therein lies strength."

        Not to crowd Ron right out of the picture, but as I read this, it seems to be something sent directly to him. It doesn't seem to fit the purpose of the GROUP's page. I don't think most newcomers are concerned much with whether or not Ron is effeminate, and many may not even know who he is. I think the lovely poem sent by Marion was likely just for Ron, as well, but it, at least, seems to line up with the mission statement, which might justify its placement on the group page.

        Speaking of Ron, I think we should have an info bit about him on the page where you list Tammy, Liz, and Margaret...

        SUMMARY:
        * eliminate the Rose section
        *add some information about Ron, the group owner

        Things are looking really professional, Tammy! Lots of kudos to you!

        ten

      • Mirthryl
        October 21
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        I am sooo illiterate about graphics stuff! What is a "ling button"? If that is what is on the border, would makng it "not quite as big" make the script easier to read?

        • Little Feather Greeters member
          October 21
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          Oka

          if you take a look at the page now, you will see what I meant

        • Little Feather Greeters member
          October 21
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          lol

          Sorry, meant link buttons. I will show you want I mean in a few minutes once I get them all loaded up

          • Mirthryl
            October 21
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            I love the big buttons to click on to get to the different areas of Winklings.
            It actually helps not to have to sort through the items I am not interested in, before finding what I was initially looking for! Visually, this is a LOT less cluttered for me.
            Is there a reason the "Welcome to Winklings" is followed by the word "Account"? It gets me looking for ledger book lines or tallies of some sort

            • Little Feather Greeters member
              October 21
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              Well that would be

              because the Author page name has been changed to Winklings Account. So that members don't confuse the group with the author page.

              Okay, so I will ask members of Andante to look it over and if they like it I will post this on the actual winklings account page.

              • Mirthryl
                October 21
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                Oh! Thank you, that makes sense.
                If someone was checking about for groups, and they clicked on Winklings, is it this page they will come to? Or Lyndon's?

                • Little Feather Greeters member
                  October 21
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                  This here

                  is just the test page. The Winklings Account is an author page, the page that used to be called lyndon is now Winklings Account, Ron has two private accounts now, Lyndon and Ron Wiseman. This test page will be on the author page. The group's page and application page are what it is right now. I don't know if the group is willing to go through another background change lol. So I haven't approached them about changing it.

  • NeonRose silver member
    October 14
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    I like this background much better. It reminds me of an old leather book binding. I did see a few things that I would wish to address.

    This sentence makes no sense to me, and I have read it several times. What exactly does this mean?

    "THE WINKLINGS ACCOUNT FOR CONTESTS AND RECEPTION OF QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUAL WINKLINGS TO MANAGEMENT IN AN INDIVIDUAL WAY."

    I know, because I am familiar, that "King Arthur of Legend" is an avatar..but it just confuses as presented..is the picture supposed to appear there?

    Then, the heading "Ready link to all my poems: Then"
    confused me. Whose poems? Should that not say "Ready link to Lyndon's poems"?

    There is also a typo "modwerator"..unless that is a term I am unfamiliar with.

    Sorry..but this seems 'hodge-podgy' to me. Like having to search through a box of ephemeria to find the one receipt you really need.


  • R S Adams Jr silver member
    October 14
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    I like this better.

    However I still find the backgound too bright. I will be looking at it and reading what is on it. I need something more pastel, more placid. Even this reply I have written is unclear, because of the purple patches in the background. Purple and orange are contrasting. I feel we need harmonising colours.

    Does the left hand border need to be as wide or is that my monitor?

    It was mainly the print format I have trouble with. I do not think we need a jump of such large size between headings and print and I am distracted by the underlining of the mission.

    It is as though there is a bright light shining to tell me that it is something important. I do not need that. I can tell.

    I find it jumbly, disorganised and hard to read, so I imagine others are also, but too polite to say so.

    Now Ron will shoot me.

    All those colours in the print I also found hard on the eye. What is wrong with normal colour like everywhere else? I do not need gizzmo, attention seeking devices.

    • R S Adams Jr silver member
      October 15
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      A further look

      and the page is better. The format is not as confronting.

      I think the background could be a little paler.

      The words 'both of us' could be deleted.

      This is a great improvement, thank you.
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