Hi Rohit
Thank you for being so active in the Lung sitegroup.
About the issues you raised:
Need some one else as well as a second co-ordinator or few members to help and keep up with the work.
…Developing the sitegroup will be a gradual process. I am sure there will be more people volunteering once the website is public.
Its quite labour intensive and difficult to edit these pages
… Considering the fact that you get your work online instantly there is no easier way actually. There is a bit of syntax learning reqd and you have to upload image files before you can link to them. That's the way it works unfortunately. Do consider the benfits of being able to eit a webpage in real time anywhere in the world without having to go through any other person.
Wonder how do you get colour to the fonts (no option).
… there is no button for fonts because wikis work primarily on text entry and there is less emphasis on fancy things. You can add colour to fonts using certain syntax statements. My advice is don;t worry about color immediately - that is secondary. I will be posting some basic syntax soon. For now go here:
The other problem is to keep it as original and authentic as possible, coz otherwise, ppl will just say its been copy pasted from the book / website etc.
— this is extremely imprtant. Please do not copy paste. If any material is available online just link to it - don't waste time copying or modifying it and putting it in isocentre - that's a waste of time. If its not freely available online and also copyrighted, you cannot cut-paste or upload that. I will put online some rles regarding this. You can then present your own summary on that topic with references.
The sitegroups section is not meant to be a definitive reference on all aspects of lung cancer. It is meant to be a growing collection of small articles on specific issues. The collection will grow gradually (and slowly). Don't go mad trying to put on everything about lung cancer - it's a waste of time. If you asked me what I would want to see on the lung sitegroup pages this is list of what I would tell you:
a) New staging for lung cancer
b) Does PET change outcomes for NSCLC
c) Should I recommend PCI in NSCLS - what is the evidence?
d) Have protons or SRT achieved first-line status in operable NSCLC? - The evidence so far
e) Elective nodal RT - dead and gone?
f) Targeted therapy in metastsic NSCLC
etc etc. each article should be short and concise 300-1000 words with a short list of references everyone should read.
Your homepage should be a collection of links to these articles arranged in an attractive and organized manner.
Of course this is not a rigid rule and you have the liberty to do things your way - you are the coordinator.
If you need any help in reorganizing pages I'll be glad to help.
For the others:
There will be some redesigning - especially of the main homepage - everything is dynamic here.
I will be uploading some help videos within a few days.
PLEASE PUT ALLL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE FORUM - DO NOT EMAIL NIKHILESH OR ME PERSONALLY - much easier to deal with - and everyone can see. Do not hesitate to be critical - noone will mind.