[Web4lib] CMS or something else?

[Francis Kayiwa]

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On Sep 1, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Tyson Tate wrote:

> On 9/1/06, Francis Kayiwa <kayiwa at uic.edu> wrote:
>
>> How about this?
>>
>> User creates content.
>> CMS ensures 508 compliance
>> Web Admin team goes through it to make sure it meets all your  
>> demands.
>> Pushes "Publish" button
>
> That's the very definition of a gatekeeper! They review and fix all
> content before it hits the web, right? Am I missing something here?

Nope but let's see if this refreshes your memory :-)

You said:

>
> If everything could be taken care of with a slick CMS, why not just
> buy the CMS, set it up, and then fire the web team? After all, we
> don't need them to maintain the site, right?
>

My silly retort:

Didn't seem like an either or situation. Good CMSs are generally  
bareboned and quite frankly not easy on the eye. Someone still needs  
to apply the "human" touch to them

Back to regular programming....

I was not saying CMS's replace Web Admins. It makes the quality of  
data. Any CMS vendor or developer who tells you otherwise, probably  
will sell you snake oil also.

regards,
./fxk
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