[SGVLUG] Test site update -- mambo stuff

[Tom Emerson]

I'm really liking the Mambo site manger -- I think it will work well for the 
types of things we want to do with the site: meeting announcements (both for 
our own and for related user groups -- after all, it doesn't hurt us to 
advertise for others, and if they reciprocate, so much the better), tutorials 
and other tips, meeting archives, and so on.

I've added a CALENDAR component to the site (courtesy of mamboforge) and set 
it up to allow registered users to post MEETING announcements without the 
need for administrator approval (basically, these should be posted by leaders 
of other user groups)  Other types of events will need approval before they 
are published [psst, Matti -- you'll note I created a "conferences" event 
type...]

I've also created an "SGVLUG_classic" template (actually, use the "classic2" 
version...)  However, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK: I'll probably be updating it as 
time goes by, so at any given moment:

   -- it may not be complete
   -- it may not "work" correctly
   -- there MAY NOT BE A WAY TO UNDO this choice!

That last is because if the "theme chooser" isn't displayed, you can't change 
back (and strangely enough, even if you manage to log out, pages are still 
rendered using the last theme you had selected.  Furthermore, even if I 
DELETE the theme, you'll still see pages rendered that way until the site's 
content itself changes in some way)

That said, it does look pretty much like our actual page (still need to work 
on alignment of some elements, though...) and may work as a "transition" from 
the old to new layouts...

In the near future I'll probably also add the "comment" module which will 
allow visitors to the site to hold a discussion on a given item [for 
instance, you could use it to post questions in advance of the meeting; 
hopefully the presenter will have read this page and will be prepared to 
answer...]  I think I can also enable "ratings" to get an idea of how well 
liked a given meeting will be (was?)  [ok, I've already done that last one -- 
"ratings" are now enabled, though it looks like it may be of limited use...]

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