About the Barony of Dragon's Laire Website
A Barony in the Kingdom of An Tir which is
a Part of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA, Inc)
Latest Changes
The website is always in transition, but now, after a complete redesign, it is even more in flux. Some links, many links, do not work. If the link doesn't take you anywhere new, it doesn't work. If you have content you'd like to see displayed on such a link, send it in! Email contacts are at the right.
We need information for events! Autocrats, hop to it!
We always love to receive stories, experiences of events, photos, photos of items, articles for the resources section (to be fleshed out very soon), and more. Please don't hesitate to submit them!
We need your persona biography, skills, likes, dislikes and a pic! See the people page for examples!
What's been done on the last update (late March, 2013), in a list type nutshell:
- started process of moving the domain name (dragonslaire.org)
- added Coronets letter for March
- updates on officer changes coming, help wanted, etc
- updated calendar
- updated single entry focus group page
- added Oasis War report to heavy page
- fixed small error in link on documents and forms page (exchequer link)
- added court report from Candlemas to recent news page
- added quest reports to sergeantry page (each report is its own page)
- updated current-officers page
- fixed JF board list on the JF page so the addresses are hidden
- added Arcos Loric to the People of the Barony Webpage
- updated A&S day page with recount(s) of last A&S day
- updated index page
- updated rapier page
- updated help wanted page
- Updated Progress Page
- updated archery page
- updated heavy fighting page
- added blurb about Viking Fest Parade to JF page, added call for gate volunteers to JF page, stuff about RV camping, a few names to the JF board list, etc
- set up forwarding addresses - jf_rv_camping@dragonslaire.org, jf_marshal_coordinator@dragonslaire.org and updated the JF page accordingly
- added family_activities@dragonslaire.org and set it to forwarding appropriately,
- removed pied_piper@dragonslaire.org
- removed all sept_crown???@dragonslaire.org forwarding addresses
- changed name 'pied piper' to 'family activities' on the webpage(s). I might have missed places, let me know if so.
- added information about Adiantum Midwinter Feast and a link to pics (from Dame Gwen)
- added Kingdom A&S report to the DL Artisans Travel! page, and the arts and sciences page etc
- slight update to the Pearls Page, as suggested by Dame Gwen
Note from the Webmistress
This website is built on the shoulders of giants. THL Rycheza was webmistress for a long time, and provided much of the content for many of the webpages. THL Yvon followed her as webminister and also added much content. THL Rebecca germinated the style changes which eventually resulted in the webpage as you see it. Although many things have changed drastically with the website redesign, the basics remain. Without these three individuals' contributions the Barony of Dragon's Laire would not have had a website.
Special thanks must go to my deputy webminister, THL Ian MacKynnes. He has been invaluable in chasing down arcane facts and weaving them together in a web of substance. He is an eager helper and an avid learner, and should do very well with learning the skills to eventually take over as webminister. Bravo to Ian!
Technical Stuff
This website was written entirely 'by hand', without the assistance of software driven page designers and such. Hopefully that'll make the site lean and mean.
The basic editor used is Bluefish, an open source software editor. The Webmistress can't recommend it highly enough. You can obtain it for free, here. Bluefish works on all platforms: Linux, Mac and Windows.
The website uses php and css (cascading style sheets). You can learn about both at various sites on the web, including w3schools.com and www.w3.org. It should render well in all modern browsers.
Copyright © 2013, Barony of Dragon's Laire. The original contributors retain copyright to certain portions of this site. Contact the Dragon's Laire Webminister for information on using photographs, articles, or artwork from this website.