Kii Notes | About our remodeling project

We've completed the bulk of Kii's extreme makeover. With the recent adoption of this newsletter by University of Wyoming Council 10773 — and in response to your input — several new features have been added, and several more are forthcoming.

Your input (as always) is requested for the following works-in-progress:

• We're needing a Kii logo. The current concept is a key and an anchor crossed over the motto "Interaction is the key to charity, unity, and fraternity." If there are any graphic artists out there who would like to contribute to the effort, contact us. I think the motto might look good in Latin, but we'd lose the "key/kii" effect. Colors to emphasize are brown and gold for the University of Wyoming.

• We're working on a "guided tour," which would function as an introduction and Help feature. We'll probably start with an audio version later this month, to be replaced by an animated one next month. The plan is to have the tour given by an 11-year-old kid: After all, if it's easy enough for a fifth grader to learn, then the rest of us should be able to do it, too.

• We're accepting recommendations on some embedded, ad-free, communication media, specifically: instant-messaging, message board, and online forum.

• We should have our Kii Issues section up within a couple of weeks. This will be an area for dealing with public-policy issues. You'll be able to do research, write letters, spread the word, and interact with legislators.

• We're still working some bugs out with Firefox compatibility. Your expert advice in this area would be most appreciated. How does it look on your computer? How can we improve it?

• We've still got a lot of behind-the-scenes work ahead, including reducing the file sizes of some of our images and widgets. There's a lot of fat that can be cut in the underlying code.

• Most importantly, it's time to deliver some quality content on a regular basis. Expect that to start in the next few days. Our RSS feed now siphons up just about everything on this page, so we're expecting a large influx of visitors in the near future. Thank you, in advance, for your feedback and evangelization via the brown links.