Before I forget (what is it they say about young people's attention spans?), Drupal should really have a chat function. Did I hear that, in fact, it does, and we just have it turned off? The value of Gmail and facebook increased with the addition of their chat functions. Having to leave my workspace to use a phone to call a coworker when I always have a computer in front of me is not efficient. If it's busy (are we busy these days?) no one may even pick up the phone. Alas...
It is now treamendously easier for the group work we do to be collected and organized. Because this is predominately what the nature of my interactions with LInt, it was the first thing I noticed and found to be much improved! Submitting meeting notes is easier, and it's great to be able to go to a committee's page and see the most recent meeting notes at the top.
Old LInt seemed to have gotten bogged down, with many years worth of content presented in a way that made it difficult to determine what was old and new, or more frustratingly, what was right and wrong. Drupal certainly has continuity and chronological presentation on it's side...but as any bloggy thing, important things can be pushed down by notes about pie. Pros and cons!
The pros of CMS align with our needs on a couple of crucial points: permitting multiple authors with a fully accessible, type-and-post process has created an online space that is a true representation of our collaborative workplace.
note: since we have all become Drupal/NewLInt Superstars, this Thing has been replaced with something more educational.
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