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Web Site News

Updated: 12/18/2011

MBV Homes

(Posted October 22, 2011)

MBV Resident Bill Pritchard has gathered an astounding number of documents about our MBV homes--original floor plans/elevations/prices/brochures--in order to preserve an important part of MBV history. As he stated in the October 2011 Mountaineer article, ". . . as time goes on, there are fewer and fewer people who are original owners here, and accordingly, newer owners may have no idea which model home they own, let along any other pertinent information about it." We've added a new page linked from the Community Documents page for these items. Please contact Bill (call 480-671-9619 or email mandb@q.com) with any questions, comments, or additional items you have.

Kudos

(Posted October 6, 2011)

Our MBV Web Site received an unexpected but very much welcomed "thank you" from a fellow resident this past week. Cherie O'Shea, MBV Covenants Coordinator and Assistant Manager wrote as follows:

"Most of the time people only call to let us know when we have made a mistake and rarely do they take the time to point out when we do an outstanding job so I want to share more KUDOS for the web team. I referred a homeowner to the Arch Standards on the web because his were outdated. He had never visited it before and was so impressed that he took the time to call me to compliment me on how wonderful and easy it is to navigate and thanked me for such a great website. He was amazed at all the information available on the site. I told him unfortunately I can't take any credit for the website and I informed him that it is our "volunteer" web team that created the site and keeps it updated (which is a never ending job). He requested that I relay his compliment to the team.

I also want to thank the team for making my job easier. You have no idea how much time you save me when I can refer someone there for the handbook and Arch Stds. You are the best & I greatly appreciate your hard work and dedication. Thank you!!!!

Cherie"

Our thanks to Cherie for the compliments!

Web Site Usage:

(Posted September 20, 2011)

MountainBrook's web site provides residents with a great deal of information. The webteam monitors the statistical reports to help determine the pathway users take to get to the information they want. We also track how much usage each page gets to help us in determining efficient ways to keep the data current and easy to read.

By far, the most often accessed pages are "Latest News" and "Classifieds." Based on the way the statistical program works, for example, it shows the "Latest News" page was accessed 3,456 times during the month of August 2011 while the "Classifieds" page was accessed 2,612 times.

We are also noticing that the recordings of Coffee & News are becoming more popular with residents. The June 2011 recordings were accessed a total of 644 times; July recordings, 681 times; and August recordings, 452 times (there was no recording for the last week in August). Residents are also listening to recordings from prior months. As we monitor these figures, it seems folks would like to keep these old recordings available for prior months just like we do the old Mountaineers. That's one example of how we use these statistics. And, that's a good use for information that doesn't cost MBV anything. The statistical program is a free one that the original webteam started using several years ago. So, Kudos to them!!

New Member (July 2011)

The Web Site Team welcomes new member Paul Cechovic. Paul will be writing the summary and notes from Coffee & News weekly.

Site Changes

June 21, 2011: We are currently discussing with the BOD the possibility of adding all committee reports to the web site to better keep residents informed. These are usually presented to the BOD in their monthly packet, reviewed, accepted, and then filed. We would like to add those to the community documents and/or BOD pages for residents to have access to. Keep checking for the result of our discussions.

June 8, 2011: Our web site has been changed over the past couple of months. We have combined the Announcements and Latest News pages into one page. We have added an audio recording of Coffee & News, thanks to the Audio Visual committee's work.

The pages for Social, Sports, Groups/Clubs/Cards, and Classes have been completely revised and updated. We combined information from old Mountaineer articles, current events, and the old web pages to create a more generic description for each event, activity, group, etc. Descriptions include a suggestion to check the calendar, current newsletter, etc. for more details and contact information. As always, please notify the webteam of changes to any of these items.

If you are not able to find something with these format changes, please use the search box below to search our site.

Coffee and News

May 26, 2011: The BOD approved the purchase of a digital recorder to be added to the sound booth in the back of the SC, and that has now been installed. Thanks to Tom Stoalabarger and the Audio Visual Committee, we added the first audio recording of Coffee and News this week. You'll find it on the Latest News and Announcements page. Currently we are still providing a printed summary; but this will eventually be gone, and we will have only the audio recording. If you often attend Coffee and News and would be willing to help with this project, please contact the Web Team.

Internet Access

MBV currently has two Wi-Fi Internet access locations--near the Ironwood Room (the old computer center) and near the Library. When using these access points, you will need a wireless network card in your computer and some computer knowledge. Instructions for access in the Library area are posted there.

Web Team Committee Meetings

(updated September 20, 2011)

The Web Team Committee is a chartered committee, and as such, our discussions may be of interest to some. Our committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month (only as needed) in the Mesquite room at 9:45 after Coffee and News. Please join us if you have computer skills and would like to help or make suggestions. Our meetings are always open to MBV residents. But please be aware that we do not meet on a regular basis as there is no business to transact. Our web site is maintained by the committee members without needing continual monitoring.

Please help us keep the Village web site up to date.

There are many ways you can help us keep these pages up to date and improve the usefulness and enjoyment of your MountainBrook Village web site, whether you are a volunteer, committee member, committee leader, activity leader or interested villager.

Check the Contact List page to see that activity leaders names and phone numbers are correct.
Check the Recurring Daily Activities calendar to see that if your activity is shown, the days and times are correct.
If you have taken photos at any event you have attended, or if you have some nice photos pertaining to the Village that you would like to share, please let us know, and we will show them on our Photo Gallery.

You can contact the Web Team Committee by sending an e-mail to the Web Team or by contacting one of the team members listed below.

Web Team Committee Members:

Paul Cechovic

Linda Davidson
Rosaleen Farmer
Gary Hyde
Ralph Jones

John Kinder
Jack Pawlowski