When seeking your own webmaster, you must be sure that you are aware of the AUSU/Groups and Clubs website
policy, and that you are following it. Your site can be refused if it fails to meet with our guidelines.
Please consult with the AUSU webmaster about these guidelines. That person can be contacted at
webmaster@ausu.org
You should choose someone that is well-versed in the needs of website creation. It is not the responsibility
of the AUSU webmaster to teach this person what they need to know to create a site. However, if this person
is having any difficulties, they are welcome to contact the webmaster for assistance and to answer any
questions your site creator may have.
The AUSU webmaster must be informed as to who will be creating your site for you - and of applicable contact
information.
Your chosen designer must be aware that if they are working for your club they are, by extension, a volunteer
of the AUSU. This will ensure that your site remains the property of the club - and of the AUSU - and thus, cannot
be taken from you by any designer who later stops working with you. Work created by volunteers of the AUSU
remains the property of the AUSU. It is advisable to have your chosen designer sign something stating that
they are aware of these conditions.
You must contact the current AUSU webmaster to obtain information on our server limitations and technical
needs.
Your chosen designer must be aware that they will not have access to the AUSU servers, and anything they
create will have to be sent to the AUSU webmaster to be uploaded.
Your designer should either create the website in a text editor, or use web creation software that outputs
tidy code. This will ensure a cleaner site, and ease of editing for later designers and the AUSU webmaster
who may be making any future changes.
Your webmaster should also not use creation software specific code, as our servers are not set up to
provide for, for example, FrontPage specific tags.
You should keep in contact with the AUSU webmaster throughout your design process, so that any issues
arising may be worked out.
You must ensure that your site is as cross-compatible as possible with as many browsers as possible. This
will ensure that a wider range of people will be able to access your site with the least amount of difficulty.
You should also take the needs of the disabled into consideration, and, for example, not use very tiny text
throughout your site.
If your site causes issues with the server it is on, or exhibits quality issues, the AUSU webmaster will
contact you and work with you to make any necessary changes. If an agreement cannot be reached, the AUSU
webmaster will make changes necessary to ensure quality control.
If you are designing your own site, bear in mind that the AUSU webmaster is not responsible for providing
content. Content is the sole responsibility of the club. However, if you have questions regarding additions
to your site, the webmaster is there to answer any of your questions.
