Developing the site
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:54 pm
I split this post from the original thread because I believe it warranted its own discussion; so if it feels a bit lumpy to read at first, just read on and you will get the drift.
Martin - February 04, 2008
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Hello Dieseldame, great to see you participating in the forum.
I just wanted to highlight some pages on the site that touch several of the topics that you mentioned. There is a Glossary, although it is not fully "engineered" it does have lots of nautical and maritime terms, additionaly there is a couple of other glossary pages that offer various term defined. I have in mind to build a engine glossary, but just being quite short of time, its challenging to do the things just to maintain the site. You can find them in the "Others Section" of the "Ships' Library".
On the machinery page there is some decent pages for learning from, in particular the pump page under "aux machinery". There is also a couple of documents that may interest you on fuel and its management. Dissecting and descriptive component type of information is a bit thin on the site as I feel there is plenty access to it in multiple books and several other websites, some of which are found in the links area further down the machinery page.
I am hoping to incorporate a search feature for the website in the near future that will allow visitors to find faster what they want. As the site has grown a great deal, many nuggets of valuable information have been buried here and there.
I am flattered that I could be considered a mentor, although I don't think I would qualify in allot of people eyes, as I have much to experience myself. The web site is a result of my own journey gaining this experience and I am happy to share it, as I found that people were reluctant to share the information when I needed it. I no longer consider myself green, but I certainly have much to learn.
I am always happy to share the knowledge I have obtained through my experiences, so feel free to send me whatever email you want, I will do my best to answer it, as it challenges me to really get to know my craft.
Martin - February 04, 2008
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Hello Dieseldame, great to see you participating in the forum.
I just wanted to highlight some pages on the site that touch several of the topics that you mentioned. There is a Glossary, although it is not fully "engineered" it does have lots of nautical and maritime terms, additionaly there is a couple of other glossary pages that offer various term defined. I have in mind to build a engine glossary, but just being quite short of time, its challenging to do the things just to maintain the site. You can find them in the "Others Section" of the "Ships' Library".
On the machinery page there is some decent pages for learning from, in particular the pump page under "aux machinery". There is also a couple of documents that may interest you on fuel and its management. Dissecting and descriptive component type of information is a bit thin on the site as I feel there is plenty access to it in multiple books and several other websites, some of which are found in the links area further down the machinery page.
I am hoping to incorporate a search feature for the website in the near future that will allow visitors to find faster what they want. As the site has grown a great deal, many nuggets of valuable information have been buried here and there.
I am flattered that I could be considered a mentor, although I don't think I would qualify in allot of people eyes, as I have much to experience myself. The web site is a result of my own journey gaining this experience and I am happy to share it, as I found that people were reluctant to share the information when I needed it. I no longer consider myself green, but I certainly have much to learn.
I am always happy to share the knowledge I have obtained through my experiences, so feel free to send me whatever email you want, I will do my best to answer it, as it challenges me to really get to know my craft.