Regardless of joining logins in between blogs and the wiki and getting the blogs up and running, I think wikinewsie.org should be the main priority.  Personally, I'm a big fan of basing the site on Wordpress, as it is very easy to update and run and can look good as well.
 
Regards

2009/11/21 Terin Stock <terin.stock@wikinewsie.org>
As the original programmer behind the http://wikinewsie.org site, I'm more than happy to offer my services.

Since I coded that site, I've learned a how bunch in regards to PHP, OOP, and web development.

#Terin



On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org> wrote:
Julian and George now join the shadowy organisation that runs out of the
number three allotment's shed.

julian.colton@wikinewsie.org and
george.watson@wikinewsie.org

Someone else can issue Wikinewsie wiki passes; it isn't used much, but
it is there to play with.

The rest of http://www.wikinewsie.org just needs a makeover.

What would people suggest as the OSS tools for the job? I have some free
time...



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