From: Andrew Magliozzi <bob@finalsclub.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:43:50 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: textual copy changes to the homepage, create account page, create a course page,... 
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0b08128b04e1ee2d2a79ce3965aebdba457ae8ef;p=oweals%2Ffinalsclub.git

textual copy changes to the homepage, create account page, create a course page, create a lecture page, create a pad page.
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diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 5b4cb92..dc6d4ae 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
                         <section class="section-home" id="intro-text">
                             <h3>Our Mission</h3>
                             <p>
-                                To provide tools that make it dead simple for college students to collaborate during and after class, with peers and with instructers.  You can begin taking lecture notes online, and allow anyone to contribute.</p> 
+                                To provide tools to help college students collaborate in and out of the lecture hall with peers and instructers alike.  It is easy to begin taking class notes online.  Just <a href="/register" id="sign_up-link">register</a>, find or create your courses, and share the link with your classmates.</p> 
                             <p>
-                                You can also post questions that will be seen by the entire class, and get a response from your peers or instructor immediately. Sign up, or just have a look around. Let us know what you think. We need your feedback to make Finals Club the best that it can be.
+                                In addition to realtime collaborative note-taking, you can ask questions for your peers to promote or answer. While you use our tools, bear in mind that FinalsClub is a non-profit, free and open source project.  Please be patient and let us know how we can improve our products.  Only together can we digitize higher education, one lecture at a time.
                             </p>
                             <nav class="link-bar">
                                 <ul>
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
                                 <li><span class="school-name">Harvard</span></li>
                                 <li><span class="school-name">Lock Haven</span></li>
                                 <li><span class="school-name">MIT</span></li>
-                                <li><span class="school-name">University of California</span></li>
-                                <li><span class="school-name">University of Pennsylvania</span></li>
-                                <li><span class="school-name">University of Texas</span></li>
+                                <li><span class="school-name">Cal</span></li>
+                                <li><span class="school-name">UPenn</span></li>
+                                <li><span class="school-name">UT Austin</span></li>
                                 <li><span class="school-name">Yale</span></li>
                             </ul>
                         </section>
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 											<form method="POST" id="form_course" style="display:none;">
 												<header class="form-header">
 													<h4>Create New Course</h4>
-													<p>Use this form to create a new course. After creating the course, you can create a lecture within it.</p>
+													<p>Use this form to create a new course. After creating the course, you can add as many lectures and note pads as you like.</p>
 												</header>
 												<div class="row">
 													<div class="label">Course number</div>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 										<form method="POST" id="form_lecture">
 											<header class="form-header">
 												<h4>Create New Lecture</h4>
-												<p>Use this form to create a new lecture. After creating the lecture, you can then create a notes-taking session within it.</p>
+												<p>Use this form to create a new lecture. After creating the lecture, you and your classmates can add as many note pads as necessary.</p>
 											</header>
 											<div class="row">
 												<div class="label">Lecture Name</div>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 										<form method="POST" id="form_note" style="display:none;">
 											<header class="form-header">
 												<h4>Create Note Pad</h4>
-												<p>Use this form to create a new note pad. You can then use this as a notes-taking session.</p>
+												<p>Use this form to create a new note pad.  Next share the link with your classmates to take notes together online.</p>
 											</header>
 											<div class="row">
 												<div class="label">Note Pad Name</div>
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@
                     <h1>Archived Subjects</h1>
                     <p>
                     Please browse our archive of past courses
-                    covered at Harvard from 2008 through 2010.
+                    covered at Harvard, Brown, and Harvard Law School 
+                    from 2008 through 2010.
                     </p>
                     <ul>
                         <li class=proto id=PROTO_archive_subject>
@@ -438,7 +439,6 @@
 																					<option value="Berkeley">Berkeley</option>
 																					<option value="Brown">Brown</option>
 																					<option value="Columbia">Columbia</option>
-																					<!--
 																					<option value="Cornell">Cornell</option>
 																					<option value="Dartmouth">Dartmouth</option>
 																					<option value="MIT">MIT</option>
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
 																					<option value="University of Texas">University of Texas</option>
 																					<option value="Yale">Yale</option>
 																					<option value="Other">Other</option>
-																					-->
+																					
 																			</select>
 																	</div>
 															</div>