Webmaster details:

All questions should be addressed to the Naiad Webmaster.

The HMS NAIAD website was first created in Oct 2000 and is a work in progress. It's currently being re-developed and this is now Version 4.1 of the site, with Version 5.0 due for completion by the end of 2009

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Website Creation:

The initial idea followed a surprise letter from Mike Cresser, an old NAIAD messmate who managed to locate me, together with some other members of 3MP Mess. A small reunion followed in 2000 together with the posting of a very basic website. This was little more than a visitor's book and front page. Not long after, I left the country for 3 years and the site had to fend for itself. When I returned I was surprised to find around 40 entries in the visitor's book and over 1,000 recorded visits logged on the homepage. This prompted a re-think and the site received a modest update together with the registration of the domain name hmsnaiad.co.uk. Following this update it was again left dormant for around 3 years and the rights to hmsnaiad.co.uk expired, together with any associated email addresses. This period also saw the demise of the first visitor's book in 2005, as the hosting company changed their administration procedures and access to the data was withdrawn, but this has since been recovered.

The domain hmsnaiad.co.uk is registered by the Webmaster who has sole rights of ownership. The site remains a non-profit making, non-commercial venture, with all financial costs borne by the Webmaster. There will be a facility shortly where members can donate towards the sites upkeep, but this will be on a purely voluntary basis.

How the site runs:

Presently, the Webmaster is the sole administrator and owner of the rights to hmsnaiad.co.uk. The site content has recently moved for the third time since inception, starting out from a free site provided by Yahoo, to it's new servers hosted by MonteCarloHosting in Canada. This move has many advantages, as the MonteCarlo servers provide support for many new features, one of which provides the ability to host a forum. The NAIAD Members page has been withdrawn and the Visitor's book is now 'Read Only' until version 5.0 is complete, when the information will be updated and merged into the hmsnaiad.co.uk forum. There will no longer be a 'live' Visitors/Guestbook at hmsnaiad.co.uk, as the forum will take it's place with enhanced usability.

I hope people will find the website useful and support it's continued growth.

NAIAD Webmaster
June 2009

Acknowledgements:
Thanks to Mike Cresser for the inspiration to start the Naiad website and to all those who have visited and emailed their appreciation and encouragement - it's your site and develops with the assistance of visiting members.

Website Facts:
If you are interested in building your own website, or just want to know what went into this construction, the below lists all the software packages and resource material utilised for www.hmsnaiad.co.uk

Design:
The site pages are designed and constructed with Microsoft Expression Web 2 and the graphics\photographs are edited using Adobe Photoshop. The gallery albums are powered by JAlbum. Logos were produced using Cool Text
Hosting:
The pages are hosted by MonteCarloHosting, a modestly sized privately owned company, founded by Christian Herrnbock in Oct 2004. The company's official location is in Manitoba, Canada. Christian takes pride in providing an honest, reliable service and they are renowned for their high level of technical/personal support to customers. FTP software is provided by Globalscape - CuteFTP
Site Monitoring & Administration:
Web statistics provided by AWStats, administration by cPanel.
Reference Sources:
The following websites proved valuable resources for research and information on design functionality for the site.
HTML Source code and JavaScript HTML Goodies - Richard Waller, Website Design & Creation www.waller.co.uk - The JavaScript Source, Free JavaScript Code www.javascript.internet.com - Codewidgets Web Design www.codewidgets.com