
OneStop
is primarily a techie field focused site, and one consistent attribute
of of our Systems Engineers is that they are busy. People generally
don't have the time or the inclination to learn another tool or grok a
new format. Many of our sites internally are quite different. There
isn't any consistency in where, for example, a presentation or a white
paper might be found. We find that OneStop users mostly like to forgo
various web cleverness such as gadgets and personal page layout in
favor of consistency of content and navigation.
The formula that is working for us is to preface each page with a
Short Description (elevator pitch), a list of
What Is New on the page, followed with a more lengthy
Where To Start
section. Have you ever found it frustrating to locate the new
information, or what has changed on a product information page? You
often find lots of

gifs which might or might not be current. A OneStop convention is to list each notable page change in the
What Is New section, accompanied by a date.
Each page has up to 17 sections, in the same order. The sections are
areas that are of particular interest to SEs. I'm certain there isn't a
single user or author that can spew back the entire list, but people
get a feel for what to expect from a OneStop page, and know that they
can scan the navigation bar to find it.