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Standardize fling event pages with a shared layout #429

@mizmay

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@mizmay

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Issue surfaced by #423. Fling event pages use inconsistent layouts. The 2015 and 2016 pages use the shared layout: event template, while 2017, 2019, 2023, and 2025 each have their own one-off layout file (event-2017.html, etc.) with page-specific CSS, custom section structure, and hardcoded HTML.

This creates several problems:

  • Each newer layout overrides global nav styles (e.g. nav { position: absolute; background: transparent }), breaking the mobile navigation
  • The color changes and slight differences in the spacing of the nav menus across these pages break the cohesion of the site overall
  • Adding a new fling event would require copying and editing an entire bespoke layout file

Proposed Solution — Shared layout: fling

Create a single _layouts/fling.html that all fling pages use, replacing the per-year layout files, and modify the layouts of past flings to adopt this template.

This layout should:

  • Remove the per-page nav override entirely — the global nav styles handle positioning and background correctly
  • Support the richer content model introduced in newer layouts: schedule with talk/keynote/workshop types, slides and video links, multi-tier sponsors (platinum/gold/silver/bronze/friends), location map
  • Use front matter for all structured data (schedule, sponsors, location) so page content stays in markdown
  • Apply a consistent, maintainable design that works on both desktop and mobile

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