Re: Another W3C strict query

by "Dusty" <designsbydusty(at)tiadon.com>

 Date:  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:06:37 -0500
 To:  <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
 References:  nrc ntlworld ntlworld2 ntlworld3 ntlworld4
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Hello......

I would like to comment on something here. You said,
"This is the wrong philosophy. You should be designing websites so that
people can come in quickly, do what they want/need to do and leave. Who
benefits from the user being kept on the website?"

I am currently designing a website that has no commercial intent. It is
intended as a resource guide for members of a Play by E-Mail Role Playing
Game. The site is up to well over 100 pages and looks to be about 3 times
that by the time I get it done. The site is meant to be a reference; it
contains information about how to play such a game, as well as background
information about our particular game and about the Star Trek Universe in
particular. (Yes, it is a Star Trek game.)

Personally speaking, I don't want to spend all this time accumulating
information and putting it up on my site, for people to come in and dash
right back out. I want them to spend some time browsing through the site,
and learning. I realize that this is not the same for many sites, but not
every site can or should be designed for people to come in quickly and then
leave.

Dusty
http://www.geocities.com/ussknight4141/index.html

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