Re: Critique my site, pretty please!

Pretty neat site.

You have nice graphics and nifty alt tags.

regards,

Mike Burks
-----Original Message-----
From: Rochelle Burns <brayzicki(at)usa.net>
To: hwg-critique(at)hwg.org <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 12:21 AM
Subject: Critique my site, pretty please!


>Hi, everyone!  After about two weeks of lurking, I'm finally feeling
>brave (or insane) enough to jump into the shark tank.  The URL for my
>site is is:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/3549/
>
>I didn't even know what HTML *was* until a little over two months ago,
>but I already have some opinions about web design, and I've picked up on
>certain things from this list.  Just to save you some typing:
>
>1. In case you're curious, I make the "skeletons" of my pages using NSC
>4.04 and then clean it up with Wordpad.  Seems to save time -- and a few
>typos.
>
>2. I've spot-validated my site (there are quite a few pages), but
>haven't had time to correct every little thing.  I'm a college student
>carrying a 17-credit courseload (all English classes at that), and I'm
>also trying to have a life.  Also, if the spirit moves you to try to
>validate my code and you see some odd things in the first 16-20 lines of
>each page, it's the Geoguide.
>
>3. I don't see the problem with web awards.  Everybody likes to get
>stuff, and it's nice to be acknowledged.  It's just a matter of
>context.  Web awards from "nobodies" are fine for a personal site and,
>IMO, add something special to it; professional sites, for obvious
>reasons, should only display awards from well-known sources.  So,
>please, no complaints about my awards page -- although I do want to know
>what you think of the "Hollywood Rochelle" graphic.  Movie buffs may
>recognize the outfit I'm wearing.
>
>And now that I've alienated everyone (*grin*), I have a question.  Which
>do you find less annoying: the Geoguide, or those pop-up thingies that
>appear when you access certain pages?  I personally hate pop-ups, so
>I've put a Geoguide on every page to stop them, but I'm considering
>removing them for the sake of aesthetics.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>*Rochelle.
>--
>***********************************************************
>Please check out my website at:
>http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/3549/index.html
>Original sci-fi/fantasy stories and art for your enjoyment.
>***********************************************************
>
>
>

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