Re: initial impressions?

You know... the page looks pretty sharp.. but it reminds me of the games 
my 10 year old sister plays..tons of colors and animation. Also, it 
takes forever to load, unless you're running a T1; most of us are stuck 
with 28.8 modems ;) it's like... you have all these frames, and until 
they finish loading, someone will either get bored and move on, or they 
will be so sick of waiting that they will have nothing nice to say. See 
if you can find a quicker way of loading all that stuff; remember, your 
audience is what's important =)

>At 10:02 PM 12/27/97 -0500, Needle wrote:
>>    Hey out there;
>>
>Hi there ... in your own little world,
>
>>        Recently I've been working on a new experimental interface for
>>my personal web site.
>>
>Sorry to disappoint you, but you have not created a new experimental
>interface ... your interface is just as clunky as anyone would imagine 
when
>you use (16) frames to present one page full of useless information on 
a
>personal site.
>
>>While it is still under some minor construction,
>>
>This is an understatement.  It is common for sites to be under 
continuous
>improvement, but wouldn't it be refreshing to have a finished model to
>present to the list?
>
>> I
>>have gotten to the point where the interface appears correctly on my
>>browser at the resolution of 800 x 600. Unfortunately my interface 
will
>>not load correctly in 640 x 480 resolution because of strict frame
>>declarations. 
>>
>Frame "declarations" have nothing to do with it ... if the frames are 
used
>correctly along with well designed image specifications, there would be 
no
>need to make such an uninformed statement.
>
>>But anyway, to the point, please check out my site at
>>http://users.mboard.com/~needle ... at this moment in time I would 
like
>>to know 
>>1) initial impressions of the design
>>
>Personally, it's not my cup of tea ... Objectively, it's a presentation
>that utilizes advanced and not so advanced features to produce what is
>perceived by the author as the coolest thing on the net.
>
>2) if there are any
>>faults in the alignment of graphics in certain browsers and/or
>>resolutions. Any help is most appreciated.
>
>>
>I browsed with images off to begin and found that I could not absorb to
>site to its fullest extent.  Meaning, there were no alt= in any of your
>images and that suggests inexperience and naivete.  Additionally, I am
>viewing at 16 color resolution and found that the images were adequate 
when
>viewed but lend nothing to the overall functionality of the site.
>
>You go on to mention:
><QUOTE>
>Note: This page no longer works at resolutions below 800 x 600, or 
browsers
>which do not
>support frames. If you are occuring problems, I suggest you get with 
the
>times and either upgrade your monitor or get a superior browser like
>Netscape. 
></QUOTE>
>
>This statement is not part of your parody ... it's a defining 
statement.  A
>statement that shows what inexperience and irresponsibility can do to 
the
>perception of the author.
>
>>P.S. I know it's slow loading and the buttons all do the same thing; i
>>havent begun to work on this aspect yet :)
>>
>Then there is a problem ... navigation should have been the foremost
>thought when designing your site.  Navigation is an integral part of 
any
>website and although you've provided the framed portion to aid this, it 
is
>sorely lacking in the core fundamentals of navigation as a whole.
>
>Now let's comment on the content of the site and the overall impression
>once completely traveled:
>
>In my opinion, your site reflects on issues that have been toiled over 
for
>ages ... your presentation of those issues would have me departing your
>site with undue haste.  The most troublesome was the "Why HTML Sucks"
>section.  I found this area of your site to be very irresponsible and
>immature, albeit a parody.
>
>Your explanations of the tags that, in your words, suck ... lead me to
>believe that you haven't fully grasped the understanding of the process
>that took place in the development of the standards of HTML.
>
>Many of the tags that you mention are either defunct or are being
>deprecated.  Why harp on them?  Other tags that are very useful and do 
have
>there place in the code you belittle because of what you think.  You 
have
>the right to your own opinion, but can you honestly say that what you 
think
>hasn't been already discussed by professionals such as the W3C?
>
>You are very insulting to the HTML community by displaying such 
rubbish.
>After reading the prologue, I find that you not only think that the 
tags
>are useless, but feel ill regards towards the people that use them.
>
><QUOTE>
>This is a list of all of the most useless tags in HTML. If you use 
them,
>then you're running a health risk. You just might be turning into a 
moron.
></QUOTE>
>
>HTML is not set in stone ... it is evolving ... you shouldn't down-play
>that fact.
>
>My impression is that your site is a parody ... there is nothing wrong 
with
>that.  But the realism with regard to what you say about the actual 
HTML
>would, in my opinion, sway others to perceive this as fact.  I actually
>found the section "Tags that would rule" quite humorous.
>
>All in all, your site has merit on some levels ... the design choice is
>perhaps less than desired ... your content is witty at times ... and 
your
>graphics are amicable at best.
>
>I would suggest a disclaimer of sorts explaining the true nature of the
>site so as not to lead others to believe the sites' content is based 
upon
>fact.  Others that visit, ones not as experienced, would tend to 
believe
>your antics as truth, resulting in them making the same mistakes that 
more
>experienced developers had to endure during the early stages of 
Internet
>presentation.
>
>cmj
>
>------------Web Site Development & Consulting-----------
>Chuck McGee, Jr.	http://web2.airmail.net/cmj/
>---------------Member of HTML Writers Guild----------------
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>



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