Re: Theory of Page Length

Excellent action on your part, Spanky! i am not on al the lists due 
mostly to time constraints, so I am glad to think that we can and wil 
"transfer" discussioins here.  

I actually like your idea of the slick and quick opening leading up to 
the info... an attention-getter.  I myself feel that the web is an 
interactive media, and that indeed, that is what people want. If I have 
a long block of ino I *do* break it into smaller pages with links and 
some words defined if need be... The less there is to "do" on a page the 
shorter time people will stay.  

There are of course probably some exceptions to this.  Acedemic pages do 
not have to be all that fun, because people are there for research.  
They are not usually entertaining themselves.  Even if I am reading 
educational things for fun (come on you guys do it too, right? ;-) ) I 
do not feel as much need to be entertained.  If I am just browsing for 
fun, the more interactive pages hold my attention better.  

That being said, I will now go see if my opinion can be changed by 
reading that link you provided.

Best of the best to you all,



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