[20687] in APO-L
Another webmaster with his .02c
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Dean)
Tue Jul 13 19:03:48 1999
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:01:29 -0500
Reply-To: Robert Dean <deanrl@GTE.NET>
From: Robert Dean <deanrl@GTE.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I was going to post this when I found the site on Monday, but I found
that some of the information I thought was missing was indeed there (if
dated). I've now had some time to more thoroughly explore the site.
My objections, which I offer without explanation, except for the first
one.
1. APO WebHQ = Content Complete
New apo.org = Content Incomplete and Content Obsolete
My advice to chapters is to pull their sites offline rather than
leave obsolete information online. I'd also NEVER EVER replace
a content-complete site with a content-incomplete one. Content
is more important than presentation for the regular users (who
make up the majority). My big gripe about my alma mater's web
site is that it looks like one big marketing brochure, without
much usable content for someone NOT seeking to enroll.
2. Graphics seem to be there for the sake of having graphics there
in a lot of places.
3. page2.htm loads slower than http://www.aposection48.org/, which
says something, considering that aposection48.org has a 140K PNG
imagemap on the front page.
4. Why the "Enter" page???????
5. Site designed with 800x600 in mind, and looks pretty bad at
higher resolutions (where the column in the left frame repeats),
especially 1600x1200.
My take on the site is that it's only marginally-better than the sites
I've seen out there that look like someone decided to see what "cool"
features their image-editing software has.
Now, having said my $2.02, I'll shut up.
LFS,
Robert Dean
