Re: [tlug] Feedback needed (i.e., website design): KISS

[jep200404 <jep200404@example.com>]

KISS. 

Daniel Son wrote:

> 1) what's people experience using the resource;

Most folks have never heard of your web site, so search engines 
will be helpful for leading folks to your site. Make it easy for 
search engines to index _all_ of your site. Follow their 
recommendations. 

   http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769

Note the warning about fancy features such as javascript and cookies. 
_Do_ test with a text browser such as lynx. 

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Right now, your web site just looks like a hollow stub. 
Here's what I saw: 

   http://www.colug.net/~jep/images/tlug/snapshot1.png
   http://www.colug.net/~jep/images/tlug/snapshot2.png

Many buttons do nothing. 

> Registration adds couple of options to the search

Many people (including myself) run away from registration, 
so make it clear that registration is only for advanced features. 

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Study other web sites, such as freshmeat.net for what they do well 
and what they do poorly. KISS.