I'm not arguing about the page itself, just about the large link in the
top left.
>Believe it or not, some people prefer to browse without graphics. You're
>site, Eric, would be a dream for this type of surfer. I think that it's a
>good idea to have the sidecars. Besides, without the use of ALT tags, this
Naturally, ALTs are a must, and - believe it or not - I sometimes do
use lynx myself. But I think that having both graphics and the text is
redundant and a bit confusing.
>>I know I'm nitpicking, but let me repeat myself: let the form follow
>>function! The Web is about distributing information, not "presenting"
>
>In my humble opinion, you are wrong. Gophers were about distributing
OK, "primarily about distributing information". I certainly want to see
elegance, I don't want to avoid graphics altogether! But I think that as
it is now the page is a bit flashy and cluttered with no good reason. I
simply prefer the simplicity of - say - the Webmasters home page.
Thanks for the comments.
-- Eric Behr | NIU Mathematical Sciences | (815) 753 6727 behr@math.niu.edu | http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/ | fax: 753 1112