Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:25:01 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Restructure of the front page Message-ID: <20031201162501.2e55d797.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <3FCAEDEA.9020108@lonesome.com> References: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <3FCAEDEA.9020108@lonesome.com>
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On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 01:29:46 -0600 Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote: > So far I'd have to say I like most of these followon suggestions. > > My goals in proposing some of the changes were to keep in mind > that each 'first click' should take you to something general, and each > 'second click' should take you to something more specific. The > front page is a real mix-and-match of that right now. That's why I > proposed moving or dropping some of the links that I did; not that > they're not informative on their own, they just need to be pushed down > a page (and a few, like to the mailing lists, need to be pulled up). This first paragraph explains exactly why some changes need to be made. As an Internet user I can safely say that if I visit a website and spend more than 10 minutes searching for the information I want, I'll leave. The easier information is to find, the happier our users will be. It may also help cut down on bug reports or the occasional 'Where can I find information on ..." emails. > > Indeed the second-click pages are in need of work themselves > (or of being created, in a couple of places, even if only as a paragraph > plus a list of 'see for more' links), but I like Tom's suggestion of > doing it in stages. I started working on the internal/index.html page > before bogging down myself :-) Thank you. -- Tom Rhodes
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