On 08/13/2010 09:35 AM, ricardo lafuente wrote:
On 08/13/2010 01:56 PM, Schrijver wrote:
But I repeat i.m.h.o. it is more important to start with the actual
work of what should be *on* the website,

+1!

Btw, Jon's mention of "painting the bikeshed" is spot-on, imho. The
following website

+2 (or whatever the appropriate response is)

I always hate to see some site somewhere in which someone has expended great effort on some particular style, spent countless hours fiddling with settings, steps back expecting accolades, but then ones reaction is either (or both)

1. Well, it's attractive, but there is no useful content here.
2. I can see you have put a great deal of effort into this, but really it sucks.

Almost always, the minimalist approach is the best. Don't have the style compete with the content.

So I think the appropriate approach is the "Open Source Way"™, where things begin on a small scale, with the expectation that the purpose of the site and its content will progressively dictate how it develops, that there will be mistakes made but it's better to make small mistakes which can be easily undone, and you also know that the more people actively involved with the project the better it will be, so you must welcome help, welcome criticism, but especially welcome useful suggestions as to where to proceed from where we are now.

Greg
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