I didn't get the errors, but I confirm Shep's latency issues.  It's hard to get 
past that to comment as to the site's usability.



----- Original Message ----
From: Shep McKee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 9:31:13 AM
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rugby.com

Fail. On my first click, "Women"...  The site crashed (Server Error)
(And I'm at work - so bandwidth shouldn't be a problem, but the audio  
was so choppy, I shut it off instantly)

Second try: "Men" server error again...

Third try: Finally I get in. No offense Stephen, maybe I didn't give  
it a chance, but where's the innovation?

Don't get me wrong - it does LOOK nice. But...
- The latency on the main nav is poor
- The latency on the secondary nav makes it almost unusable
- Flash intro on the home page that simply fades to black at the end.  
Above the fold is not a large black field of nothing...
- The flip-page magazine view (is there a name for this pattern) has  
controls that are super-difficult to find


On Aug 18, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Stephen Dondershine wrote:

> Had to submit this site to the group as I find it pretty  
> interesting. Aside
> from some navigation probs., I think this site is very cool and  
> demonstrates
> an effective and very compelling use of Flash--although it's obviously
> geared toward a very young demographic (much younger than me!). I'd be
> interested in your reactions--both positive and negative.  There are  
> some
> innovative ideas in here if nothing else.
>
> www.rugby.com
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