I would ask them to explain why it is they thought their users would not be as confused to find *exactly* the same content in a branch stuck in another area of the website. Individual pages/functionality that appear multiple times is good -- eg. contact us, search, jobs maybe. But the entire branch unchanged is somewhat strange.
Might be better to restructure the site hierarchy so that it is clearer where the content resides, provide cross links, and promote key areas of the branch/section.
What other websites out there replicate whole sections of the site hierarchy??
Thanks for the advice Geoff -- you made some very good points.
I wanted to use a branch (under the root) to create a mini-site (for release onto CDs) which would be reusing content branches from the main site's tree and content section. A case of a client wanting to do more with their data than just display it in one site, which explains the confusion in regard to the IA.
I also have a finger of involvement in the travel industry where content reuse on a large scale is a very common need.
It was more of a question on using FarCry as a framework and I thought this (the sim'd branches) would be a powerful tool.
-- tim
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