Im sorry I did not elaborate further.
What I meant by going dark was not an actual
shutdown, but in fact along the lines of what both
Stan and Vint have stated
To make something else more prominent on the site,
other than commerce. This is what numerous sites have
done:
www.apple.com
i thought that was understood as the design technique there is a
difference between going dark and turning off.
the term go dark has a long-standing meaning of shut down. i'm used to
hearing it about theatres and other performance venues, but it certainly
has been the standard meaning for
RFC on this design technique of web sites going dark,
at least to collect data on when and how this has been used. perhaps some
informal guidelines on the range of motivations and use of symbols.
stan
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:11:31 EDT, stan kulikowski ii [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
how many times can any of us recall that this was done? for what reasons?
A case could be made that we should keep our web sites *not* dark.
Consider this: Israel is a small country surrounded by much larger
the news. very similar symbolic expressions which either build
catharsis or discharge it.
i could use a little RFC on this design technique of web sites going dark,
at least to collect data on when and how this has been used. perhaps some
informal guidelines on the range of motivations and use
The web is the most valuable source of information to citizens and the
world at this difficult hour. To darken it at this time would be
disrespectful for those who died in defense of the freedom to know.
Dave
perhaps we are talking about different techniques. a web site goes dark
by changing
At 08:50 PM 9/13/2001, stan kulikowski ii wrote:
i thought that was understood as the design technique there is a
difference between going dark and turning off.
the term go dark has a long-standing meaning of shut down. i'm used to
hearing it about theatres and other performance venues,
