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Subject:	Re: Specific problem: finding members - general conclusion: principle of least surprise needed on Lugnet
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2000 01:39:59 GMT
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Hi Larry, > It is NOT just about cramming more links on the main page, it's about > outthinking newbies who guessed wrong. Those are newbies who we WANT • hanging > out here because it's friendly and convenient, but we teach them how • things are > organized while helping them. I have to disagree just a bit with this particular comment. I will stick my neck out and make the following statement: Most (keyword MOST) newbies to the web could care less about URL's. Most want a dot.com address and then will click away until they find something. They may get frustrated, they may abandon all hope, they may strike paydirt. But most will simply not bother to try and second guess the URL structure of a site. Now... perhaps we are talking about two different types of newbies here. I'm referring to computer/web newbies who truly need to rely on good hotlinks to get around. Is it possible that you are referring to newbies to the LUGNET site itself? Now they may be more computer literate and be able to sort out URL's on their own. In which case your arguments are perfectly valid. Perhaps we should come to a consensus on the use of the word newbie. :) > LUGNET is much much more than any mere personal website. Even mine. :-) Larry... I couldn't agree with you more. LUGNET is very close to some of the visionary goals that some people have for computers and the web. It makes a community out of people living far apart who've never met before. It's what's allowing you and I to have this little repartee. :) Best regards, Allan -- Expert Builder Website - The Megaproject Showcase http://www.execulink.com/~apotome/expert.htm

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		Re: Specific problem: finding members - general conclusion: principle of least surprise needed on Lugnet
Allan wrote... (...) Just a quick interjection here to agree - to the folks who have built and continue to work on Lunget, kudos. Over lunch yesterday, a friend an I were talking about the 'net and I commented that I had, after way too many years (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: Specific problem: finding members - general conclusion: principle of least surprise needed on Lugnet
(...) And voila, now it does! That was a quick fix! It did a very fast redirect to: (URL) I would do the training page thing by showing people they need to go to the right place but just a redirect is fine.. Here are a few more I found by trying (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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