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Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:57:54 GMT
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MATTDM@spamlessMATTDM.ORG
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Kelly McKiernan <kelly@anagrafyxx.com> wrote:
> "Lugnet is a nice site, but the forum software is ugly. How on earth are you
> supposed to read all this text? It's ugly, there's no attempt to make it
> interesting or highlight what's important..."
Oddly, the things you pick out are exactly the reasons I think Lugnet's
design is superior. It uses color well to pick out meaningful information,
and it's got a very clever graphical representation of each thread.
> Not that I actually think that, but remember that not everybody has the
> same tastes. That's why there are different sites for different
> audiences. What's appropriate for Lugnet may not be appropriate for a
> site targeted toward younger audiences, and vice versa. Kids like the
> visual cues and color.
Plently of color, few _meaningful_ visual cues. Well, not even plenty of
color, really -- mostly, a big blue grid.
The literal bulletin board covered in notes is a totally apt analogy. I
strongly believe computer bulletin boards shouldn't be like that.
Obviously it works for some people, but I don't think it's *completely* a
matter of different tastes. I think some serious usability research would
demonstrate all manner of deficiencies. About the only thing I like about
it is the way each user has an identity-image.
I'm mostly just being grumpy -- all sorts of sites I visit routinely use
this terrible BB thing. And I've actually got a friend who argues about
how wonderful it is. Clearly, he has something wrong with his brain. :)
Really, the ideal situation is multiple ways to access the data -- which
Lugnet provides, and I hope anything else major adopts as well.
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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