From owner-freebsd-www@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 13:26:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA78D16A4CE; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:26:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F305744001; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:25:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (acs-24-154-239-203.zoominternet.net [24.154.239.203]) by pittgoth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id hB1LP3I3090466; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:25:03 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:25:01 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: Mark Linimon Message-Id: <20031201162501.2e55d797.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <3FCAEDEA.9020108@lonesome.com> References: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <3FCAEDEA.9020108@lonesome.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.6claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD-www@FreeBSD.org cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Restructure of the front page X-BeenThere: freebsd-www@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Project Webmasters List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:26:03 -0000 On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 01:29:46 -0600 Mark Linimon wrote: > So far I'd have to say I like most of these followon suggestions. > > My goals in proposing some of the changes were to keep in mind > that each 'first click' should take you to something general, and each > 'second click' should take you to something more specific. The > front page is a real mix-and-match of that right now. That's why I > proposed moving or dropping some of the links that I did; not that > they're not informative on their own, they just need to be pushed down > a page (and a few, like to the mailing lists, need to be pulled up). This first paragraph explains exactly why some changes need to be made. As an Internet user I can safely say that if I visit a website and spend more than 10 minutes searching for the information I want, I'll leave. The easier information is to find, the happier our users will be. It may also help cut down on bug reports or the occasional 'Where can I find information on ..." emails. > > Indeed the second-click pages are in need of work themselves > (or of being created, in a couple of places, even if only as a paragraph > plus a list of 'see for more' links), but I like Tom's suggestion of > doing it in stages. I started working on the internal/index.html page > before bogging down myself :-) Thank you. -- Tom Rhodes