Posted by Dr John Stockton on 06/18/06 15:33

JRS: In article <Fz4lg.3666$Mq5.50@fe05.lga>, dated Sat, 17 Jun 2006
21:24:04 remote, seen in news:comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html, Mark
Eggers <mdeggers@charter.net> posted :
>
>A quick, off-topic comment on your web site. Please do not use red on
>black, black on red, orange on blue, or blue on orange for navigation.
> About 8 percent of the male population is red / green color blind.
>This makes the mentioned color combinations difficult to impossible to
>read.
>
>Since you are creating a sports and celebrity memorabilia site, making
>navigation difficult for 8 percent of your potential target audience
>doesn't seem to be a good idea.


You appear to be ignoring the possibility of female interest in the
site.

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