Posted by Neredbojias on 10/13/07 15:22

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:44:38
GMT G scribed:

>>> Could I use a few minutes from some experts to critique my newest
>>> site?
>>>
>>> http://www.officialsitebuilder.com/
>>>
>>> On the design only please; do not bury me with insults about the
>>> objective of the site ;-)
>>>
>>> it's a tool to build websites for free for the beginner user <grin>
>>
>> Gee, it's too bad you have so many errors because what I see looks
>> good, and it seems to work good (home page), but that really isn't
>> enough.
>
> ;)
> If their own doesn't even come close, I wonder how user generated
> stuff comes out. ;)

That's why "how it works" isn't a sufficient measure of proficiency.

> I really like this part.
>
> ? Can I see a demo of what can be done using your services?
> Please signup with the site and just login using your username and
> password to use all facilities provided by this site. You will be able
> to get familiar with the tool. Do not be intimidated if you don't seem
> to understand what you should do; we've all been there. Ask the
> community here.
>
> Links to :
>
> Name:ADMINISTRATOR (NOSPAM@NOSPAM.COM)
> Date:Sat 06 Oct 2007 11:13:05 PM EDT
> Subject:SUPPORT
> THE TOOL IS FREE. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO SUPPORT
> YOU. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OS USERS; WE COULDNT REALLY DO IT...
>
> IF YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO CLICK, HOW TO DO THIS OR THAT YOU'LL HAVE
> TO RELY ON THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
>
> PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS BEFORE AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
> HELP.
>
> SHOULD YOU NEED ANYTHING DONE FROM US WE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE A NOMINAL
> FEE OF $50 PER HOUR.

Ah, maybe that's the "deal". -Pick up some 50s here and there from the
novices who get "tied up in their underwear" trying to make their page
"go". Also, encouraging people to "enlist" under the auspices of a demo-
request is rather dubious advice methinks.

In any event, the markup should definitely be standards-correct when
"offering public services" - particularly in the manner they chose to do
so.

--
Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

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