Posted by Travis Newbury on 09/27/87 11:29

Tony Cooper wrote:
> Interesting bunch of comments, but I wonder how useful they are. The
> site is designed to appeal to country and western music fans that want
> information on a teenaged singer.
>
> I'm several decades removed from teenaged, can't stand C&W music, and
> dislike sites that make me dizzy with special effects. I'm willing to
> accept, though, that what doesn't appeal to me may be exactly what the
> target group thinks is cutting-edge good.

You are right and wrong. The target group (probably)would like the
flash and pizazz. But this specific Flash and pazzaz is just plain
bad.

> This is a site to advertise and promote something, and should be
> designed to appeal to the group that might buy the product.

Absolutly

> If you take away the special effects that make this site unacceptable
> to the posters who have commented, you may have a site that is
> uninteresting to the people who the site is intended to reach.

But bad special effects are just as useless as none at all. (Maybe
even more detrimental to a site)

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