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What should we do with the front page?

Keep it as-is, banner clicking through to site
14 (23.3%)
Change it to an automatic HTML redirect
39 (65%)
Change it to a frame on the front page
4 (6.7%)
I have a better idea, I'll post it
3 (5%)

Total Members Voted: 60

Voting closed: February 03, 2004, 07:36:49 am

Author Topic: Front Page Referendum  (Read 1825 times)

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Offline Setekh

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Okay, listen up. Since we moved to Styxx's awesome new HLP 2.0 system, we've had to have all the stuff on the dynamic server, which left the 3dap.com/hlp domain with the mere duty of pointing to the new site. The question has been raised of whether we want to keep the present arrangement (front page banner, click through to site) or if we want to change to something else (redirect, frames, whatever). I'm interested in seeing what you folk think. What do you think we should do with "3dap.com/hlp"?

Don't forget to think about your vote. If your gut reaction is "banner intros evil", then that's valid, but Sandwich has raised a valid reason against that too: "I can easily picture a situation where a potential visitor to the site would get tired of waiting for the seemingly dead site and give up. And while I don't think for a moment that this is the original purpose, the entry page sort of indicates that yes, there is a site here." So do think about it. :)

Oh, by the way, if one option comes out numerically superior to other two, we won't necessarily choose that - it'll just inform our decision. ;)

Personally, I say stick with the current way, though maybe shrink the banner and increase its compression - 63k is a little excessive for me. Your turn.
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Offline kode

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html redirect after two seconds or something.
and shrink the pic on the page.
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Offline Goober5000

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Get Styxx to optimize the SQL on the main page. :nod:

 

Offline Bobboau

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have it instantly redirect so that the loading time doesn't seem so long, and maybe add a 'main site loading' thingy in there
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Offline Lightspeed

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Quote
Originally posted by Bobboau
have it instantly redirect so that the loading time doesn't seem so long, and maybe add a 'main site loading' thingy in there


I agree with Bob.
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Offline phreak

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have the image point to the main page and add another one point to the forums
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Offline Kazan

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First time i saw this thread i misread it as "[MS] Frontpage moratorium" -- i was about to say woohoo
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Get rid of the banner entirely, use the auto redirect. I hate having to click through the banner bit when I'm on a uni PC. ;)

 

Offline Setekh

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Hmm, maybe I'll add an announcement for this.
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Offline Turnsky

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an idea... the banner, with a timed redirect...

say about 2-5 seconds or somesuch..
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Offline J3Vr6

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I agree.

On another note, I think the highlights should be higher up so one can see it when it loads on the main page.
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Offline Setekh

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Quote
Originally posted by J3Vr6
On another note, I think the highlights should be higher up so one can see it when it loads on the main page.


Thanks, good suggestion. :)
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Offline Gloriano

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Quote
Originally posted by Turnsky
an idea... the banner, with a timed redirect...

say about 2-5 seconds or somesuch..


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Offline Bobboau

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no delay, it already takes 2-5 seconds for the next page to start to load
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Offline Eishtmo

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Drop the domain and just go with the current address.  I've had the new page bookmarked for a while now.
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Offline Setekh

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As do I, Eish, but I think the main reason for the 3dap address is for newbies. http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp just doesn't roll off the tongue. For now, just assume that the domain will remain.
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Offline KARMA

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but can't you just move the domain to the new webspace, with a simple redirect from the old page telling that the site has moved??

 

Offline Turnsky

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Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
As do I, Eish, but I think the main reason for the 3dap address is for newbies. http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp just doesn't roll off the tongue. For now, just assume that the domain will remain.


that, and people using off-site computers don't feel like typing a long-winded addy :p
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Offline Setekh

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Quote
Originally posted by KARMA
but can't you just move the domain to the new webspace, with a simple redirect from the old page telling that the site has moved??


You mean, an HTML redirect? That's one of the options.
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Offline Hippo

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I agree with bob...
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