AW: [cobalt-users] Re: Have I just gone insane about (moving) these Lists?

["Florian Arzberger" <arzberger@xxxxxxxxxx>]

speaking of traffic... how much do the lists make? just curious... 

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Von: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Thom R. Lacosta
Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. Mai 2004 14:50
An: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: RE: [cobalt-users] Re: Have I just gone insane about (moving) these
Lists?

On Tue, 11 May 2004, David J. Duffner - NWCWEB.com wrote:

>
> 	Webring = complications.  Most of them are moderately successful as 
> viewers have no idea what they are and how to use them.  The 'frontpage'
> you describe is the site I'm talking about putting together somewhere, 
> that way not only all the sites in the webring would be included in 
> the listings but there's some descriptions as to what's hosted on a 
> particular site.  I find just clicking the webring buttons on the 
> bottom tends to be confusing at best.

A good web ring allows the viewer to see a decription of the various sites
in the ring.

>
> 	Why?  You hit the nail with 'responsibility'.  If a part of the ring

> is or goes DOA, the ring is broken and you've lost the viewer.  If 
> there's any technical problem with the connection between the viewer 
> and the next segment of the ring - problem.  And placement of the webring
icons, etc.
> usually isn't standardized, again problems.

Ah...but there is NO requirement for standardized locations, no more than
there is a requirement for standardized content.

  And if you get more than 5-10
> sites in the ring, it may take you quite awhile to jump around until 
> you find the right one for your solution/info.

A good web ring may even include a search engine that lets you find specific
information.  It may also give you the ability to view the most popular
searches.

 >
> 	I'm not against the webring, I think that's part of the overall 
> content needed on the main site with descriptors as to each site's 
> specialty and content.  Let the user click the link, once inside if 
> they want to use the ring to 'take the tour', more power to them.


Perhaps you might want to look at the Cobaltfacts webring...

Thom

www.cobaltfacts.com

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