by ingolee » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:07 pm
Continuing on with the AP discussion and cj's earlier post and explanations. (I should have quoted parts of it but I'm in the lazy mode today, sorry)
First off, I know we all appreciate all that has been done here for us, and I understand the difficulties and complexity of developing a website, and how much of the behind the scenes efforts go unnoticed. Whatever else I rant on about, I understand that and I admire what you've done and I know I could never do it, so thank you for all of it!
And please know that we'll support and agree with whatever you decide to do or not do with all of this, we'll be here in some fashion as long as you're online.
I know you can't start the charts over again. I'm not a php guy but code that I'm familiar with can always be tweaked to allow small changes. There's always a risk of disruption, but then again, what have you got to lose? There's only two hundred of us, not enough for a decent riot even, over here a good swat team would nip it in the bud in no time. PR rule #1: Any publicity is good publicity. ( I need a tongue-in-cheek smilie here ) But as you say, this problem will solve itself if we get more eyeballs, so action here is not a priority in my book.
Mom and Pop amateurism is a no-no, got it. The homepage look is clean and functional (sort of) now and that's great. Putting something else on the homepage vs. downline? Has to be on the homepage, the whole internet is downline somewhere. Where on the homepage? Put a little tighter wrap on the "Latest Reviews" frame and there's room for another smaller frame next to it. Minimal disruption and clutter.
What to put in this innocent little frame? Could be tasteful and unobtrusive, or . . . ? But clearly a cj blog is needed somewhere in there. Your talent and opinions are strong and needed here. But we have a large talent pool to draw on also and obviously you already have some other possibilities in mind. (No I don't have the Roxi bio, but a National Inquirer feature could be a big draw)
Unfortunately it all falls back on your (cj) shoulders and I know that's not welcome, especially in view of all that you and others have done so far. And plus I hear that the mrs has made some career changes too lately, wow, that could be tough!
And thanks also for your (cj and others) reviews of my stuff. Still wild in the streets, but I'm learning! "Little by little, we meet in the middle"