[Theforum] Inviting other people
Marlene Bruce
marlene at members.evolt.org
Mon Nov 19 13:07:30 CST 2001
Madhu,
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>...simpl[if]y (and drastically cut down) the language, and then find
>a prominent place for it on the home page. That sidebar is so
>clogged it's not funny.
I think this is a good idea. Regardless of fact that we've already
got 2500 subscribers, we're supposed to be providing a community
service, and adding a teaser somewhere prominent helps inform our
community of their options. It doesn't have to be *hugely* prominent,
but more than it currently is.
How about "Ask questions, get answers: Join thelist." It's simple,
direct, and won't take up much space.
I know there's the argument (Amanda just happened to make it) that
the list will get icky with lots of newbies or too many subscribers,
but we have set the tone on thelist and it is enforced by not only
admins, but current subscribers too. That method of 'tone management'
has been very successful for us, and I see no reason that it won't
continue to work.
I've been thinking about our current interface. It's become somewhat
junky looking (I mean no offense to Isaac, et. al., this has happened
as we've added stuff after the original design). I believe we should
take a fresh look at how the information is organized within the
interface, and how to improve the experience for our users. I'm not
at all suggesting we completely redesign things again, but rather
look at the elements and see if there isn't a better way to organize
all that data. Having so many options in the side-bar and below the
fold isn't the best solution at this point.
Marlene
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