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Namestead wrote:
 > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
 >

needs :
character encoding
there is no reason for a new design to use a Transitional Doc Type - the
Strict version is ok
this functionality "<TD>
<IMG SRC="/namestead/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1"></TD>"
could/should be replaced with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
menu roros etc. don't work
the description meta is for "page description" not just a restatement of
your keywords.
the page heading could/should be marked up as <hn> and should not be a link
to the current page

white on black/grey navigation works for me but others may have problems
with contrast especially as you have fixed the size of the navigation -
making it impossible for an important %age of your visitors to even read it.

btw:

what's your connection with " korea telecom " and why do you think your
visitors would like a reciprical link with them.


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"Namestead" <qqqqqqqqq DeleteThis @qqqqqqqqqqq.com> wrote in message
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 > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Namestead
 >
 > P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service. free...
 >
 >

It seems to appear just as you wanted it to on my computer. I think the
design looks awesome and easy to use. And I personally wouldnt worry about
really old people trying to read it too much, I really like blue and grey.
As for the coding, you should run it through Dr. Watson:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi" target="_blank">http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi</a>


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 > "Namestead" <qqqqqqqqq DeleteThis @qqqqqqqqqqq.com> wrote in message
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  > > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
  > >
  > > Thanks,
  > > Namestead
  > >
  > > P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service.
free...
  > >
  > >
 >
 > It seems to appear just as you wanted it to on my computer. I think the
 > design looks awesome and easy to use. And I personally wouldnt worry about
 > really old people trying to read it too much, I really like blue and grey.
 > As for the coding, you should run it through Dr. Watson:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi</font" target="_blank">http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi</font</a>>
 >
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 >
 >

Erik Smith,

Thanks for the review and tool tip. Dr. Watson found a lot of problems!

By the way what did you mean about the blue/gray combo and "older people".

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 > "Namestead" <qqqqqqqqq.TakeThisOut@qqqqqqqqqqq.com> wrote in message
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  > > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
  > >
  > > Thanks,
  > > Namestead
  > >
  > > P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service.
free...
  > >
  > >
 >
 > It seems to appear just as you wanted it to on my computer. I think the
 > design looks awesome and easy to use. And I personally wouldnt worry about
 > really old people trying to read it too much, I really like blue and grey.
 > As for the coding, you should run it through Dr. Watson:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi</font" target="_blank">http://watson.addy.com/nph-watson5.cgi</font</a>>
 >
 >
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 >
 >

William Tasso,

Thanks for your comments.

Sorry I am not replying directly under your post, but my ISP is not showing
me all of the responses to my thread. I had to go to Google Groups...

Anyway what did you mean by "menu roros etc. don't work". What are "roros"?

Also what do you mean about a reciprocal link to Korea Telecom? I do not
know of any link to them... I hope this is nothing fishy...

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Holding it in for one more second Namestead replied:

: Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
:
: http://www.namestead.com/

The About Us Button is spelled wrong:
Abous Us

Looks okay I guess otherwise.

Heidi

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Namestead wrote:
 >
 > Anyway what did you mean by "menu roros etc. don't work". What are
 > "roros"?

roll-on, roll-off, roll-over menu items.

try this one: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://williamtasso.com/usenet/logotest.asp" target="_blank">http://williamtasso.com/usenet/logotest.asp</a>

 >
 > Also what do you mean about a reciprocal link to Korea Telecom? I do
 > not know of any link to them... I hope this is nothing fishy...
 >
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/links.asp" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/links.asp</a>

contains: "Only complete this form if you have already linked to korea
telecom from your website."


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"GreyWyvern" <sp_bhuisman.TakeThisOut@greywyvern.com_am> wrote in message
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 > On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:54:29 -0700, Namestead <qqqqqqqqq.TakeThisOut@qqqqqqqqqqq.com>
 > wrote:
 >
  > > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
  > >
  > > Thanks,
  > > Namestead
  > >
  > > P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service.
  > > free...
 >
 > You do not specifiy a background colour for the content area. Because of
 > my desktop theme, your background is light grey with white borders on the
 > images and along the top and bottom.
 >

Thank you Grey,

I think we fixed this now...

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"Heidi" <blackcat2 RemoveThis @zwallet.com> wrote in message
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 > Holding it in for one more second Namestead replied:
 >
 > : Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
 > :
<font color=purple> > : <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
 >
 > The About Us Button is spelled wrong:
 > Abous Us
 >
 > Looks okay I guess otherwise.
 >
 > Heidi
 >
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"William Tasso" <ngx.TakeThisOut@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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 > Namestead wrote:
  > >
  > > Anyway what did you mean by "menu roros etc. don't work". What are
  > > "roros"?
 >
 > roll-on, roll-off, roll-over menu items.
 >
<font color=purple> > try this one: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://williamtasso.com/usenet/logotest.asp</font" target="_blank">http://williamtasso.com/usenet/logotest.asp</font</a>>
 >

You must have Javascript turn off... Ok we will look into the powers of CSS.

  > >
  > > Also what do you mean about a reciprocal link to Korea Telecom? I do
  > > not know of any link to them... I hope this is nothing fishy...
  > >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/links.asp</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/links.asp</font</a>>
 >
 > contains: "Only complete this form if you have already linked to korea
 > telecom from your website."
 >

Once again thanks William Tasso. Somebody from korea telecom was hammering
our site with a spider and we had to block them. In the process though we
introduced a software bug by re-using the same variable name.

Fixed now...

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"William Tasso" <ngx.TakeThisOut@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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 > Namestead wrote:
  > > Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
  > >
 >
 > the page heading could/should be marked up as <hn> and should not be a
link
 > to the current page
 >

William Tasso

May I ask what you mean by the above?

We did change the content links on our home page so that they no longer just
go to the current page... But I am not sure if you meant something else.

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Namestead wrote:
 > "William Tasso" <ngx RemoveThis @tbdata.com> wrote in message
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  >> Namestead wrote:
   >>> Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
   >>>
<font color=brown>   >>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
   >>>
  >>
  >> the page heading could/should be marked up as <hn> and should not be
  >> a link to the current page
  >>
 > May I ask what you mean by the above?
 >

You have an image (on that page) containing the words "domain name
monitoring services". I am suggesting you could/should employ markup
similar to <h1>domain name monitoring services</h1> as a replacement for the
image.

This image is also a link to the current (same if you like) page. Such a
link is not necessary and arguably a distraction for your visitors.

HTH - get back if it still needs clarification
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In message <bg5n06$rrr$1@slb6.atl.mindspring.net>, Namestead
<qqqqqqqqq.DeleteThis@qqqqqqqqqqq.com> writes
 >Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
 >
 >Thanks,
 >Namestead
 >
 >P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service. free...
 >
 >
All <IMG> tags should contain an 'ALT=' entry.

For the benefit of voice browsers and screen readers:

Set this to null on the up.gif's and the spacer.gifs and anywhere else
you don't need alternate text. i.e. ALT=""

Set it to the destination in circumstances where the image is being used
as a link -- as in your navigation menu.

e.g.
<TD>
<A HREF="/namestead/contactus.asp"><IMG
SRC="/namestead/images/namestead_contact.gif" WIDTH="53" HEIGHT="13"
BORDER="0"></A>
</TD>

change to:

<TD>
<A HREF="/namestead/contactus.asp"><IMG
SRC="/namestead/images/namestead_contact.gif" ALT="Contact Us"
WIDTH="53" HEIGHT="13" BORDER="0"></A>
</TD>

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"jake" <jake.DeleteThis@gododdin.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > In message <bg5n06$rrr$1@slb6.atl.mindspring.net>, Namestead
 > <qqqqqqqqq.DeleteThis@qqqqqqqqqqq.com> writes
  > >Please be so kind as to review our site re-design:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.namestead.com/</font" target="_blank">http://www.namestead.com/</font</a>>
  > >
  > >Thanks,
  > >Namestead
  > >
  > >P.S. Namestead is an independent, domain name monitoring service.
free...
  > >
  > >
 > All <IMG> tags should contain an 'ALT=' entry.
 >
 > For the benefit of voice browsers and screen readers:
 >
 > Set this to null on the up.gif's and the spacer.gifs and anywhere else
 > you don't need alternate text. i.e. ALT=""
 >
 > Set it to the destination in circumstances where the image is being used
 > as a link -- as in your navigation menu.
 >
 > e.g.
 > <TD>
 > <A HREF="/namestead/contactus.asp"><IMG
 > SRC="/namestead/images/namestead_contact.gif" WIDTH="53" HEIGHT="13"
 > BORDER="0"></A>
 > </TD>
 >
 > change to:
 >
 > <TD>
 > <A HREF="/namestead/contactus.asp"><IMG
 > SRC="/namestead/images/namestead_contact.gif" ALT="Contact Us"
 > WIDTH="53" HEIGHT="13" BORDER="0"></A>
 > </TD>
 >
 > regards,
 > --
 > Jake

Thanks Jake,

Now done...

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