Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Robert Ryan Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Yaroze Homepage (again) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 17:43:28 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 46 Message-ID: <6ugh7v$ja913@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <360BB629.2979@writeme.com> Reply-To: ben.johnson@canada.com NNTP-Posting-Host: mudskipper.d1.taps.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) James Rutherford wrote: > > Brian Baird wrote: > > > Sony, would it be possible to add a 'recent changes' page to the > > Yaroze pages? On the main homepage, it says when it was last updated, > > but gives no clue as to what has actually *changed*. > > C'mon guys, this is a pretty reasonable request (and none too hard to > implement either). The new site screams for it. May as well chuck in my opions for what they're worth: I'm a web developer by trade (albeit a crap one), so I don't see why there should be any major problems putting in decent page listings scripts. A short list of recently updated pages and what exactly has changed, or just proper listings of members home pages would make life so much easier. The members home page listings are terrible (sorry). There are so many problems with it (both actual bugs and minor annoyances) that I can't really be arsed to mention them all. Things like having to wait for several hundred home page listings to pop up each time you log on, or the 'most recently updated' listing that only counts the first character of the date string, or the fact that someone's HTML tags aren't always closed on the home page listings(something that any off-the-shelf guest book script takes care of without any hassle). > [I think this is the side of support that people get bothered about - > the Yaroze technical support is (generally) quite pleasing]. Seconded: the support here is a darn sight better than most (light years better than where I work), and unlike most people; I actually like the new look. The real let down is with the function though. I don't want to sound greedy or arrogant; I didn't expect any kind of quality when I joined the program, but it seems inappropriate that a web site designed by programmers for programmers (and would-be programmers) should run glitchy CGI. Just have to try and explain myself a bit better: the level and quality of support, and the privileges given to Yaroze members are way and beyond what I was expecting. Even if the site function was perfect, I'm sure everyone would find something else to bitch about. It just seems embarassing that a developers web site should be such a nightmare to use. Phew.. and I didn't even mention the Grav Championship once. Rob Ryan.