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# Frontpage?
Don't have a splash page!
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:11, archived)
# I like websites where you have to click on the door of their building to continue.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:12, archived)
# hahaha
(I helped save b3ta! M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:17, archived)
# I really do
Whenever I stumble upon one, I send a link out to all my geek friends colleagues.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:21, archived)
# can I get on this mailing list please?
(I helped save b3ta! M3Essential and The Essentials. LIVE!, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:22, archived)
# Haha sure.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:42, archived)
# they're best if they have lines that
zoom around and merge and change for a minute or two before you can look at the site.
(MrChimp previously Monsieur, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:34, archived)
# YES
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:42, archived)
# also a very slowly loading flash only scrollable photograph
that is a single file of 2mb

that has little scroll bars on the bottom of the image to move to different sections of it

very s l o w l y

those a great too!
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:51, archived)
# They're only great if you can't skip them
And just when you show something interesting in the flash movie, the page reloads itself to a second one.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 22:19, archived)
# Heh, is that a general no-no?
(LordMatthius http://www.justgiving.com/marathon-matt2009, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:13, archived)
# It wasn't in 1997.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:13, archived)
# I think so.
people want to see a variety of images and they do not really browse sites, per-se, they mostly follow links from search engines - you are unlikely to win many users with a page which makes them click again. This is what I do, so I am a bit anal about it.

The original image is much nicer in my humble opinion than this one. I am fond of contrast.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:15, archived)
# Good point.
I toned down the image itself so I could display the title against it, but I agree, I prefer the original. I'll make another stab at it later anyway, probably ditching the splash. Thanks for the advise!
(LordMatthius http://www.justgiving.com/marathon-matt2009, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:19, archived)
# such things suck
"DON'T MAKE ME THINK"

"WHERE'S THE SHIT"

"I'M BORED"

etc..

and what pedantichrist said innit
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:49, archived)
# except if you are david hockney
then use your splash stuff as its the only decent art youve done
(I helped save b3ta! boff FL OZ, Tue 3 Feb 2009, 21:20, archived)