# Anyone care to critique or just look at my Website? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523 "2006-02-28T21:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/1 "2006-02-28T21:38:49Z")
I created it Saturday in about 2 hours using a 2002 version of Microsoft Frontpage. 30 day Trial. I spent about another hour prepping the pictures. It is the first time I used FrontPage, so I am fairly happy at this first stab. I am not overjoyed with the links or the picture strip. On the Homepage, the Right Arrow does not always display. [This is the link.](https://home.comcast.net/~jrfranchi/index.html) I especially want to show off my [Things I have Built](https://home.comcast.net/~jrfranchi/new_page_3.htm) page. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/2 "2006-02-28T21:47:51Z")
Very cool Jim. I can’t build things, so I can appreciate people that can. You were quite the dapper fella at your wedding. I mean, I’m sure you are now, and all… Never mind. Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![MessyPaint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/3 "2006-02-28T21:55:00Z")
I like the website, It’s to the point, clean-cut…suited for the amount of content you have i didn’t have any problems with the arrows showing up nor navigating with them… of course, it could use a header and some welcome news good job, i love trains, i flew to sacramento a couple weeks ago to visit the train museum, i hope to see more of them ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/4 "2006-02-28T22:03:22Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > Very cool Jim. > > I can’t build things, so I can appreciate people that can. > > You were quite the dapper fella at your wedding. > > I mean, I’m sure you are now, and all… > > Never mind. Very cool. Thank you, don’t worry, I am not a dapper figure anymore but I am fairly comfortable in my skin (much chubbier but ok). **MessyPaint** : I plan to add some Train links eventually. We just went to [Northlandz](http://www.northlandz.com/) on Sunday. The world’s large minature train setup. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/5 "2006-02-28T22:05:53Z")
I actually looked at your stuff yesterday. Well. The family pics before the stuff you’ve made (because I’m JUST that much of a sentimental slob). Adorable kids, very pretty wife, and I’m very impressed with the lighthouse. In fact, I was going to email you and ask what you’d charge as I know someone who collects them. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/6 "2006-02-28T23:08:49Z")
Having a dial up connection, I’d say it loads in an aceptable time, and you didn’t fill the site with flash animation. It’s an easy to navigate page. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/7 "2006-02-28T23:19:28Z")
My only problem is that I have to scroll quite a bit to the right to get the whole page in. I like the general setup, though. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/8 "2006-02-28T23:21:06Z")
The craft page has long narrow text along side pictures with nothing on them. I would suggest having the text flow around the pictures, and using the space under them. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/9 "2006-02-28T23:26:16Z")
Nice site! I didn’t have any problems navigating around it. I try to make wooden things, too. Toys especially. I don’t know how to post a pic, but I like to make things like this [http://www.neilhardy.co.uk/](http://www.neilhardy.co.uk/) (but not nearly as nice). ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/10 "2006-02-28T23:31:57Z")
Rats- bad link above. Try this one: [http://www.fabulousanimals.com/automata/default.asp](http://www.fabulousanimals.com/automata/default.asp) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/11 "2006-02-28T23:48:06Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > I actually looked at your stuff yesterday. Well. The family pics before the stuff you’ve made (because I’m JUST that much of a sentimental slob). Adorable kids, very pretty wife, and I’m very impressed with the lighthouse. In fact, I was going to email you and ask what you’d charge as I know someone who collects them. Thanks Maureen, I’m pretty proud of my little family. I only make the stuff for fun and to de-stress. With the success of the lighthouse, I probably will start making gifts. That was my self appointed Journeyman project. As I make my own plans, I have to learn, create and rework as I go. > [@Harmonious Discord](#): > > The craft page has long narrow text along side pictures with nothing on them. I would suggest having the text flow around the pictures, and using the space under them. Good Idea, I’ll have to see if I can get Front page to do that. > [@Ca3799](#): > > Nice site! I didn’t have any problems navigating around it. > > I try to make wooden things, too. Toys especially. > > I don’t know how to post a pic, but I like to make things like this [http://www.neilhardy.co.uk/](http://www.neilhardy.co.uk/) (but not nearly as nice). I love the site you linked. It might inspire my next project. Jim ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/12 "2006-03-01T02:08:25Z")
I made a few tweaks, the Things I made Page should look a little better now. Thanks again **Harmonious Discord** Jim ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/13 "2006-03-01T02:16:07Z")
Mind if I ask what’s the point Jim? I’m not trying to be snarky at all, I like you but I don’t understand why people do this. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/14 "2006-03-01T02:29:03Z")
> [@deevee](#): > > Mind if I ask what’s the point Jim? I’m not trying to be snarky at all, I like you but I don’t understand why people do this. In my case I wanted to be able post pictures on a site I mostly control to share with friends and family. The trains is a big renewed interest and a slowly evolving project. A few people have asked about, including a friend in California. The “things I have built” shows a growing skill at a craft I enjoy. I am actually proud of it and basically just showing off. (I know, like a little kid, but at least I am honest about it) The Links Page is handy if I am at someone else’s house and a question comes up. I hope it might be handy for others. Some of the Baseball links are hard to find and cover good details on players contracts. I also wanted to practice building a Website. This is a good basic start. I might eventually volunteer to take over the website maintenance for group I am with. This Op was to get some advice, and it has already helped. Jim ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/15 "2006-03-01T02:51:09Z")
OK I get it now. As I said, no snark was intended at all I was just curious. It looks real good to me. Nice to put a face to the “exit” too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/16 "2006-03-01T03:48:25Z")
I like it - clean, straightforward, no clutter, and no godawful color combinations. Keep it simple like it is. The lighthouse is way cool too (things I built). ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/17 "2006-03-01T12:30:37Z")
I like it - it’s a basic page that you’ve set up to do what you want, and it doesn’t have any of the things I find super annoying (flashing text, lots of animation or the like). The only thing I’d adjust would be the links page (and I think that’s what you meant when you said that it was one of the things you weren’t happy with). I’d go with a straight list, so each link is on an individual line. The code for that is fairly simple for each section - I’m not sure how to work it in Frontpage, but it’s an unordered list and if you hand coded it, the code for each section would be: \< ul\> \< li\> Link information\< /li\> \< li\> Link information\< /li\> \< li\> Link information\< /li\> \< li\> Link information\< /li\> \< /ul\> (without the extra spaces). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/18 "2006-03-01T14:01:59Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I like it - it’s a basic page that you’ve set up to do what you want, and it doesn’t have any of the things I find super annoying (flashing text, lots of animation or the like). > > The only thing I’d adjust would be the links page (and I think that’s what you meant when you said that it was one of the things you weren’t happy with). I’d go with a straight list, so each link is on an individual line. The code for that is fairly simple for each section - I’m not sure how to work it in Frontpage, but it’s an unordered list and if you hand coded it, the code for each section would be: > > \< ul\> > \< li\> Link information\< /li\> > \< li\> Link information\< /li\> > \< li\> Link information\< /li\> > \< li\> Link information\< /li\> > \< /ul\> > > (without the extra spaces). On the [links page](https://home.comcast.net/~jrfranchi/links.htm) I condense to reduce the length of the page. Perhaps two crisp columns would be better? Thank you, Jim ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/19 "2006-03-02T01:51:18Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > On the [links page](https://home.comcast.net/~jrfranchi/links.htm) I condense to reduce the length of the page. > Perhaps two crisp columns would be better? That would look nice - especially if Frontpage lets you set both columns to the same width. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523/20 "2006-03-02T02:29:56Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > That would look nice - especially if Frontpage lets you set both columns to the same width. I tried, there is no column device in Front Page. I will have to construct a small table to do the trick. Jim [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-care-to-critique-or-just-look-at-my-website/346523.md?page=2)