# My very first homepage! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194 "2001-08-20T17:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/1 "2001-08-20T17:58:09Z")
I decided to try building my own homepage at GeoCities. Here’s what I have done so far. Whatcha think? [http://www.geocities.com/magical\_silver\_key/MSK.index.html](http://www.geocities.com/magical_silver_key/MSK.index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/2 "2001-08-20T18:01:21Z")
I KISS YOU! ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/3 "2001-08-20T18:14:15Z")
Uh, MSK, your link doesn’t work when I click on it. Maybe its just me. Oh, well. I did cut’n’paste though. What a cutie! _Smerp_ It is a pretty good homepage. Mine doesn’t give you much info, except for the fact that I am on the wrong side of insanity. [sub]And now you know that I have been on the Placebo forum way too much because I am starting to incorporate the way they speak into the way I write. Aaaaah!!![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/4 "2001-08-20T18:53:33Z")
Another M.C. Escher lover, yeah! ---
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/5 "2001-08-21T09:48:48Z")
\*\*A few observations: \*\* I think you should change the blue text with the underlines. It looks like they should be hyperlinks. I personally know somebody who would click on those repeatedly, then insist that there’s something wrong with her computer. I would remove some of the thick horizontal lines. You’re the artist, but I just think they’re too distracting. The photograph looks like it was taken with a toy camera that came free inside a box of cheesy-poofs. You introduce yourself way down after one thick blue bar, three thick yellow bars, a photograph, your IM status, and then only in the left column. I think the introduction should be more prominent. The map should have some sort of caption (“This is where I live the hell that is my life” or whatever) **Stuff to add:** A catchy headline. “Alan’s Abode” with a graphic of an abode, or something like that. A gallery of your artwork and writings. Hyperlinks. For example “Stephen King” could link to [stephenking.com](http://stephenking.com). Links to local pages ([Mishawaka.com](http://Mishawaka.com), or whatever), links to your favorite sites, etc. Pictures of your pets. A “Latest News” section. A feedback section. Porn ---
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/6 "2001-08-21T09:51:20Z")
And get rid of that stupid plugin error that pops up when the page loads. ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/7 "2001-08-21T15:33:39Z")
MSK- Nice job,congrats and I see no plug in errors using IE. I do agree with Baraqiyal on the blue text,it does look like a link.Keep up the good work. I have a web page I have been working on for a few years(linked below) and man did I learn alot- A historical not a fun site. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/8 "2001-08-21T17:19:07Z")
Nice job, but I’ll second **Baraqiyal’s** suggestions. I also get the plug-in error and I am running IE 5.0. ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/9 "2001-08-21T18:48:35Z")
The webpage that I had up was experimental and is not going to be the final product. I’ll take some of the points advised into consideration. > [@](#): > > The photograph looks like it was taken with a toy camera that came free inside a box of cheesy-poofs. Sounds to me like the images are going to the big “issue.” Sorry, that’s the best I can come up with right now with what I have available. That photo was taken using a friend’s Logitech Quickcam. I don’t personally own a digital camera, webcam, or scanner, so what you see is what you get. I can’t afford to go buy any of those, presently. The only other pic of myself available is very outdated, it doesn’t represent the way I look presently, and is quite bland. You can see the OLD pic at the [The Straight Dope People Pages.](http://www.geocities.com/sdpeoplepages/magicalsilverkey.html) As for the plug-in error, I have no idea how that happened. ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/10 "2001-08-21T18:52:47Z")
My homepage will be down for modifications as of 2pm EST 08-21-01 ---
**Author:** ![urban1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d07c76/32.png) [@urban1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-homepage/77194/11 "2001-08-21T20:27:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \* > \*\*My homepage will be down for modifications as of 2pm EST 08-21-01 \*\* That, possibly, explains why I can’t get to the page. Oh, well.