Critique please

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/

I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

I downloaded "html-kit" and used it.

I plan on cleaning up the appearance of the code, but was wondering if the
tags and all looked ok?

As of right now, none of the links work. All I have done so far is just the
main page. Will work on it more in the morning.

Right now it is on Geocities, but the finished product will not be!

Anything that I should do different? Suggestions?

Also, is there a way to check for browser cross-compatibility, other than
just loading it in different browsers myself?

Thanks a million...

Chuck

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/

"Chuck" <nospam (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/

Geocities is almost guaranteed the kiss-O-death, but I'll look ...

* Hideous GeoCrappy banner
* Pseudocode popup ad
* NONE of the images are working <- definately your fault

Yup, standard Geocrappy page.

Until you learn some/any HTML you probably shouldn't post sites here for
review. You wouldn't bring plain hot dogs to a cooking club, would you?

--
Farlo, the Urban Fey Dragon

Chuck wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/
I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

At least 1964bug(s)
Non of your pictures show for us because your pointing to your local drive:
file:///D:/web/kidsrkids/krklogo.gif
You surely must hate your mother in law.

Nico

"brucie" <brucie01 (AT) bruciesusenetshit (DOT) info> wrote

in post <news:qJAzb.3344$Qd6.176 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.atl.earthlink.net
Chuck said:

I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

you've already shocked everyone with that statement in alt.html

Crosspost, don't multipost
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#xpost

--
brucie
04/December/2003 04:56:06 pm kilo

No matter what you do, you can please EVERYONE.

Top post, don't top post, bottom post, don't bottom post, split post, don't
split post, cross post, don't cross post, multi post, don't multi post...

Sorry if I didn't please YOU

"Farlo" <hall.j.m (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote

"Chuck" <nospam (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/

Geocities is almost guaranteed the kiss-O-death, but I'll look ...

* Hideous GeoCrappy banner
* Pseudocode popup ad
* NONE of the images are working <- definately your fault

Yup, standard Geocrappy page.

Until you learn some/any HTML you probably shouldn't post sites here for
review. You wouldn't bring plain hot dogs to a cooking club, would you?

The ONLY reason it is on Geocities is because I have no other place to put
it at the moment. I just wanted to get it on the net so I could get some
opinions.

I know that GC sucks. I know they have banner ads, and I cant help that. I'm
not going to pay for a GC site.

Hopefully, I have corrected the image problem.

I know this will just get someone with your attitude going, but I have been
writing HTML for several years using notepad. I'm not
saying that I am an expert by any means though, but I do know the basics of
HTML.

I though that this NG was here to help. You know, constructive criticism.
That's why I posted here, but I guess that I was wrong.

Sorry that I made you reply to my post.

Hmmmm.... "Farlo". Added to my list of arrogant posters.

Thanks...

"Nico Schuyt" <nschuyt (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Chuck wrote:
http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/
I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

At least 1964bug(s)
Non of your pictures show for us because your pointing to your local
drive:
file:///D:/web/kidsrkids/krklogo.gif
You surely must hate your mother in law.

Nico

Thanks Nico.

Hopefully I have corrected the image problem. I removed the path.

It was late and I was tired...

Chuck wrote:

"brucie" <brucie01 (AT) bruciesusenetshit (DOT) info> wrote in message
news:bqmlss$24f7li$1 (AT) ID-117621 (DOT) news.uni-berlin.de...
in post <news:qJAzb.3344$Qd6.176 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.atl.earthlink.net
Chuck said:

I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

you've already shocked everyone with that statement in alt.html

Crosspost, don't multipost
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#xpost


No matter what you do, you can please EVERYONE.

Have you tried offering sexual favours?

Top post, don't top post, bottom post, don't bottom post, split post,
don't split post, cross post, don't cross post, multi post, don't
multi post...

Ok, but do you understand the terms you're using? Do you know why they're
important/useful? Have you worked out that "When in Rome ..." applies
equally on usenet as in real life.

Didn't Earthlink provide you with a guide to usenet?

Sorry if I didn't please YOU

LOL: When the time comes for you to please brucie, you will have little (if
any) control over even the most trivial of things like which way is up.

--
William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

In message <qJAzb.3344$Qd6.176 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.atl.earthlink.net>, Chuck
<nospam (AT) here (DOT) com> writes

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/

I am trying to build a website for my mother-in-law.

I downloaded "html-kit" and used it.

I plan on cleaning up the appearance of the code, but was wondering if the
tags and all looked ok?

As of right now, none of the links work. All I have done so far is just the
main page. Will work on it more in the morning.

Right now it is on Geocities, but the finished product will not be!

Anything that I should do different? Suggestions?

Also, is there a way to check for browser cross-compatibility, other than
just loading it in different browsers myself?

Thanks a million...

Chuck

http://www.geocities.com/my1964bug/


Nice clean look to the site.

Initial thoughts:

(1) set the alternative text on both balloon.gif to ALT=""
(2) set the alternative text on krklogo.gif to ALT="Kids R Kids Quality
Learning Centers"
(3) set the alternative text on the final image to ALT="KIDS R KIDS: 40
YEARS OF QUALITY"

Note: non-visual browser users will know that this is a link, but users
of visual browsers won't.

(4) set the alternative text on school2.jpeg to 'PHOTO: xxxxxxxxxx'
where xxxxxxxx is a meaningful description (or you could just set it to
ALT="")

(5) drop the "/>" at the end of tags; reset them to ">"
(6) In:
".....Our Kids 'R' Kids "state-of-the-art" childcare facility was
designed specifically for children
children ages 6 weeks up to 12 years old. ....."

you have either got a duplicate 'children' or you need a punctuation
mark after the first 'children' (comma or dash)



There's probably a few others -- but that will do for now ;-)

regards.
--
Jake

In message <7ZGzb.3480$Qd6.1621 (AT) newsread1 (DOT) news.atl.earthlink.net>, Chuck
<nospam (AT) here (DOT) com> writes

[snip]

I though that this NG was here to help. You know, constructive criticism.
That's why I posted here, but I guess that I was wrong.

No. This is the right place to come.

[snip]

--
Jake

"jake" <jake (AT) gododdin (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

Nice clean look to the site.

Initial thoughts:

(1) set the alternative text on both balloon.gif to ALT=""
(2) set the alternative text on krklogo.gif to ALT="Kids R Kids Quality
Learning Centers"
(3) set the alternative text on the final image to ALT="KIDS R KIDS: 40
YEARS OF QUALITY"

Note: non-visual browser users will know that this is a link, but users
of visual browsers won't.

(4) set the alternative text on school2.jpeg to 'PHOTO: xxxxxxxxxx'
where xxxxxxxx is a meaningful description (or you could just set it to
ALT="")

(5) drop the "/>" at the end of tags; reset them to ">"
(6) In:
".....Our Kids 'R' Kids "state-of-the-art" childcare facility was
designed specifically for children
children ages 6 weeks up to 12 years old. ....."

you have either got a duplicate 'children' or you need a punctuation
mark after the first 'children' (comma or dash)



There's probably a few others -- but that will do for now ;-)

regards.
--
Jake

Thanks Jake...

This is the kind of help that I need.