Posted by:
BoydKPecker
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Date: February 27, 2013 05:34PM
This is based on the "zebrastrut" site.
I like the font size.
Check out this site - especially the eye-tracking studies and F pattern:
http://nichcy.org/dissemination/tools/webwriting/readingWith that in mind, I agree with what someone else said about narrowing the reading column. Plenty of studies have show that narrowed columns are better, especially for a lot of text at once.
The new menu at the top is better because it is always available - that was much needed. Chronological, topical? Tough call. I tend to like the topical, but with the dropdown subtopics arranged alphabetically. This is always really hard for me to figure out, especially with so many possible topics and subtopics.
If you want/need help, is there an easier/more visible way to encourage that help instead of on the "About" page?
The "Links" part at the bottom of a topic page needs to have words describing what the link is to, not just the web address.
Reducing the area for the text to about 50% of the window real estate, then using the right side for occasional *large* pull quotes of critical information might be nice.
*Every* claim from *either* side needs an individual reference with links to digital copies of the material when possible.
When quoting something, use a link to an LDS-friendly site that contains the source when possible, not an anti site. This will lessen the argument that it is an "anti" website.
Sometimes I get lost as to whether I'm reading a critic's position or an apologist's position. For example, on "The First Vision" page, under the subheading "Responses to these issues by the LDS church," There is a sub-sub-heading "Joseph not telling anyone about the First Vision for 22 Years" and then a sub-sub-sub-heading that says "From LDS apologist Jeff Lindsay's web site." Then there's some information about from his website. Then another sub-sub-sub-heading with "Critic's response" and there response. And then there is "2) The different versions of the First Vision" but there was no "1)" and underneath it doesn't say if the "Steve Benson interview with Apostles" is from the church, an apologist or a critic. What I'm saying is that headings, sub-headins, sub-sub-headings, etc. need to be more uniform/conspicuous/used to help the reader know who/what they are reading. Maybe make each position have a different color? So *all* official church positions have a blue background, all apologist positions have a yellow background and all critic positions have a green background (or whatever colors). Anyhow, I just sometimes find it hard to follow.
Are you coding from scratch, or using some prepackaged cms, like Drupal or Wordpress?