Comments on: Crime against credibility: the “Under Construction” notice http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/ A resource for building user-friendly websites and intranets Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Eve http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4647 Eve Fri, 02 May 2008 14:24:14 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4647 Thanks for letting me know, Roger! All the best for your new web project ;) Thanks for letting me know, Roger! All the best for your new web project ;)

]]> By: Roger http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4646 Roger Fri, 02 May 2008 13:35:22 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4646 you changed mine :) After thinking about it you are right we are going though a change from a "canned" solution from a company to our own grassroots effort. I just put up the basics and will leave out the obvious... under construction ... notice out. you changed mine :)

After thinking about it you are right we are going though a change from a “canned” solution from a company to our own grassroots effort.

I just put up the basics and will leave out the obvious… under construction … notice out.

]]> By: Eve Léonard http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4557 Eve Léonard Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:05:35 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4557 Neville: Thanks for this note! I noticed that many people come to this post searching for "under construction" graphics, and I always wondered if I managed to change anyone's mind! Eve Neville:

Thanks for this note! I noticed that many people come to this post searching for “under construction” graphics, and I always wondered if I managed to change anyone’s mind!

Eve

]]> By: Neville http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4553 Neville Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:26:36 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-4553 Came across this article much by accident and found it quite sound I am in the middle of a site build just now and I was going to use some under construction anims for some of the pages (I am easily amused). The owner to be of the site has supplied me with material for all the pages he wants but I do not think a lot of the graphics will do his site justice. He is a quality tradesman but lousy photographer. I now think I will just not publish the full home page but will leave out the links to the unfinished pages, and just open up the links as the pages complete. I suppose a natural sort of growth in the site. Thanks Neville Came across this article much by accident and found it quite sound I am in the middle of a site build just now and I was going to use some under construction anims for some of the pages (I am easily amused). The owner to be of the site has supplied me with material for all the pages he wants but I do not think a lot of the graphics will do his site justice. He is a quality tradesman but lousy photographer.

I now think I will just not publish the full home page but will leave out the links to the unfinished pages, and just open up the links as the pages complete. I suppose a natural sort of growth in the site.

Thanks Neville

]]> By: Eve Léonard http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3607 Eve Léonard Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:37:57 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3607 Jon: You are right, these graphics do have their place on the web... in a virtual museum! Cheers, Eve Jon:

You are right, these graphics do have their place on the web… in a virtual museum!

Cheers,

Eve

]]> By: Eve Léonard http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3603 Eve Léonard Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:28:45 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3603 Slavi: In my opinion, if a site is under heavy development, it is not ready to be published yet. I agree with you that broken links and "bugs" also hurt credibility. So why not wait until the site is ready and bug-free before publishing? Bugs will annoy people whether or not there is an "under construction" notice on the website. If you have no choice but to publish something that is unfinished, I suggest hiding all features that are not functional, so that they will not be clicked. Thanks for your input, Eve Slavi:

In my opinion, if a site is under heavy development, it is not ready to be published yet. I agree with you that broken links and “bugs” also hurt credibility. So why not wait until the site is ready and bug-free before publishing? Bugs will annoy people whether or not there is an “under construction” notice on the website.

If you have no choice but to publish something that is unfinished, I suggest hiding all features that are not functional, so that they will not be clicked.

Thanks for your input,

Eve

]]> By: Svetoslav http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3600 Svetoslav Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:51:24 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3600 Hello, What do you suggest developers/designers to put on a site that is currently in a heavy development ? It is partially ready but not yet fully functional. I think bugs would annoy people much more compared to "Under Construction" or "Coming Soon" texts. Slavi Hello,

What do you suggest developers/designers to put on a site that is currently in a heavy development ?
It is partially ready but not yet fully functional.

I think bugs would annoy people much more compared to “Under Construction” or “Coming Soon” texts.

Slavi

]]> By: jon http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3420 jon Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:02:05 +0000 http://blog.allegracom.ca/lucidweb/2007/07/22/#comment-3420 How about irony? I think that under construction gifs have a certain late nineties retro chic. How about irony? I think that under construction gifs have a certain late nineties retro chic.

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