--Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw) Content-type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-8625828; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > > Section 1. All USGenWeb web sites shall display an official USGenWeb > > > logo prominently, on the home or index page, in such away that > > > the entire image is visible without scrolling down on a standard browser > > > screen. The USGenWeb logo used shall be at least 100 pixels by 100 > > > pixels in size. Well, I'm not on the By-laws list, but I'm guessing that probably at least one of the BRC is on this list <g>. This is something I have an opinion on.... I have a problem with specifying that logos must be visible without scrolling. I think that you can display logos appropriately without making them the first thing you see when you go to a page -- it depends on the layout and design of the page. If you have to go searching for the logo, then there's a problem. If it's easily spotted, then what's the problem? My page does not display the logos in the top half -- the first thing you see when you come to the page is the navigation and information about the county -- but the logos and links back are certainly easy to find. People don't want to have to go looking for information, they want it right in front of their faces. Everything I've read on web design says make the pages short, make them simple. Don't bury the important stuff a half dozen clicks into the site, get it right up front. Why should a researcher have to scroll past a bunch of logos to get to the meat of the page? Are we saying that the logos are more important than anything else? Personally, I don't think so, and I have a funny feeling that our page visitors won't think so, either. This kind of requirement feels uncomfortably to me like a USGW ego trip rather than anything that will actually be of benefit to researchers. Angie Rayfield NCGenWeb Project --Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-8625828 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 --Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw)--

The BRC felt that it was important to promote and preserve a distinct identity for our project and to avoid confusion with the myriad other projects and independent sites. One way to do this is to be sure that, as our Bylaws currently specify, our logo is *prominantly* displayed. Over the years our Bylaws have been in place, the question of what exactly constitutes "prominent" display has come up a number of times. This newly-worded section spells it out. Shari Handley [-----Original Message----- [From: Angie Rayfield [mailto:angie@inmyattic.com] [Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:44 PM [To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com [Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Revision - News [ [ [ [--Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw) [Content-type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-8625828; [charset=us-ascii; [ format=flowed [Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT [ [ [> > > Section 1. All USGenWeb web sites shall display an [official USGenWeb [> > > logo prominently, on the home or index page, in such away that [> > > the entire image is visible without scrolling down on a [standard browser [> > > screen. The USGenWeb logo used shall be at least 100 [pixels by 100 [> > > pixels in size. [ [Well, I'm not on the By-laws list, but I'm guessing that [probably at least [one of the BRC is on this list <g>. This is something I have [an opinion on.... [ [I have a problem with specifying that logos must be visible without [scrolling. I think that you can display logos appropriately [without making [them the first thing you see when you go to a page -- it [depends on the [layout and design of the page. If you have to go searching [for the logo, [then there's a problem. If it's easily spotted, then what's the [problem? My page does not display the logos in the top half [-- the first [thing you see when you come to the page is the navigation and [information [about the county -- but the logos and links back are [certainly easy to find. [ [People don't want to have to go looking for information, they [want it right [in front of their faces. Everything I've read on web design [says make the [pages short, make them simple. Don't bury the important [stuff a half dozen [clicks into the site, get it right up front. Why should a [researcher have [to scroll past a bunch of logos to get to the meat of the [page? Are we [saying that the logos are more important than anything else? [Personally, I [don't think so, and I have a funny feeling that our page [visitors won't [think so, either. This kind of requirement feels [uncomfortably to me like [a USGW ego trip rather than anything that will actually be of [benefit to [researchers. [ [Angie Rayfield [NCGenWeb Project [ [--Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw) [Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; [ x-avg-checked=avg-ok-8625828 [Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT [Content-disposition: inline [ [ [--- [Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. [Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). [Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 4/24/2003 [ [--Boundary_(ID_142FyXCx3F1qEsNseUCFyw)--