At 12:35 PM 5/3/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Elsi, all > >While we may have discussed more volatile issues in the BRC, I have never >seen one that elicited as much interest. >If I may make a private interpretation of "standard browser screen," I >take it to mean the screen that is viewed by invoking the index or default >URL. Without touching a mouse, page-down or scroll control, the USGWP logo >shall be immediately visible. This definition may preclude the placement >of the logo on the right side of the screen (depending on resolution) or >at the bottom of the page. > >The intent is to immediately identify our Project to the page viewer, >distinguishing it from those who have adopted some form of "GenWeb" >alternative. It also proclaims that the page is affiliated with the >national USGenWeb Project. > >As for the usage of graphical browsers, the use thereof is low enough to >make "standard browser screen" a moot point. The attempt was made to >identify Project pages, not to empower "page police." > >The home or index page is the front door of our Project pages. Like the >realty agencies who place a "for sale" sign in the front yard of a home >being sold, Century 21 signs won't be found in the bathroom, bedroom, etc. >'Nuff said. > >BTW, the Bylaws Revision Committee has two vacancies. Anyone feeling >strongly about the future of the USGWP is invited to volunteer. Please >contact Roger Swafford, Committee Chair <sagitta56@mchsi.com> Derrick: I'm not opposed to the objective. I just think that the wording in this proposal is fatally flawed. If you want to make sure that the USGenWeb Logo can be seen on any page load without scrolling, then be specific: "All USGenWeb web sites shall display an official USGenWeb logo on the home or index page as the first element in the upper left corner of the page. The USGenWeb logo used shall be at least 100 pixels by 100 pixels in size." And, I'd probably be even more specific as to which logos -- "Logos used must be one of those found at from http://www.usgenweb.com/official-logo.html and may not be altered in any way." Now you take away all the possibilities of squabbling -- "well, *I* don't have to scroll to see it!" "If you'd run your PC with the 'standard' resolution of 1024x768, you'd see it there." Regards, Elsi