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HomerJSimpson
11-15-2006, 11:17 PM
Hello
I finally finished my site :) i put alot time on this website :)
Please review my site @ www.fapbum.com
Thanks advance
Do not use tables. The purpose of tables is for tabular data - what you see in Excel spreadsheets. Columns and rows. Using tables for layout makes absolutely no sense. For you it may be different, but chances are if you want to design with tables, you don't suffer from any form of disability. There are many blind, dyslexic, and other handicapped users who browse the Internet. And, though you may not realize it, these sites can become very confusing. What's more, the W3C has a specification regarding accessibility. You should always respect and obey the rules set by the W3C; doing otherwise is promoting bad practices and discouraging the proper use of recommended technologies. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines specify all the rules that you should take into consideration when designing a site. It is generally a good idea to avoid breaking any of them, but you should always strive for priority 2 accessibility (known as "AA"). You may notice, in the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines mentioned above), that it says you can use tables for layout if they linearize. This is absolutely not recommended, as it breaks priority 1. It means, basically, if you can see the table-based layout well enough in a text-only browser, then your layout is bearable. However, it is breaking priority one and therefore is a very bad practice. Instead of using tables for your layout, use Cascading Stylesheets. Their purpose is for Web site design. Their use also saves you file space and bandwidth (because of cache). You can include a single file on each page and use minimal markup (excluding actual text content) to turn 8KB files into 4KB ones. Need more reasons or a longer, more in-depth explanation?
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HomerJSimpson
11-16-2006, 08:38 AM
I totally agree with you however a site like this it's hard not to use table :)
pmushrush
11-16-2006, 03:16 PM
Nice design. Looks clean. Loaded fairly quickly using DSL.
But the links in the features section take me to the top of page because of the -> /#
The first link in the footer labeled FapBum.com is linked to index.htm, which does not exist on your server. I think you wanted it to point to index1.htm because that's where the second one points to and it suceeds.
I also noticed you used no meta tags. I some spiders like google may not look for meta tags. But some do. It wouldn't hurt to put those in there anyway. Every little bit helps for search page ranking. And you might want to put your title tag above your meta tags. Have the spiders grab that before the other meta information.
Other than that, I didn't check every link. Good Job!
The design and use of tables are okay but you need to work on the links and to many ads. Good luck with the site
hypnotic_frog
11-17-2006, 04:29 AM
I like content :)
webfinity
11-17-2006, 09:00 AM
Nice design... I wasn't able to tell what the site was until I scrolled past the text ads. I would recommend adding a short site description in the header so people know what the site is about while keeping the ads where they are.
HomerJSimpson
11-17-2006, 06:02 PM
Hi all
I just make a final update...please tell me what you think
www.fapbum.com
Thanks advance