Thanks to Frankie's email I've now visited the site for the third time, and not ventured beyond the home page on any occasion. I simply didn't know what I where to go. But does that just say more about me as a user not 'getting it'? Who exactly is it aimed at, and is it intended to mean something to random visitors, or does it support some more interpreted content that leads you into it? Like many web users I think I'd dismissed it as simply not being for me and moved on.
James
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Ottevanger, Jeremy
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:38 AM
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> Subject: Re: 'Creative Spaces'
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> Well, I don't have the answers to these but at least we now
> have the questions! Thanks Tony. And it's true that if you're
> missing the point then there's a problem for at least one
> user, and probably more.
> Personally I think I can see the point for myself as a user
> (not that I've registered yet, before anyone checks), and I
> would generalise that to an assumption that other users will
> too. I suppose lots of us have had the advantage of hearing
> the idea explained in depth already, but I think the home
> page is a perfectly clear call to action. So I guess we'll
> just have to see if it takes off, or which bits of it do.
>
> My own question relates to the WebQuests, since we've all
> heard about them but I can't for the life of me find any. I
> know they're meant to be elsewhere, not on Creative Spaces,
> but looking on the V&A, BM and NHM sites I couln't find one. Help?
>
> Oh, and one other question. The subdomain prefixes
> (vna.nmolp.org, bm.nmolp.org etc) deserve a "why?" of their own.
>
> Cheers, Jeremy
>
>
>
> Jeremy Ottevanger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Tony Crockford
> Sent: 04 March 2009 10:22
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MCG] 'Creative Spaces'
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> On 4 Mar 2009, at 10:07, Ottevanger, Jeremy wrote:
>
> > Very constructive, Frankie. Care to elaborate on the question?
>
> I'd be inclined to agree with the 'Why?' part.
>
> The front page is very web 2.0, but it doesn't explain anything to me.
>
> I'm not understanding the reason why I might engage with the site.
>
> technically it's obviously very clever, but I don't get it.
>
> What's in it for me?
>
> Who will use it? why will they use it?
>
> I'm reminded of the adage, "just because we can, doesn't mean
> we should".
>
> I'm sort of vaguely understanding the purpose, but it doesn't
> excite me.
> I think I'd rather see collections assembled by experts than
> random collections thrown together by people playing with
> technology...
>
> Am I missing the point?
>
> (Obviously)
>
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