Peter,
thanks. Point taken. keepthinking was done years ago, before
accessibility guidelines and never updated, because we've been busy
since (poor excuse, I know :-) We are learning, and that site was
created at the very beginning of our experience. Spelling were also
pointed out, but I grew to like them, as English is not my first
language and I always have fun at the way English people wrongly spell
foreign words. A bit of justice :-) If everyone had to be perfect to
voice an opinion, the world would be a very quiet place, don't you
think?
However, I'm not sure why this has been taken so badly personal. It's
not. All I'm saying here is that it takes more than a few free tools
and technologies to build an online catalogue. And that, if other
factors are not considered, you end up with 499 artefacts on one page,
which you cannot possibly agree with.
Biggest respect for people who try and put effort into spreading
culture. Warning to the cheap route.
Kind regards, Cristiano
PS Goal for next year: re do keepthinking site before accepting more
work ;-)
On Friday, Dec 12, 2003, at 12:22 Europe/London, Gray, Peter wrote:
>> On one hand, while it its true that all technologies exist and are
>> cheap or even free to use, the expertise to do so isn't. You need to
>> care about information architecture, interface design, front end and
>> back end development, accessibility and much more. It takes years to
>> learn all this and it cannot be reduced to
>>
>
> This would be more impressive if it weren't for the basic HTML and
> accessibility errors in www.keepthinking.it, of course. To say
> nothing of the gratuitous spelling mistake.
>
>> I take your point and agree that it doesn't take much to put a
>> collection catalogue online, but it still take a professional
>> approach
>> and professional skills and competence, not a "half competence". This
>> is what ruined the sector two years ago and what drives us away from
>> competing with students. You want a amateur job, then get an amateur.
>> Then don't be surprised if the site disappear or doesn't work.
>>
>
> I do think that before criticising other people, you might want to
> make sure your own work is up to scratch. Particularly since this is
> actually your business, and not, as it is for many here, a sideline to
> their main job.
>
> Pete
> --
> Peter M Gray
> Museums Officer
>
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