[ZWeb] Front Page & Other Changes

[Mark]

Hi,

On Aug 22, 2004, at 4:31 AM, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:

> Chris Withers wrote:
>> Well, the wild boar were hiding, and the sun went down too quick, and 
>> it started raining, so I got some more time to play with the front 
>> page ;-)
>> I've moved the "ad boxes" to the middle and, as a result, brought the 
>> News box up to the top so you can see it without having to scroll 
>> down.
>> I did try putting the ad boxes in two columns, but it didn't really 
>> work, so stuck with having them in one column.
>> What do people think?
>
> I would prefer you did such changes in a 'sandbox': create a static 
> copy of the frontpage, apply changes to that HTML code and ask people 
> first - instead of changing a lot of files in a way, that cannot be 
> rolled back easily.

+ 1

This is a no brainer if you ask me.

Making a copy of a page, using it as a mockup for discussion is a real 
basis for discussion.
Making the change to the live site and asking after the fact -- "what 
do people think" is not.
Think about new users visiting the site. If the structure, navigation 
and positioning of content changes on a daily or weekly basis they will 
be more than a little confused.

Cheers,

Mark