Re: FN-FORUM scrolling

date posted 20th July 2001 20:27

> They're flawed unless they directly relate to the intended users of the
web
> site being constructed.
>
Well there is no homogeneous group of 'intended' users, it is therefore as
near to a random sample as possible - now don't get me started, I did
psephology and statistics at degree level and have no desire to start a
thread on standard deviation (or any other kind of deviation after your
bottle comment ;-)
Anyway, it's all sorted now she's reset her screen res.......

Paul.

P J White
www.BW3.co.uk
Digital Media Stuff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Fenn" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM scrolling


> At 14:38 20/07/2001 +0100, Paul wrote:
> >I take your point Ian, if people want to justify design decisions in
> >retrospect, or they question an unrepresentative group, like web
designers.
> >But my stats are from ordinary people visiting various sites I have
designed
> >with no preconceptions as to the users' settings, so I don't see how they
> >can be 'flawed' in those terms.
>
> They're flawed unless they directly relate to the intended users of the
web
> site being constructed.
>
> >It is a thought, and one that I had thought myself too - but surely such
> >stereotyping leads to exactly the kind of skewed thinking and flawed
> >statistics that you so rightly deplore....
>
> I wasn't stereotyping. I was merely putting forward a theory that should
> possibly be investigated further. Where do the people your client is
trying
> to attract currently hang out? Find out, drop an email to a few asking
> about screen resolution and see what responses you get back. Most people
> would be willing to help. Sure, it's not scientific, but it provides you
> with an idea of what direction to go in. And it's better than relying on
> statistics taken from web sites across the web or anywhere else, for that
> matter.
>
> >still, a reasoned debate argued
> >from experience is what we like here, not mindless aggravation, so I'm
open
> >to further constructive criticism ;-)
>
> Yeah, I could do without the personal insults too. Least I never resorted
> to that.
>
> --
> Ian Fenn
> Liang ba shiah dz / Ai chu fong to, Chopstix Media Limited
> http://www.chopstixmedia.com/
>
> Today's fortune:
>
> To be beautiful externally is like a glass rose; one false move and it can
> crack.