Three suggestions and general appreciation

[touchel berne]

Overall, I think the photo.net interface/web site architecture is

exemplary. But, I can think of two things which I feel would

improve the way a person uses the site:

 

1. When viewing someone's folder, I would like to be able to

navigate to that person's other folders directly without having to

go backwards. This could be accomplished, I think, pretty easily

by adding links to the other folders from each folder page.

 

2. When I'm on the page on which I write comments on other

people's photos, I'd like to have the ability to rate them from that

page. Right now, if I want to comment AND rate a photo, I have to

first: 1.) click on the comment link, 2.) go to the comment page,

3.) write the comment, 4.) hit "add comment, 5.) go to the confirm

comment page, 6.) click "confirm comment" 7.) go to the 'your

comment has been added page", 8.) backtrack to the original

photo page, which I tend to do with the back button on my

browser, 9.) refresh the page in order to see my comment added

to the page, 10.) Rate the photograph, 11.) or if I'm on the details

and not the ratings tab of the photo display, click the the ratings

tab and then rate the photograph. NOW, if the ratings selector

thing was also on the comment page, I can accomplish the task

of rating and commenting on the photo a lot faster and with many

fewer steps.

 

3. It would be nice if there were a global link somewhere in the

nav bar that brings me straight to the photo of the week

discussion

 

I believe that these would be very simple ways to improve the

functionality of the site. Otherwise, everythings really great and

well done.

 

Thanks,

Touchel Berne (alias)

 

ps. I tried sending this in to you through the form on your contact

page, but it wouldn't allow me to since I don't subscribe. I'm not

sure if this was a bug or not. I'm using IE 5.1 on a Mac G3

running OS 9.1, if that's relevant information.

[mg]

Especially 1 and 2 would save us all a lot of time, therefore increasing the number of feedbacks we could leave on people's work during the time we can afford to spend online. Can't be a bad thing...

Regards.

[louis1]

Yes, I would agree the above changes. It seems to me the code

is already available in the critique section where I can enter a

comment plus ratings and hit one button. I have got comments

from people who didn't give me a rating even though they left a

favourable comment! I guess they didn't want to go through all

the effort as above.

Louis