Hee, hee -- don't run too far :-)
I do find the "what's new" sections helpful although I don't have one on
my
sites. What I do instead is mark the item updated on my front page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/ -- you'll see that the census pages were
updated on Feb. 6, 2005. The census front page is more specific as to which
areas where updated. I tried setting up a "what's new" on the Randolph site
when I temporarily took care of it. I had a hard time remembering to update
it :-)
One thing we could do is have a requirements list and a suggested list.
Maybe the what's new and surnames listings could be a suggested item? Just
another thought....
Jacki
At 01:57 AM 2/18/2005, you wrote:
One other thought for Site Requirements. I brought this up earlier.
It
involves a slight amount of extra work, so if ya'll want to throw rotten
tomatoes at me, I won't take it too personally. But anyway...
I think it'd be real nice if every county had a "What's New" or
"Recent
Updates" section -- either on a separate page, or a list somewhere on the
main page -- showing exactly what new info has been added to the site. I
have one for both of my counties. Example:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamadiso/whatsnew.htm
This can be a big help to a returning visitor; and as a researcher, I really
appreciate it. If the main page only says "Updated 2/17/05", the researcher
has to click through the entire website to find out what the update was (is
there new data somewhere, or is the update just a new smiley-face graphic?).
A simple list will direct them to the new info right away. It can also be
helpful to the SC, who can quickly tell that a county has been updated.
So, that's my proposal for an additional Site Requirement:
~ List of recent updates
<running and ducking>
Jeanne