Excellent work! Now there is no doubt that internet forums are in competition with traditional magazines.
I have a few suggestions. Not everyone has cable modem (Mike
) and while you don't have printing cost to worry about, net congestion proves to be an increasing problem. There is a movement now to go back to simpler ways a la Yahoo. Basically, it means to format your pages with tables and use text for links. All the major sites are like that now: Netscape, Yahoo, MSN, Altavista, etc. This too will make navigation easier and more intuitive for ELUs while dramatically decreasing bandwidth while at the same time being able to fit more (a good thing since you said the first issue will be "huge"). Right now, the navigational icons are pretty, but not as clear as it could be and it's graphical. It means, on my Netscape, sometimes, I have to sit for it to reload. That's lost time for me and more cost for you. Just a minor thought! Oh, and the splash graphics are ok, but they too could be cut down I think. I mean, it's not a porn site right? So, graphics doesn't have to fill most of the preset screen. For example, you don't need graphics to say, "Bussee vs. Trailmaster: Let's get ready to rumble!" unless they were special effect fonts (which they weren't). Instead, tons of bandwidth and time can be save if you just use regular text for that (use a fancier font if you prefer).
Nothing major to gripe about though. It's looking good so far and I really enjoyed the Bussee vs. Trailmaster article.
[This message has been edited by SB (edited 04 December 1999).]
