[Wolves] Scumbags Hack Xoops site

[David Goodwin]

Kevanf1 wrote:
> Just to chuck my two p's worth into the ring :-)   I'd say that any
> off the shelf application is fine for learning and studying purposes. 
> Obviously I mean something that is configurable like a web page as
> mentioned I'm not talking about a program as such.  I don't agree with
> Peter that desingers are a dying breed.  By that I mean real designers
> not, as mentioned, off the shelf web page designers.  It's easy to get
> a pckage, use a template and hey presto!  One shiny new website.  But
> it isn't is it?  Because there are probably a million others who have
> used exactly the same template.  The skill comes in starting with the
> template to save time but then using the time saved to really jazz up
> the page(s).  This is what sorts the men from the boys.  The same goes
> for presentations.  When I was working at the uni I saw thousands of
> students using the smae Powerpoint slides for there presentation.  A
> classic was in a business studies course involving some Australian
> wine exporters.  Nearly every student used the self same slides. 
> Maybe in a different colour maybe not.  I felt sorry for the poor
> lecturer (well almost) who had to view practically the smae thing over
> and over again.  Now, transfer this to a customer shopping online. 
> Give them something different, something properly tailored to your
> needs otherwise that customer may well get bored with seeing the same
> thing over and over again.  I've actually had this with fishing tackle
> shops.  I don't even bother to properly peruse the site because I'm
> bored with seeing the same old same old....  This is where the true
> designer can really score.  Besides which, who is going to dream up a
> new template?

Am I the only one who finds a large block of text (like the above) 
visually offputting?




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