[Webmaster_forum] Boating is fun..

[WMMILLER at aol.com]

Glen, just one point.  Not sure where it was stated that the new tag  line 
had to be in the header.  Just the requirement that when you home page  was open 
it was visible without having to scroll down to find it.  Doesn't  look like 
a major redesign requirement.  Where is it stated that it has to  be on all 
the 70 pages of your website?
 
Bill Miller
Web Awards Chairman, 2008
 
In a message dated 3/21/2008 7:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
pbpsus at excite.com writes:

Bill & All  Webmasters, 
I don’t have  any problem with “Boating is fun . . We’ll show you how”. It’
s a nice  catchy phrase and SUGGESTING we include it makes perfect sense.  
Requiring us to include it might even be a good idea BUT, telling us  exactly 
where to place it has now gone way over the line. Lets recap, we  have the 
required “A unit of United States Power Squadrons”, then we add  the required “Sail 
and Power Boating”, let’s toss in  “America’s Boating  Club” so we don’t 
lose any points, and now we want to add “Boating is  fun . . We’ll show you how
” so we don’t lose 2 more points. Oh, and it  must be in the header. Why don’
t we just add a new catch phrase each  year or two and require them all to be 
in the header so that in 20 years  we all have web sites that are just a long 
list of catchy phrases with  no room for anything else. Not only does this 
become a page layout issue  where I would have to redesign our header to make 
this fit and adjust  the space available for the header on over 70 pages, but we 
are  developing a serious “branding” problem. What is the consistent  
recognizable identity that we want to project to the public so that they  will 
remember us? We can’t seem to find one! If you want to ask or even  require 
webmasters to use the new slogan, allow them some creative space  to place it where 
they feel it is most appropriate and makes sense with  the other material on 
the page. 
“Being a  squadron webmaster is fun . . Let’s try to ruin  it” 
Glen Sherman,  P 
Webmaster  Peconic Bay Power Squadron _www.PBPS.us_ (http://www.pbps.us/)  
and District 3  Public Relations Officer

Peconic Bay Power  Squadron
_www.pbps.us_ (http://www.pbps.us/)  
Continuing education,  community service, fun and friendship
for boaters in the Peconic Bay,  Long Island, New York area.
 
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