(1) I know I’ve touched on this in previous comments, but I was wondering if there was some way we could create a live stream somewhere on the page. One of the risks of running a website that only updates several times per year is that it can easily look ‘stale’ or unattended—if we could add a link to Poetry Daily that includes a stream of their updates, it could add an element of freshness to the website, which I think would be rather helpful.
(2) I don’t if this has been addressed, but on the main page, have we considered turning the author’s name into a clickable link? I know this is largely a matter of discretion and personal taste, but I know if I was an author I’d like it if my bio could be clicked on the main page. But I can’t remember if Mr. Smith thought that might be too overwhelming or not.
(3) I clicked on the ‘Current Issue’ tab of the website, and there’s a lot of dead space under the tabs, and to the left of the editor’s note. Do you think it would be possible to allow Mr. Smith’s Editor’s Note to flow out once it reaches the end of the tab so we fill out the entire page?
(4) I really like the color scheme and type of drawdown indexes you used on the ‘Current Issue’ slide. It’s very classy and professional looking. I’m a fan.
(5) Under the ‘FAQ’ portion of the ‘About section,’ do you think that we could center the picture of the dog, write out, ‘FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions’ at the top as a heading, and then have the hyperlinked text take up the entire page instead of getting cut off half-way through and going to the next line?
(6) On the ‘Credits’ section, we quote Carolyn Kizer and Claudia Emerson—do you think it would be possible to turn their names into linkable text that links to their own personal website? It’s a nice touch, and it also adds credibility about the people we’re quoting, I think.
(7) Under the ‘Features’ section, do you think we could add contrasting fonts—i.e. put the initial paragraph bio in italics, have the questions be in bold, have the answers be in standard text so it would be easier to read through?
(8) Regarding the ‘Prizes’ section of the page, do you think it would be possible having a link, or banner, on the main page of the website to whatever current prize we’re offering? That way, it would be easier to drum up support for our contests if they were in plain view.
(9) I really like the staff section—it looks very clean and professional, and very symmetrical.
(10) Under the ‘Submissions’ category, can we fix the gap between the text and the line that goes red talking about Bevel Summers? The odd spacing seems a little off-putting.
(11) Is the ‘Snopes Blog’ something that is going to be a regular feature of the website once it goes live, or is it purely a connection forum for those associated with developing its progress? If it’s going to be part of the website, are we going to delete all the conversation that show up there?
(12) I like the intern bio sections. Do we want me to see if I can get a picture of everyone to put on the site, and we could put the names in bold?
(13) I like the ‘Photos’ section. Would you want me to write some captions to go along with the pictures? Granted, the first third of it is pictures of Mr. Smith reading from a notebook in his office.
(14) I really like the contact form sections. It’s one of the more concise contact pages I’ve seen.
Good job with the website, Mr. Groom. It’s really come a long way in the past couple of months, and I appreciate the steady improvements.