cinfinity — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 06:24:26 +0000

I like it. The layout is simple and easy to use. The pink is not my favorite color, but it works here I guess. The only real complaint is that your logo is not clicable. It is now pretty standard that when you click on companys logo it takes you to the home page.

jdiben — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:10:22 +0000

Thanks for the addtional feedback

CptAwesome wrote: Don't get me wrong, and you can ask the rest of these folks, I mostly criticize things, but I like the idea, I'm just pointing out flaws.

Thank you CptAwsome, the criticisms are the most helpful. To address your comments the tell a friend part was a goof. I thought I had all the error handling set up but it should be a quick fix.

The invitation system has been updated. I originally had it set to only allow you to invite friends after you activated the list. I decided that it was stupid to have people activate a list before they could invite others and now all lists are active when they are created and the invitation button can be used as soon as the list is created. I also fixed the duplicate problem, now it should only be added once no matter how many times you enter the code.

As for the birthday and age. The birthday field isn't required and I don't really care if it gets filled in. I have plans to use the field in the future to add to the functionality of the site but it won't be required. The checkbox is there for new members to confirm that they are at least 13 years old. In the U.S. we have the COPPA (children’s online privacy protection act) which restricts what kind of information can be collected from children under 13 without parental consent. The process for obtaining parental consent in accordance with COPPA is something that I don't have time for or want to be bothered with so I don't allow anyone under 13 to sign up. They can have a parent or guardian create an account for them.

I agree that you shouldn't have to give your address that’s why the field isn't required . Most of the fields are optional.

I was going to look at other international websites and check out what they use for their registration fields. Hopefully I can find something that makes sense to everyone.

Thank you again, your criticisms are always welcome and have been helpful.

CptAwesome — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:11:24 +0000

I actually tried it and found a few issues.

The tell a friend about the list, when I entered an email address, I got a mail subsystem error, because no receipiant address was given.

The second issue I had was I couldn't figure out how to link people to the list I created. Wait, I found the invitation code thing, but when I put it in the box, nothing happens, and when logged out, there is no place to enter the invite code. Well, it adds it to a list, and will create duplicates.

As for the signup I saw 2 issues, one, it asked for my birthdate, then asked how old I was, one or the other is needed, not both. The second is I don't think I should have to give my address, and on top of that, I don't live in the US, so the address form doesn't really work for us Canadians.

Don't get me wrong, and you can ask the rest of these folks, I mostly criticize things, but I like the idea, I'm just pointing out flaws.

gdubs — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:13:59 +0000

I like it the logo's cool and the colors are good, looks very professional

gupp — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:02:25 +0000

I thought it was a really cute idea and great name. The graphics go really well with the whole theme. I think over all it's a great idea.

sumon — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:39:41 +0000

Your color scheme is very good a clear, also the website is very user friendly. The website looks very live and friendly.

jdiben — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:31:17 +0000

shan wrote: Nice and clean design!
If you put the border around header it will look nice and make the logo lil smaller.

Thank you for reviewing my site. I had originally experimented with borders around the head but decided to drop it. The border just didn't look right. It made the site feel to boxy. I will play with the logo size and see what it looks like.

jdiben — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:27:22 +0000

mattdes wrote: Nice logo and favison.
The only 'problem' I had with the site was that whenever GimmieItNow was mentioned in the text, it appeared in blue, and the logo had the text in pink, it seemed to clash a bit for me.
Otherwise, well done

Thanks for the feedback. I have changed it to black. Not only did it clash but after reading you comment and looking it over I realized that it was the same color as the links. I always get annoyed by website that make ordinary text look like links so if I want to continue to complain I guess I have to fix my site

shan — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:31:45 +0000

Nice and clean design!
If you put the border around header it will look nice and make the logo lil smaller.

mattdes — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:12:55 +0000

Nice logo and favison.
The only 'problem' I had with the site was that whenever GimmieItNow was mentioned in the text, it appeared in blue, and the logo had the text in pink, it seemed to clash a bit for me.
Otherwise, well done