If You Were Inventing the Link List Today...

[Useless]

Can anyone else hear Greenie screaming in their head, "YOU AREN'T TALKING ABOUT A LINK LIST!"

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

Can anyone else hear Greenie screaming in their head, "YOU AREN'T TALKING ABOUT A LINK LIST!"

I can. That's part of why I'll stand by my idea that sites like The Hun (as you mentioned) and some earlier versions of the bigger LLs are closer to my idea of what an ideal Link List could be like.

In this forum we all have very preconceived ideas of what the term "Link List" means. But if we can push those away for a minute and consider that to a surfer those two words might seem to indicate that it would be a list of links. Exactly that, a list of links, and maybe not much more at all.

So maybe give them what the name might lead them to expect.

Maybe simplicity of design along with links that are actually of value to the surfer would make something worth saving and sharing.

Simple, clean, valuable...list of links.

And probably should use some responsive design techniques to make it easily available to all devices.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Simon

I can. That's part of why I'll stand by my idea that sites like The Hun (as you mentioned) and some earlier versions of the bigger LLs are closer to my idea of what an ideal Link List could be like.

In this forum we all have very preconceived ideas of what the term "Link List" means. But if we can push those away for a minute and consider that to a surfer those two words might seem to indicate that it would be a list of links. Exactly that, a list of links, and maybe not much more at all.

So maybe give them what the name might lead them to expect.

Maybe simplicity of design along with links that are actually of value to the surfer would make something worth saving and sharing.

Simple, clean, valuable...list of links.

Yeah, I am not even thinking of anything at all link list-like at this point. I like free site submitters, even if I think they're nuts, that's probably the only reason I tend to cling to the concept of the link list. I prefer to see gallery submissions and the types of pages you submit. At the same time, as you know, I have always tried to break away from the simple definition of a link list. Link lists, to me, are boring as fuck. They lack visual appeal. I am searching for a feature that will make them bookmark-able on the modern ever-changing Net.

[LD]

Originally Posted by Simon

And probably should use some responsive design techniques to make it easily available to all devices.

I wonder how hard it is to convert a fixed width style template to a responsive one? I gather it's a bit more complex than using the fluid designs that have been around for some time.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by LD

I wonder how hard it is to convert a fixed width style template to a responsive one? I gather it's a bit more complex than using the fluid designs that have been around for some time.

The only reason I'd even consider using responsive design techniques like CSS3's media queries would be for a site like I was advocating in my earlier posts in this thread. A very simple, mostly text-based site with some very minor graphic elements.

[Maj. Stress]

Originally Posted by LD

I wonder how hard it is to convert a fixed width style template to a responsive one? I gather it's a bit more complex than using the fluid designs that have been around for some time.

Without going into a full blown "responsive design" you could accomplish quite a bit by changing your css from px to em. I just seen a video that explained how it works in a typography lesson. Right now, I'd confuse all of us trying to explain it but if your interested I can find it again.

[LD]

Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

Without going into a full blown "responsive design" you could accomplish quite a bit by changing your css from px to em. I just seen a video that explained how it works in a typography lesson. Right now, I'd confuse all of us trying to explain it but if your interested I can find it again.

If you run across it, send it my way. I know about 'liquid' and 'elastic' design, but have always used fixed width due to the nature of adult sites which use a lot of images. The full blown 'responsive' design, as I understand it, uses css3 and allows images to scale.

May be a good topic in a different section…

[Maj. Stress]

Originally Posted by LD

If you run across it, send it my way. I know about 'liquid' and 'elastic' design, but have always used fixed width due to the nature of adult sites which use a lot of images. The full blown 'responsive' design, as I understand it, uses css3 and allows images to scale.

May be a good topic in a different section…

I just sent you a pm with all the info.

[dunc]

+ I suppose if you make a links list responsive - you are still linking to unresponsive free sites... so in essence - you are making it easier to annoy people

[LD]

Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

I just sent you a pm with all the info.

Thanks!

[The Epic]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

Can anyone else hear Greenie screaming in their head, "YOU AREN'T TALKING ABOUT A LINK LIST!"

Yeah and in a traditional sense that's true, but if link lists never were invented until today I don't really think they would be all that similar to what we know as link lists today.

After all, link lists came before social media, mobile browsing, and tube sites. Plus back than I don't think Google looked at the higher number of outgoing links in such a negative way. I could be wrong about this one, but I don't think I am.

Originally Posted by Simon

And probably should use some responsive design techniques to make it easily available to all devices.

I have never heard of this, but I like the concept. Seems like no matter what new technology comes along the website will be ready for it.



I personally tend to lean towards the simple side of things when designing my own stuff, but I do think something of a social media style would be quite cool and could work well.

[Bill]

So how would you do design tests to test these various models?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Bill

So how would you do design tests to test these various models?

My tests involve duct taping a bunch of scripts together, then setting it free. Which is to say, I don't test. I just launch. You know, there's a reason I'm not a great success story, and it's not due to my excellent planning and organizational skills.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

My tests involve duct taping a bunch of scripts together, then setting it free. Which is to say, I don't test. I just launch. You know, there's a reason I'm not a great success story, and it's not due to my excellent planning and organizational skills.

there was a time when you could throw anything up and make money off it.

now, we are like fish trapped in a shrinking pond - and the pond will be gone in a few more years.

some of us will specialize in taking what we can from the pools left as the water vanishes. most will die. then the ones left in the isolated pools will die.

if any of us want to survive, we are going to have to get smarter fast.

it's obvious to me how you would test it, even tho I don't beleive in any of the models offered so far.

[Bill]

This came out today - and seems somehow very relevant to this discussion. But I'm a netsam freek, so of course I would think that... and who doesn't like a good Der Untergang mashup?