jj111
10-11-2007, 09:24 AM
I wish I could bring a RP2008 website flaw to their attention.
I find that there is a serious flaw in the RP2008 website. I wish I could bring it to the campaigns' attention, but I don't know how to get in contact with them.
Here is the flaw.
On the main page, there are 9 main categories in red on the top.
Six of these categories have drop down menus associated with them.
Now the problem as I see it is that one of these drop down menus, in particular, the drop down menu labelled "Get involved", has two drop down items ("Downloads" and "Grass Roots Guidelines") which have NOTHING to do with giving any information whatsoever about Meetup Groups or how to get involved in a Meetup Group.
This means that if someone wants to "Get Involved" and clicks this, he/she sees a drop down menu with two items, neither of which, if clicked, have even a word to say about the Meetup Groups.
This is a major flaw! People who want to get involved may completely miss any information about Meetup Groups.
Now there is a trick, and I know the trick, but I don't believe that most people who see this drop down menu will know the trick like I do.
The trick is to click on the Menu Heading ("Get Involved"). That will get you to the page which is most useful about getting involved. However, it is not common to have a drop down menu where you can click on the "heading". This information about Meetup Groups should have its own "item" (or "subheading") in the drop down menu, just like there is an item for "Downloads" and "Grass Roots Guidelines." In other words, they need to create an item in the menu that will get you to the page that describes Meetup Groups.
I think this is a serious design flaw on the website.
A similar problem exists in the "About Ron" category. If you put the cursor on "About Ron," you get a drop down menu of items. However, to get to the best page in that category, called "About Ron", you have to click on the heading itself - and again many people will not think of clicking on the heading when they see a drop down menu.
I recommend that they add an item in the drop down menu called "About Ron" so that more people will know that they can click on that link and go to that page.
Please let me know if anybody understands what I am saying, if anybody agrees that this is a web design flaw, and what if anything, we can do as supporters to alert the campaign about this to get this assessed and improved upon.
Thank you for your comments.
I find that there is a serious flaw in the RP2008 website. I wish I could bring it to the campaigns' attention, but I don't know how to get in contact with them.
Here is the flaw.
On the main page, there are 9 main categories in red on the top.
Six of these categories have drop down menus associated with them.
Now the problem as I see it is that one of these drop down menus, in particular, the drop down menu labelled "Get involved", has two drop down items ("Downloads" and "Grass Roots Guidelines") which have NOTHING to do with giving any information whatsoever about Meetup Groups or how to get involved in a Meetup Group.
This means that if someone wants to "Get Involved" and clicks this, he/she sees a drop down menu with two items, neither of which, if clicked, have even a word to say about the Meetup Groups.
This is a major flaw! People who want to get involved may completely miss any information about Meetup Groups.
Now there is a trick, and I know the trick, but I don't believe that most people who see this drop down menu will know the trick like I do.
The trick is to click on the Menu Heading ("Get Involved"). That will get you to the page which is most useful about getting involved. However, it is not common to have a drop down menu where you can click on the "heading". This information about Meetup Groups should have its own "item" (or "subheading") in the drop down menu, just like there is an item for "Downloads" and "Grass Roots Guidelines." In other words, they need to create an item in the menu that will get you to the page that describes Meetup Groups.
I think this is a serious design flaw on the website.
A similar problem exists in the "About Ron" category. If you put the cursor on "About Ron," you get a drop down menu of items. However, to get to the best page in that category, called "About Ron", you have to click on the heading itself - and again many people will not think of clicking on the heading when they see a drop down menu.
I recommend that they add an item in the drop down menu called "About Ron" so that more people will know that they can click on that link and go to that page.
Please let me know if anybody understands what I am saying, if anybody agrees that this is a web design flaw, and what if anything, we can do as supporters to alert the campaign about this to get this assessed and improved upon.
Thank you for your comments.