Hey man, I can stop posting any. time. you. want. I've got a box of 96 Crayola Crayons and my cats just love to watch me write. (Mom's not crazy about washing the walls every day though.)

Can Movetable Type tell you how many posts are mine? Now that would be innovation.

I'm still awaiting replies to my senior commentary. You know, post #22 where I actually start talking about the link. Nothing disappoints me more than to not be challenged after I post something.

Posted by: Jack Schonchin on May 1, 2002 12:03 AM

 

What would WebWord be without Über Jack's postings? We need you man, you keep us honest.

Regarding how many posts are yours, I cannot say. WebWord doesn't track users or user behavior. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. Say no more!

Regarding the senior posting, you say:

"I believe the infrequent and inconsistent use of link color changes is responsible for an increase in interlaced browsing (managing multiple browser windows, especially for launching new windows to navigate a site). Users are beginning to adjust their browsing behavior to cope with a negative, industry-wide shift in web design."

Most novice users I know only use one browser window at a time. Indeed, most novices users I know don't know about Cut, Copy, and Paste. They don't know you can pull information from a web page and plop it into an email message for example.

However, I do think the gist of your message (at least the part I quoted) is right on. Humans will always find ways to route around problems. But it isn't just the web...

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on May 1, 2002 12:37 AM

 

Does Jack exist, or is this some kind of usability version of Fight Club where he's really John's alter ego..?
("First rule about WebWord is you don't talk about WebWord")

Posted by: Matt Round on May 1, 2002 04:26 AM

 

Oh please. Have you met John? I'm not that fat. Nor balding. There's no gap between my teeth. Oh, and I bathe every day.

Posted by: Jack Schonchin on May 1, 2002 11:54 AM

 

"If you see any other gross errors or problems, let me know."

Oops, I guess my Greymatter issue was posted in the wrong area.

Matt... John and I are not the same person, but we were born as Siamese twins. I realize the politically correct thing to say is "conjoined twins," but we were born in Siam, so anyone who doesn't like my language can go take an eternal nap at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha.

Yeah, OK, some smart guy will probably point out that we're from Thailand because the Siamese monarchy was neutered in 1932 and the country was renamed in 1939. (You know, things just haven't been the same since we lost King Prajadhipok.) Anyhow, I've got news for you bucko. John and I are 75 years old. So we are Siamese Twins. What, you thought usability professionals have to be young whippersnappers? How ageist of you!

(If you're wondering what part of our bodies were fused together, well, suffice it to say, John will never father children. When we were surgically separated I retained the virility of two men! Ladies, take note.)

If any of this bothers you guys and gals, let me know. I can go back to my Crayon box.

Posted by: Jack Schonchin on May 1, 2002 07:27 PM

 

Jack,

Now would be a good time to go back to your crayon box...

:)

Which village in Siam are you from? I think I might've seen you and John there at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. That Buddha sure got fat later in life! My understanding is he really took a liking to cotton candy after going to the 1904 World's Fair and became so addicted to the stuff that he gave up daily exercise and took up "reclining" ever after.

From the rest of your story, I'd say it wasn't just the Siamese monarchy that was neutered!

See, I told you to go back to your crayon box.

Posted by: Lyle Kantrovich on May 2, 2002 12:51 AM

 

I guess I'm not an "Über Poster", but I do post a fair few comments on this site. John doesn't even notice.

[MadMan sulks in his corner]

I'm going to abstain from posting any comments for a few weeks, I think.

Posted by: MadMan on May 2, 2002 07:48 AM

 

Sorry, very boring point I know, but I mostly use Netscape 4.7 for browsing, and the comments pages don't seem to display at all in that browser. Therefore need to go to Explorer to see these pages, which means I read them less etc.

Posted by: James Tuddenham on May 3, 2002 05:18 AM