A reminder and clarification about The Ubuntu Counter Project

[Melissa Draper]

email.listen at googlemail.com wrote:
> Am Fri, 28. July 2006 13:30 schrieb Melissa Draper:
>   
>> <snip>
> I would suggest to place this link more visible, e.g. in bold-italic or by 
> having a couter.li.org button. I recognised it only after a closer look 
> beeing a link.
>   
Personally, I identify underlined text amidst non-underlined text as a link fairly quickly. Using underlining for non-links is generally frowned upon since most people draw this conclusion. Using bold for links is generally frowned upon, and for this reason I am not going to do that. Please see http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040510.html Changing formatting mid-sentance breaks readability for lots of readers, it is a pity there is no 100% solution here.

If you would take a look at the awstats ( http://counter.li.org/awstats/awstats.pl?config=gimel.counter.li.org&output=refererpages ) on the linuxcounter site, you would see that the site is driving people to the "linux counter", not taking from there.

> <snip>
> There is no verification of new users as it is done by counter.li.org. So in 
> the end the numbers acquired by your survey may be seen very weak.
>   
The site is primarily intended as fun for Ubuntu users.
> <snip>
>   
> (I deleted this registration, but you may find it in the logfiles.)
*sigh*

Some things in life depend on user responsibility. BOTH these stats
pages are examples of such things.

-- 
Sincerely
Melissa Draper

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