TKE IHQ new website look

The1calledTKE · #1 08-12-2003, 10:43 AM

What does everyone think of the new look? The events page will be handy and I think things will be easier to find.

tkeos443 · #2 08-12-2003, 05:40 PM

should have stuck with the other mind you it wasnt very user friendly either but if you compare to our competition that website looks like crap I am sure they could have done better I mean look at other IFC fraternities its like they made it with a blind eye so I say its crap and if you ask if I can do better I can and if I cant I know some alumni fraters that can

lambda_zeta_442 · #3 08-13-2003, 12:46 PM

i think that it looks extremely to simple i think that they should of stuck with the old one

Wes_517 · #4 08-15-2003, 01:38 AM

I personally like the new page. There comes a time when too much information up front is not good. Topher noticed that time came, and changed to an elegant simplistic look. The coding behind the page is still relatively complicated, in the near future there will be A LOT more added with the financial records, TKE university, links to province websites added and more. It looks simple(as it’s suppose to), but server side it’s not so simple.

Making a page jam packed with information and all flashy may be great for some fraternities, but also look at one of our goals – bringing more alumni back into the fraternity. These are guys that a large portion will be using dialups instead of broadband, that get confused with a lot of information and links all over the place. A lot of these people prefer a simple LOOKING page to one that takes 10 minutes to download a flash intro, or they have to read for 5 minutes just to find the link they want.

And yes we are judged as a whole by our IHQ website just as each chapter is judged by their website (some which haven’t been updated in well over a year) But I for one have complete faith in our staff. If you spend a good amount of time looking at websites and researching design, you will notice that there is starting to be a turn for less information up front, and simpler navigation to get wherever you want to go within a shallow but comprehensive website.

I say let Yahoo and Microsoft jam all their information in the first page, we are aiming for a completely different audience, and I think the new website is perfectly geared for TKE’s future. It’s flexible, it’s expandable, and it’s manageable.

There's an old saying in web design - "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

Erik P Conard · #5 08-20-2003, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by zntke711
What does everyone think of the new look? The events page will be handy and I think things will be easier to find.

First, though, what goes with this password crap? Every time I try to send a message I get told I have the wrong password. I
have had five different ones, am using the latest. Who is running this show?
Second, the TKE site sucks, and if we want to tell the world how
many dead chapters we have and how we have failed, we are
indeed on target. Schlock....
The history and scholarship put into the site is a D- at best.

Wes_517 · #6 08-20-2003, 07:24 PM

Why is it that for everything IHQ does there is always a group of people that take so much joy in saying it sucks?

I do agree that we have alot of dead chapters, but I also know that we have taken great strides to not only open alot of chapters back up again with great success under our new method, and I also know that we have taken huge steps in supporting the chapters that we do have. The idea that the few people on staff in Indianapolis can take care of the needs of every chapter we have is insane. The issue was brought up and a new (and extremely promising plan) has been developed and implemented.

We as Fraters are not in competition with IHQ, rather we are on the same team, so if what they are putting out isn't what the Grand Chapter wants, it is then our RESPONSIBILITY to let them know, and if you listen to them, they are ALWAYS asking what we want to see. It's up to all of us to tell them.

Anyone can point out flaws in anything, but once the flaws are known about, what will be done? If all we do is say what's wrong on a website that might never be looked at by people who can change things, then they will never know to change them and nothing will be done. But if you bring your dislike of certain things to the people who can do something about them, then we can make progress.

So I challenge you, if you don't like it or anything else that is going on, try to understand the thinking behind it, and if it's still not in the Fraternity's best interests, take some constructive steps to change it.

Erik P Conard · #7 08-20-2003, 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by Wes_517
Why is it that for everything IHQ does there is always a group of people that take so much joy in saying it sucks?

I do agree that we have alot of dead chapters, but I also know that we have taken great strides to not only open alot of chapters back up again with great success under our new method, and I also know that we have taken huge steps in supporting the chapters that we do have. The idea that the few people on staff in Indianapolis can take care of the needs of every chapter we have is insane. The issue was brought up and a new (and extremely promising plan) has been developed and implemented.

We as Fraters are not in competition with IHQ, rather we are on the same team, so if what they are putting out isn't what the Grand Chapter wants, it is then our RESPONSIBILITY to let them know, and if you listen to them, they are ALWAYS asking what we want to see. It's up to all of us to tell them.

Anyone can point out flaws in anything, but once the flaws are known about, what will be done? If all we do is say what's wrong on a website that might never be looked at by people who can change things, then they will never know to change them and nothing will be done. But if you bring your dislike of certain things to the people who can do something about them, then we can make progress.

So I challenge you, if you don't like it or anything else that is going on, try to understand the thinking behind it, and if it's still not in the Fraternity's best interests, take some constructive steps to change it.

Erik P Conard · #8 08-20-2003, 08:13 PM

dear last boy off the bus and life loyal teke:
as our beloved James Clifford Logan would say:
"Certainly want to hear all points of view."

The1calledTKE · #9 08-20-2003, 09:13 PM

We are all brothers here. I am sure we can respect each others opinons no matter what they are. The state of the website is just trivial all that matters is the state of our brotherhood. IHQ doesn't make the brotherhood we do.