fiddlefax, the south african classical music portal

idalatob · 02-04-2008, 10:34 PM

hey guys, please check out www.fiddlefax.co.za. its still in its early stages of development but I would really appreciate some feedback. Could somebody also run a port scan to determine how secure my server is?

I would really appreciate any suggestions or feedback, but for the love of pete keep it civil. cant handle any more flaming.

Thanks plenty.

oesxyl · 02-04-2008, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

hey guys, please check out www.fiddlefax.co.za. its still in its early stages of development but I would really appreciate some feedback. Could somebody also run a port scan to determine how secure my server is?

very secure, I can't load main page, so I can't see the site, so no review,

you have 100% packet loss.

PS: I'll try later,

best regards

idalatob · 02-04-2008, 11:15 PM

yeah... its the south african back-bone... we've been taking a beating from power cuts, storms, low-bandwidth etc... server emailed to say there could be occasional problems with people accessing the site from outside the continent....

we live in the dark ages in africa.

twodayslate · 02-05-2008, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

yeah... its the south african back-bone... we've been taking a beating from power cuts, storms, low-bandwidth etc... server emailed to say there could be occasional problems with people accessing the site from outside the continent....

I don't know if this is possible but get a different server?

Looks like a cool site!

Logo should be a link to the home page.

idalatob · 02-07-2008, 04:28 PM

Not getting much feedback... please take the time to have a look.

oesxyl · 02-07-2008, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

hey guys, please check out www.fiddlefax.co.za. its still in its early stages of development but I would really appreciate some feedback. Could somebody also run a port scan to determine how secure my server is?

I would really appreciate any suggestions or feedback, but for the love of pete keep it civil. cant handle any more flaming.

Thanks plenty.

- invalid html markup:
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbos...lefax.co.za%2F
- IMO the current date from the menu bar, can be removed
- was difficult to find the links to tutorials, mystery navigation,

- pretty fast, when the server is alive,

best regards

idalatob · 02-07-2008, 04:45 PM

its the WYSIWYG editor which tends to generate invalid markup...

But i'll sort it out.

Thanks, what did you think of the look & feel?

EDIT: Ha ha, Im busy working on the tutorials section.....

oesxyl · 02-07-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

its the WYSIWYG editor which tends to generate invalid markup...

But i'll sort it out.

Thanks, what did you think of the look & feel?

EDIT: Ha ha, Im busy working on the tutorials section.....

I like it, but I'm more tech then artist,

good luck and best regards

oesxyl · 02-07-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

its the WYSIWYG editor which tends to generate invalid markup...

But i'll sort it out.

Thanks, what did you think of the look & feel?

EDIT: Ha ha, Im busy working on the tutorials section.....

I'm not talking about content, the site is new, it's normal, I talk about links to content, It's hard to find that there is a link there, you have no clue about them.

best regards

idalatob · 02-07-2008, 04:56 PM

ok, ok. (he cowers in a corner)... ill fix my markup. you caught me, and ill try to make the links clearer.

idalatob · 03-21-2008, 02:19 PM

Hey people, not to bump the thread (*cough * cough) but ive made a lot of changes to the site... what do you think?

http://www.fiddlefax.co.za

oesxyl · 03-21-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idalatob

Hey people, not to bump the thread (*cough * cough) but ive made a lot of changes to the site... what do you think?

http://www.fiddlefax.co.za

I think, ...., that I catch you again,

invalid markup:

http://validator.w3.org/check?verbos...lefax.co.za%2F

- the tutorials, violin link is still hidden, I must guess where are the links
- the fonts are too small, I can't learn to sing this way,

- events, the hand cursor is the single clue that are links there.

I want to have a long life therefor I stop here, until you don't kill me,

PS: by the way I like the instrument from the front page, the picture, what it is? I don't talk about snake,

best regards

harbingerOTV · 03-22-2008, 01:56 AM

there a few things that I don't like about it but it might all be related to my main reason. the site is about music but I don't see "music" when I see it load. At the very least have a tag line under the logo. When I first see the site it's a whole bunch of links and text. Yep thats a website. Your supporting the arts but it in no way tells me visually what the site is about. Blogs are blogs so you can't judge the same way. you are trying to "sell" the musical arts. I don't necessarily dislike the layout but I do dislike that upon first entering, I don't get any sense that this isn't just another site.

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idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	fiddlefax, the south african classical music portal hey guys, please check out www.fiddlefax.co.za. its still in its early stages of development but I would really appreciate some feedback. Could somebody also run a port scan to determine how secure my server is? I would really appreciate any suggestions or feedback, but for the love of pete keep it civil. cant handle any more flaming. Thanks plenty. Last edited by idalatob; 02-04-2008 at 10:41 PM.. Reason: wanted to add something.

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idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Changes Hey people, not to bump the thread (cough cough) but ive made a lot of changes to the site... what do you think? http://www.fiddlefax.co.za

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02-04-2008, 11:15 PM	PM User \| #3
idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	yeah... its the south african back-bone... we've been taking a beating from power cuts, storms, low-bandwidth etc... server emailed to say there could be occasional problems with people accessing the site from outside the continent.... we live in the dark ages in africa.

02-07-2008, 04:28 PM	PM User \| #5
idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Not getting much feedback... please take the time to have a look.

02-07-2008, 04:45 PM	PM User \| #7
idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	its the WYSIWYG editor which tends to generate invalid markup... But i'll sort it out. Thanks, what did you think of the look & feel? EDIT: Ha ha, Im busy working on the tutorials section.....

02-07-2008, 04:56 PM	PM User \| #10
idalatob Regular Coder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Posts: 123 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	ok, ok. (he cowers in a corner)... ill fix my markup. you caught me, and ill try to make the links clearer.