Website...Does it work?

[waxninja]

OK so I have finally decided to set up a website I can use to help further promote myself (leaving flyers with a web address will probably help gain interest). However I am asking you to check it out and tell me whether I am including enough of the right information.
And of course whether you think it looks good. Its Vibrant and bright, but I like it, though it may not be practical enough. Some parts are still in development, but I am getting there, slowly.
Cheers please give me a critical evaluation,
Stew.
www.wtf-online.net/vjstupid (http://www.wtf-online.net/vjstupid)

[vjair]

The link wouldnt work for me mate :(

[waxninja]

hmm I had that problem for someone else I spoke to.
Possibly try www.wtf-online.net/vjstupid/news.php (http://www.wtf-online.net/vjstupid)
Anyone else able to see it?

[sleepytom]

C:\Documents and Settings\Tom>tracert www.wtf-online.net
Unable to resolve target system name www.wtf-online.net.

the DNS doesn't seem to be working

[devonmiles]

just add the magic "http://" and it will work...

[sleepytom]

err that's a trace-route http:// doesn't make any difference if it can't resolve the IP address

if he registered the domain or changed the name server recently then its probably still propagating round - ie it will start working in 24-48 hours depending where you are.

[devonmiles]

err- I meant: http://www.wtf-online.net/vjstupid/news.php

which works fine

[sleepytom]

yeah but the DNS is still propagating coz its a new domain - ie it might work fine for you and not for me...

as it goes in the hour since my last post the DNS has reached me - now lets look at the trace-route again...

C:\Documents and Settings\Tom>tracert www.wtf-online.net

Tracing route to wtf-online.net [66.98.172.42]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 72 ms 23 ms 15 ms loopback1.ar1.gs1.systems.pipex.net [62.241.161.
247]
2 28 ms 13 ms 13 ms ge-0-0-0.cr1.gs1.systems.pipex.net [62.241.161.9
0]
3 15 ms 14 ms 19 ms g1-2-508.cr02.tn5.bb.pipex.net [62.72.139.77]
4 17 ms 16 ms 14 ms g3-25-6.cr05.tn5.bb.pipex.net [62.72.140.133]
5 14 ms 14 ms 16 ms 902.g9-2.mpr2.lhr1.uk.above.net [209.249.203.137
]
6 15 ms 15 ms 13 ms so-4-0-0.cr2.lhr3.uk.above.net [64.125.27.218]
7 15 ms 88 ms 15 ms so-0-0-0.cr1.lhr3.uk.above.net [208.184.231.145]

8 83 ms 16 ms 27 ms 64.125.27.229.available.above.net [64.125.27.229
]
9 141 ms 89 ms 88 ms so-7-0-0.cr1.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.31.186]
10 99 ms 98 ms 191 ms so-6-0-0.mpr2.atl6.us.above.net [64.125.27.62]
11 100 ms 181 ms 99 ms so-0-0-0.mpr1.atl6.us.above.net [64.125.27.49]
12 110 ms 109 ms 110 ms so-4-0-0.mpr2.iah1.us.above.net [64.125.29.70]
13 151 ms 112 ms 189 ms 289.ge-3-2-1.mpr1.iah1.us.above.net [216.200.251
.26]
14 137 ms 121 ms 118 ms ivhou-207-218-245-29.ev1.net [207.218.245.29]
15 114 ms 193 ms 120 ms ivhou-207-218-223-106.ev1.net [207.218.223.106]

16 110 ms 132 ms 111 ms server.linuxserver28.com [66.98.172.42]

Trace complete.

as you can see on my connection the DNS is now fully working and i can see the site in a browser.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm explains why we need DNS

[PilotX]

works for me using firefox on win xp @ 1024x768 :)

[sleepytom]

from a readability point of view i'd tone down the background image (black and yellow stripes) its really distracting and makes the text very hard to read!

[waxninja]

Are the bricks not loading up? All text should have bricks behind it dark black bricks. hmmm.

[sleepytom]

yeah the bricks load up - its just on a hi res monitor the yellow stripes are taking up 50% of the screen and so become a bit over bearing...

[gregg normal]

I like the look of it dude, good work.

[waxninja]

Oh yeah I see what you mean, Ok I shall tone down that a bit no problem.
Cheers for the feedback.