[Sigia-l] Rant about bad IA practice.

[Alexander Johannesen]

On 10/31/06, Stewart Dean <stew8dean at hotmail.com> wrote:
> without being overly defensive I've been part of this group for a while
> and I was essentialy saying 'A sucks - if I'm wrong tell me why'.

I've been part of this group for a long time too, but I still don't
think it's fair to brush over topics with limited experience and
declare them "sucky" - and then leave it up to us to tell *you* that
you might be wrong. it's inpolite.

Having said that, I've had my fair share of telling people that what
they treasure sucks. And I think I've learned something from that;
pointing out suckiness doesn't do any good. Pointing out *better*
things works. So here's my challenge to you; for each item you claim
suck, come up with an alternative that is better.

> I'd rather be contraversial and correct in my approach than be safe and wrong
> (not that I take this attituted with clients I should add).

What if you're controversial and wrong?

> If someting doesnt work I think it only fair to air it in groups like this, don't you?

I think this community always have been sceptical of eye tracking, so
you're preaching to the choir, barking up the wrong tree, and seeing
the forest for nothing but trees. Or something.

The point here really is that there is more than one way to say that
something sucks, and yours weren't what I would rate as up there with
Churchill. :)


Alex
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