review my community

[arpecop]

please review my http://www.readerfeed.com some expect layout advices something about "building community from scratch" will be appriciated.
it's vanilla based so if u want to check the inner page without registering use
username: tester and pass: tester
thanks

[davebarnes]

Very cool graphics, but I hate Mystery Meat Navigation.

[arpecop]

i don't get it ... u mean non working circle buttons ? :)

[tomlom]

I believe Dave means you have what appear to be navigation buttons with no explanation for your visitor as to what they're for.

Tom

[janeth]

If I landed on this site I would leave about the same time I landed. The home page does not tell me anything and it appears that the site went off line while I was looking at it.

You have less than 3 seconds to get someone to stick around your site. People would rather see a nicely designed site that worked the same way as all the other sites online than to see something different that they have to try and figure out how it works.

[davebarnes]

Mystery Meat Navigation

http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/myst...avigation.html

[arpecop]

thanks Janeth .. I always prefer innovative thinking but you're right ... I am still working on this site and some rollover help hints ... like rollover on "(?)" button and then appears (what is this site all about?) clicking the button execute ajax help hint that describes the community meaning of site ...
some describing suggestions are appriciated
my site is forum based community for blogger owners

[janeth]

Originally Posted by arpecop

thanks Janeth .. I always prefer innovative thinking but you're right ... I am still working on this site and some rollover help hints ... like rollover on "(?)" button and then appears (what is this site all about?) clicking the button execute ajax help hint that describes the community meaning of site ...
some describing suggestions are appriciated
my site is forum based community for blogger owners

When it is all said and done you will find that simple is better.