noobtester Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hello all, I thought I would put my JQuery, PHP, AJAX and web design noob skills to the test Please criticise ruthlessly: w ww.geta udiofro mvide o.com [remove spaces] The above isn't a new idea and has been done time and time again but I just wanted to practice and put new skills I have learnt to the test. Thanks all (comparing reviews) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBall Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Well, neither the HTML nor the CSS validates. 17 errors in one and 13 in the other. Fix those and ask again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSW Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I assume you missed the "Validate before asking" thread stuck at the top? Validation is one of the things we do first when reviewing sites, so of they are not valid, it is a waste of our time to go further. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobtester Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) I think that "rule" and the evangelical worshipping of validating websites nowadays is ridiculous. This ridiculousness is shown by the number of high profile sites that exist today that do not refer to this unnecessary rule. Example, facebooks front page has over 30 Errors, yet it is a beautifully crafted site, simple and elegant. Don't get me wrong, following web standards is very important and it is in everybodies interest to produce sites like this. However, to have it as a prerequisites before a site gets judged on such forums is over kill. Please critiuqe it and please disregard validation as an assessment factor in this case. Edited January 15, 2009 by noobtester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newseed Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 The site doesn't really sell to me. The design is borish. The concept is good but the whole site is lacking character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtual Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 It is however a prerequisite for this site. I think when you join a group, purely out of respect, you should abide by the rules or at least try to, not dismiss them entirely. The rules are there for a purpose however ridiculous you may think they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwsimon Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I think that "rule" and the evangelical worshipping of validating websites nowadays is ridiculous. This ridiculousness is shown by the number of high profile sites that exist today that do not refer to this unnecessary rule. Example, facebooks front page has over 30 Errors, yet it is a beautifully crafted site, simple and elegant. Don't get me wrong, following web standards is very important and it is in everybodies interest to produce sites like this. However, to have it as a prerequisites before a site gets judged on such forums is over kill. Please critiuqe it and please disregard validation as an assessment factor in this case. To your point about Facebook - just because something is popular doesn't mean it is correct. By and large, we are professionals here, and this is pretty much a teaching forum. You will almost always get a criticism before you get a compliment here. Its just the way it works. The rule is in place on this forum to push people on the right path - if you don't know what validation is, then you likely need to start there anyhow, and your site isn't as "done" as you thought it was. The errors on your site are not there because it would be a hack to get it to comply. They are there because you didn't escape characters reserved in XML. XHTML is a dialect of XML. If you page was being served correctly - which it isn't - then it would not display at all. You also didn't specify the type of style you are using in the The site is really cool, and I'd love to see the code behind it - but your understanding of the mechanics of markup is obviously flawed. You asked for a critique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBall Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Whats with the chat box? Why would someone want to steal Youtube videos then announce that publicly on meebo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobtester Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 The site doesn't really sell to me. The design is borish. The concept is good but the whole site is lacking character.I have taken that on board, any ideas for me to improve or remove the borishness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobtester Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 To your point about Facebook - just because something is popular doesn't mean it is correct. For me, Success = correct. You will almost always get a criticism before you get a compliment here. Its just the way it works. Thats exactly what I am looking for. Compliments do not bring improvement. The site is really cool, and I'd love to see the code behind it - but your understanding of the mechanics of markup is obviously flawed. You asked for a critique. Wrong conclusion, not "obviously flawed" but obviously lazy! The way it works: Video is retrieved from youtube as an FLV file using a shell script that is initiated by a PHP script which in turn is initiated by Javascript using an AJAX call using JQuery. I strip the audio/sound as an MP3 using one of the best tools in the world, FFmpeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobtester Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Whats with the chat box? Why would someone want to steal Youtube videos then announce that publicly on meebo? lmao To be honest, people do use the chat box and seem to make small talk while they wait 2-3 mins for each conversion. I was trying to think of other ways to get users to kill those 2-3 mins such as watching youtube videos, playing a game. I thought the chat thing was the best option. Disagree? What else could I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobtester Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 It is however a prerequisite for this site. I think when you join a group, purely out of respect, you should abide by the rules or at least try to, not dismiss them entirely. The rules are there for a purpose however ridiculous you may think they are.I couldn't agree more, but I think there is a fault with that rule and there is nothing wrong with stating that.I will validate my site in a few days to keep in line with this forums rules. You can still all be assured that I still don't agree with it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBall Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 What else could I do? The text is a bit hard to read. I just wanted to throw that out there... Oh, I also couldn't find a link back to the home page after following the "Terms" link. I think a youtube style sidebar filled with the recent uploads might keep people around for the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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