2PPCLI Website

[STN_Trigger]

Hello Gentlemen, I'm looking for some Ideas, Opinions to put on this Website, I just got the New Common Look and Feel template that was mandatory for all government websites and was looking for some ideas to spice up the website. All replies are Welcomed.

I just got this site up on Friday so i know there are going to be errors with the site which ill try to fix on Monday.

www.army.forces.gc.ca/2ppcli


Edited by Roy Harding to correct URL as requested by the original poster.

 

[Yrys]

I'm curious.

Why is your email an hotmail adress, and how could your age be 929 ?

 

[STN_Trigger]

I'm curious.

Why is your email an hotmail address, and how could your age be 929 ?

I'm Using a Hotmail address because I'm at home not at work, when i registered i knew there would be a confirmation email so i wouldn't be able activate it till Monday if i used the work email. And i wasn't planning on going into work on a Saturday to activate it  For my age i made a mistake by putting 0978 instead of 1978. i fixed that in my profile so it should be good to go.

 

[3rd Herd]

STN_Trigger,
I maybe wrong but is not the 17th of March celebrated as the PPCLI birthday ? Next as the 60th AGM was just held in Calgary over the Labour day weekend your association information needs to be updated as to who the new President and Vices are, branch elections are coming up too ( at least here in Cowtown). Also we do have a new Colonel-in-Chief  and Patron which is correct on the Colonel in Chief web page but incorrect on the Association page. Lastly, you need to proof read the PPCLI Student Bursaries section there is a correction needed there.

 

[STN_Trigger]

STN_Trigger,
I maybe wrong but is not the 17th of March celebrated as the PPCLI birthday ? Next as the 60th AGM was just held in Calgary over the Labour day weekend your association information needs to be updated as to who the new President and Vices are, branch elections are coming up too ( at least here in Cowtown). Also we do have a new Colonel-in-Chief  and Patron which is correct on the Colonel in Chief web page but incorrect on the Association page. Lastly, you need to proof read the PPCLI Student Bursaries section there is a correction needed there.

i agree with you the information needs to be updated which were currently working on. I was more looking for comments towards the presentation side of the website rather then the information which needs to be updated badly

 

[Meridian]

I would:

1) Clear up the initial image on the front page... its "fuzzy".

2) Remove pretty much all of the underlining on the main text portion of the index page.  If you absolutely MUST link here, change the colour of the words to an unobtrusive blue or something else, but turn the underline off for LINK and VLINK.

3) Honours are spelled with a u in Canada (menu, left-hand side).

4) Your Coy pages all use tables with borders, which are generally a no-no in these design days... I'd remove the borders or go with something fainter or a light contrasting color with no "thickness".

Just a few things to get you going.

M.

 

[rw4th]

"Under Construction" pages are bad design and make for annoying navigation. If a page has no content do either of the following:

1) Remove the link to it entirely and when it's ready add it to the page along with a news blurb about the new section and/or a "new" banner next to the link.
2) Put the text for the link in place but do not enable the hyperlink. Do the same as in 1) when it becomes available.

Also, last time I checked the C6 is a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) not a Heavy Machine Gun 

 

[STN_Trigger]

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions, I've been applying them to the website as i see fit. It sure helps when i get a second opinion thanks again.

 

[3rd Herd]

STN_Trigger 
I talked over your site with a few of the Assoc types last night and today. We all came to the conclusion that across the board there is some confusion starting over the August and March dates. Regimental Day (the first Lady P's birth date) the Regimental founding date. So that is going to require some rethought both from the Regiment and the Association. Next who is your target audience for the site ? For older types (those of us how wear glasses from time to time) some of the shading needs to be reworked as it is hard on the eyes. As for content have you talked to RHQ about updating or rephrasing some of the history. I noticed that was done for the two unit citations. I also agree with rw4th over the under construction issue, get rid of it until it is ready. DHH has been a favorite discussion topic over the summer for the very same thing.

 

[STN_Trigger]

If anyone out there has another opinion or idea please feel free to leave your comment, I like to have positive and negative remarks because it only help me on knowing whats working and what not working for the site.  ;D  www.army.forces.gc.ca/2ppcli

 

[Cansoldier]

17 March 1886 was Princess Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth of Connaught and Strathearn birthday in which PPCLI celebrate Regimental Day, an event that celebrates the original Colonel-in-Chief's birthday.  The date of August 10th is celebrated as the Regimental birthday of PPCLI. This celebration commemorates the anniversary of the formation of the Regiment. 

 

[STN_Trigger]

Just curious on what you people think of the site these days, Any new comments would be appreciated

 

[Meridian]

FWIW:

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-Personally, I'd say I'm a bit overwhelmed intially by the colours.  I know this is in part because of the pirmary colour usage for PPCLI, but with both the header banner and the PPCLI banner lower in the page, plus the headers of the columns all being solid flashy primary colours....  well it's just a bit of overload.  Can you not use the banner as the overall site header, rather than repeating both on all pages?  You'd save visual clutter + a lot of real estate...

-Your photo on the main page still comes across as being blurred.

-Because you are really not using a lot of the screen real estate, I think you need to drop the core font size, particularly for your navigation links down at least a notch.  With the narrow focus of the screen, I find it a bit hard to read.

-Navigation-wise,  if it were me, I'd put the general site nav stuff on the top left, which is the "traditional" location/where users expect it to be.  I'd drop the Regt History stuff below that,  and on the right hand side panel, I'd put the Deployment info data you have in the main body, and right below, the Family info links, followed by your "Random links".    This would free up a lot of main body space, but still rightfully place the deployment info in easy visual reach.. just not front and centre.

 

[STN_Trigger]

 Can you not use the banner as the overall site header, rather than repeating both on all pages?  You'd save visual clutter + a lot of real estate...

The Header has to be standard across the site and I can't change it do to CF policies. As for the Banner being on all the pages, its there for page page printing purposes.
Thanks for your comments.