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From: "Lawrence PAULSON" <L.Paulson@mmu.ac.uk>
Organization: Manchester Metropolitan University
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:33:31 +GMT
Subject: Let's Off Road!
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Dear All,
Following Time Out's less than flattering review of Ultimate a few
months ago, I thought I'd share what City Life Manchester had to say
about my website when it got reviewed in this month's issue (in the
'Byte Sized' section- ho ho, good pun!)...
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Fingers 6
http://yi.com/home/Fingers6
The bizarrely-named Fingers 6 is the home page of an Ultimate Frisbee
team based in Manchester. Apparently, Ultimate Frisbee is a team
sport which is played on a pitch but uses a frisbee instead of using
a football or rubgyball. Fingers 6 is a Manchester that are based at
the Didsbury site of Manchester Metropolitan University. At the risk
of sounding boring, this frisbee stuff sounds like it might be a good
laugh, although I wouldn't go as far as joining a team.
The only problem with the Fingers 6 site is although the team member
that has designed the site has done a pretty professional job,
they're obviously quite a clique and this comes across on the site,
through all the 'zany' group photographs. The camouflage-coloured
background doesn't help either as it makes it look like the homepage
of the two extreme sport characters from The Fast Show.
Consequently, they look like they're more likely to say "Let's Off
Road" as "Let's Ultimate Frisbee".
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So there you have it- not exactly a glowing testimonial, but not bad
either. I'm not sure if being compared to the Fast Show is a good
thing, and bearing in mind that I wrote the purely for the benefit
of myself primarily, Fingers 6 secondly, other Ultimate players
thirdly, and the public at large a distant fourth, it's not
surprising that the reviewer might think it 'cliquey'. Still, I'm
quite pleased that a professional reviewer thought my design was
'professional', and I had no idea that they were going to review this
site and happened across it by chance when reading a friend's copy.
Now watch my hit-counter rocket! (hmm, maybe not)
Love & Luck,
Lawrence
Fingers 6
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l.paulson@mmu.ac.uk
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