I think the applicability of your observation re. website re-design
making it easier to use applies to most re-design efforts I've
observed. Feature creep combined with not having a complete understanding
of original features conspire against success.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2014, Avri Doria wrote:
On 20-Mar-14 15:37, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
It might be useful to get feedback from newcomers to the past few
IETF meetings to get their perspective. Many of is are used to
the interface and have adapted, even prefer it's simplicity. I
did get questions from a few newcomers in Berlin about the web
site, thinking the IETF was a bit out of touch and behind the
times. This may make it difficult to attract newcomers and
younger engineers.
Maybe I should draft some text on "Why this website looks so boring"
for the newcomers' page? (Seriously.)
I like that idea.
My personal experience is that I never saw a redesign of a web site that
actually made it easier to use.
avri