Posted by: San October 13, 2009
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Hey houstonguys and other well-wishers, I appreciate your honesty here. As with everything else in life, one comes to judge things with their own preconceived notions and prejudices and it is perfectly fine to express one's opinion in this open and free forum.
I agree that the site design may start looking better without the ads
but most ppl want to place their banners on the homepage and I don't
really see a point to turn them away as long as the main content is not
compromised and as long as the core content is being served without any
intrusive ads. Most free sites employ annoying pop up ads, pop under
ads, flying ads, etc which are very intrusive in nature which actually
need you to close those off to read the main content. The banners in sajha
only reflects the side effect of its success in reaching out and helping others in need.
In my opinion sajha is a sort of WYSIWYG kind of website. It is what it is. What you see is what you get here. It does not come with any inflated lofty goals except an attempt to provide a cyberspace for Nepali ganthan and to help each other out. It does not claim to be the top site or the best designed site. I do claim, however, that sajha has the best and brightest (and most helpful) Nepali visitors than any other Nepali sites. Sajha is not popular because of its less than mediocre design, but because of the best and brightest who take timeout from their busy lives in this cyberspace as it represents part of their reality which most of them have left behind in Nepal or simply to complement their intellectual needs and curiosity in company of other best and brightest who happen to adorn these premises once in a while.
Obviously there is a fair share of every kind of visitors who come with their own share of preconceived notions and prejudices, but over all you can fairly say that sajha should be judged by its members and not its design of mediocrity.
If I had to make a judgment, I would say it's neither too good nor too bad. Hence, the yinyang icon for its bookmark!
I hope everyone can enjoy it for what it's worth.
I agree that the site design may start looking better without the ads
but most ppl want to place their banners on the homepage and I don't
really see a point to turn them away as long as the main content is not
compromised and as long as the core content is being served without any
intrusive ads. Most free sites employ annoying pop up ads, pop under
ads, flying ads, etc which are very intrusive in nature which actually
need you to close those off to read the main content. The banners in sajha
only reflects the side effect of its success in reaching out and helping others in need.
In my opinion sajha is a sort of WYSIWYG kind of website. It is what it is. What you see is what you get here. It does not come with any inflated lofty goals except an attempt to provide a cyberspace for Nepali ganthan and to help each other out. It does not claim to be the top site or the best designed site. I do claim, however, that sajha has the best and brightest (and most helpful) Nepali visitors than any other Nepali sites. Sajha is not popular because of its less than mediocre design, but because of the best and brightest who take timeout from their busy lives in this cyberspace as it represents part of their reality which most of them have left behind in Nepal or simply to complement their intellectual needs and curiosity in company of other best and brightest who happen to adorn these premises once in a while.
Obviously there is a fair share of every kind of visitors who come with their own share of preconceived notions and prejudices, but over all you can fairly say that sajha should be judged by its members and not its design of mediocrity.
If I had to make a judgment, I would say it's neither too good nor too bad. Hence, the yinyang icon for its bookmark!
I hope everyone can enjoy it for what it's worth.