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BS: Heroic Work Pays Off

02 Oct 03 - 10:08 PM (#1028469)
Subject: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: hesperis

Well, yesterday I finished work on How to Be a Hero, my first major website design customer.

There's still some things to fix and some things to do, but it's a job well done. It's great to have something out there of this scale that proves that even though I'm sick a lot, I can still work when it's on my own terms.

The site is for a project based on the Quest for Glory computer game series and involves a writer who is collaborating with the original designer of that series. This thing is going to be HUGE.

The main part of the site is a test that determines which heroic type you are. I'm a Paladin, with Wizard a close second.

Rogue (8)
Warrior (5)
Wizard (16)
Paladin (18)

"My Inner Hero - Paladin!

I strive to help others, and to bring truth and harmony to the world however I can. Whether times are good or bad, you can always count on me. I'm a shoulder to cry on, a champion for the helpless, and an all around nice person."

What do you get?


02 Oct 03 - 11:03 PM (#1028492)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Amos

I am Wizard. Need a Rogue or a Warrior to work out conquering the Unknown. Of course I knew that already. LOL!!


A


03 Oct 03 - 12:41 AM (#1028533)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: hesperis

Yay!

I think we need more Rogues though.


03 Oct 03 - 01:15 AM (#1028548)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: katlaughing

Heyasirepseh, I took the test and when I got to the last question, it said "please wait, loading" and then took me the American Bar Assoc. website www.aba.org! Otherwise, it looks good, though I thought the listings at the top of the page were links, too. How do I find out what I am?**bg**

Thanks and congratulations!

kat


03 Oct 03 - 08:17 AM (#1028713)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: A Wandering Minstrel

Nice design, but maybe you should give out the result BEFORE doing the signup routine. Looks a bit less desperate that way


03 Oct 03 - 08:49 AM (#1028740)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Noreen

My Inner Hero - Paladin!

I strive to help others, and to bring truth and harmony to the world however I can. Whether times are good or bad, you can always count on me. I'm a shoulder to cry on, a champion for the helpless, and an all around nice person.

How about you? Click here to find your own inner hero.

:0) Very nice!

Excuse me, I'm off to Fix Something...


03 Oct 03 - 09:18 AM (#1028755)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: sian, west wales

I'm a Wizard but only a point between that and Paladin. We definitely need more Rogues and Warriors. (Who'd of thought that Mudcat was short on Rogues? Go figure.)

I have to go and Discover something. Something = anything, apparently. I was thinking a recipe for chocolate pecan pie, but I think it's been done.

Maybe a chocolate pecan praline cream pie ... would that count as a discovery?

sian
(thinking what to serve for Canadian thanksgiving in a week and a bit)


03 Oct 03 - 09:19 AM (#1028758)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: GUEST,MMario

my thought too - wanderer....

I'm definately a rogue
Rogue (19)
Warrior (9)
Wizard (7)
Paladin (8)

I need to hook up with a Paladin and a Wizard according to the site. But first I need to Get Away With Something...

It's a good thing I use my powers for good and not evil, because quite frankly, I could get away with murder. I'm clever, tricky, and charming. I know how to make you laugh with one hand and pick your pocket with the other. Not that I'd ever DO that, of course...


03 Oct 03 - 09:22 AM (#1028762)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: jeffp

I'm a wizard too! Very entertaining test. It will be interesting to see how the site develops. Nice work!


03 Oct 03 - 09:28 AM (#1028771)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Amos

Kat:

Maybe your Inner Hero is a lawyer. :>)


A


03 Oct 03 - 09:36 AM (#1028782)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Noreen

Ok sian, you discover the chocolate praline creamy pecan pie, I'll fix it and MMario can get away with it...

Err....


03 Oct 03 - 11:00 AM (#1028862)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: katlaughing

Hmmm, well, don't choose "litigate" 'cause it happened again when I did!

Anyway, skewing it to suit my fancy, I wound up being a Wizard, so watch out! I'll wave my magic wand and turn you all into toads! Oh, wait, there's more of us? Oops, which one of us is on Magic Wand Duty, today?

Rogue (2)
Warrior (10)
Wizard (25)
Paladin (15)

That was fun, sirepseh, thanks. Just a couple of suggestions: the drop down menu items when filling in the membership info are a bit difficult to read with the green on black. Also, on the test itself, I would have preferred more WOMEN to choose from as most admired fictional character and other characters as choices for some of the other questions.

All in all, though, good job!


03 Oct 03 - 11:18 AM (#1028883)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: GUEST,ClaireBear

Here's me --

Rogue:    3
Warrior: 0
Wizard: 20
Paladin: 20

Good thing I chose a wizard avatar, cos that's what it says I am.

Now, what the heck did I just sign up for?


03 Oct 03 - 01:12 PM (#1028975)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: hesperis

Glad you're all having fun! *big grin*

Kat - that text will eventually be links, and I'll fiddle a bit more with the stylesheet for the drop-downs.

MMario - Yay! Another Rogue I actually like!

Minstrel - perhaps, however it's the best way of getting signups ever invented, and you don't have to receive news if you don't want to. So, it works.


03 Oct 03 - 11:24 PM (#1029370)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: mack/misophist

A nice looking site. Can I mention my pet peeve, though? Blue on black is well nigh illegible.


05 Oct 03 - 07:27 PM (#1030163)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Helen

Very classy design, hesperis.

I'm a wizard. No news to me, really.
Rogue (2)Warrior (2)Wizard (31)Paladin (17)

"If people around you are all nodding and smiling, it may just be because they don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about. "

Gee, and I thought they liked me. :-|

Helen


05 Oct 03 - 08:45 PM (#1030199)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Bill D

I missed the part where they guarantee that your email address is not used or sold....I get way too much spam now...


06 Oct 03 - 07:58 AM (#1030402)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: JennyO

When I filled in the details to register, I tried to get my results. I tried logging in. All I get no matter what I do is messages saying either "incorrect login" or "sorry no membership details were found" I've gone through the whole process twice now and I seem to get stuck in a loop. Also, I can't get back to Mudcat with the back button. I have to close the site and log onto Mudcat again.

What am I doing wrong?


06 Oct 03 - 03:27 PM (#1030744)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: hesperis

What is your Heroic Name, JennyO?


07 Oct 03 - 12:35 AM (#1031031)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Helen

JennyO,

I had the same problem so I asked for a new password and got an e-mail with it in and then "Robert was my parent's sibling". (Sorry non-Oz folk, you won't get that convoluted reference to a well-know Oz saying.)

Helen


07 Oct 03 - 06:58 AM (#1031129)
Subject: RE: BS: Heroic Work Pays Off
From: Noreen

That well-know Oz saying, Helen, originated with a former UK Prime Minister Lord Salisbury (Bob to his friends!).

Explanation at Bob's your Uncle

Expression still widely used here in the UK too.