p=. *HomeWolf Frequently Asked Questions* (_...actually, they've only been asked a few times, but anyways..._) *_Question:_* Why the name Homewolf? *_Answer:_* Because. Actually, a long time ago, I was looking through one of those "Baby Name" books and found that my name, Randy, meant "the home wolf" and it just kind stuck with me. *_Question:_* Why do we have to log in to post? *_Answer:_* Because. I've been to other poetry (and message) boards and have decided to take this course of action for two reasons: * Nick Protection. Nobody can post as you nor steal your Nick, which happened several times on boards I've visited. * Copyright Protection. By posting "as you" via your Nick, you have claims to what you post, it attaches identity to your writings. In the last few years, this has become very common with most forum-type sites, so this question is kind of moot, huh? *_Question:_* Is being a User free? *_Answer:_* Yes. There is no charge, nor will there be, as long as I work where I work. I get free bandwidth, enough to run this site anyways, as a perk. As long as the traffic stays light (shouldn't be a problem, really) this site will always remain free. *_Question:_* But you mean free to us, but you sell our info to others? *_Answer:_* Absolutely frickin' not! I'm a very big privacy advocate, and detest the "mining" of e-mail addresses and other info to sell. Your info is safe from being sold here. Read the Privacy Policy. *_Question:_* Why did you do X in the design of the site? *_Answer:_* Over the years I've developed my own taste for what makes a good website. After designing sites professionally I found that I did not want to do it professionally; business customers tend to like a lot of flash (not Flash®, but WOW! OOH! type of flash) and images, which over time I found to be a real pain in the neck to do. My instincts tell me "less graphics, faster load" (and this was when everyone was on dial-up connections!) I love graphics, so don't get me wrong, but I believe in a balance of nice images and content. And HomeWolf represents my ultimate goal, to present content in a nice, elegant way that makes it easy to navigate the site and still looks very nice. 2008-02-18T11:12:41-05:00 2 0 1