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[raghuveer_v]

Erin,

Your web site is fabulous, no doubt about that.

To make it the perfect web-site for TOEFL prep, consider the following suggestions ...

1) first and foremost, It seems that you did a "Search and Replace" on the entire site to convert all occurances of "erin" to "Erin Billy" which left some questions in the structure pactice section corrupted ....

e.g.,

9. Barns are large structures ------ sheltErin Billyg farm equipment and livestock, such as horses and cows.

21. More than just lodgings for travelers, colonial inns and taverns also served as social gathErin Billyg place for people who had little means of communication with surrounding areas.

there are more than a few instances of such errors.

Please correct them.

2) Even though the design of the site is OK, it can still be improved. Presently, I feel it looks somewhat elementary.
(No doubt, it helps the pages load quickly, for slower net connections)

3) The link "TOEFL Discussion Group" (http://www.TestMagic.com/disc_toefl_frm.htm) on the TOEFL Home Page doesn't work.

4) The GRE section of the Discussion Forum is not as lively as the TOEFL forum. I don't know the reason why. Do you?

5) Please include a "Search" feature to search the entire website, not just the forum. for example, I couldn't find the page on "subordinating conjunctions". I know it's there, but can't find it.

That's all for now.
Anyway, Thanks for a great website, Erin



Edited by - raghuveer_v on 2002 May 19 07:33:11

[Erin]

1) first and foremost, It seems that you did a "Search and Replace" on the entire site to convert all occurances of "erin" to "Erin Billy" which left some questions in the structure pactice section corrupted ....

Yeah, you are right on the money! I've been trying to fix that for a few weeks now, but I think I've got it! Please let me know if you find any other mistakes!

2) Even though the design of the site is OK, it can still be improved. Presently, I feel it looks somewhat elementary.
(No doubt, it helps the pages load quickly, for slower net connections)

Yeah, when we designed the site a few years ago, we tried to make every page so that it could load in under 30 seconds with a 28.8 connection, so we went easy on the graphics and content. Furthermore, I've found that whenever I make my site more complicated, the traffic goes down. In other words, the simpler, the better. But, of course, I'd like to hear your opinions!

3) The link "TOEFL Discussion Group" (http://www.TestMagic.com/disc_toefl_frm.htm) on the TOEFL Home Page doesn't work.

Fixed it. Thanks for letting me know.

4) The GRE section of the Discussion Forum is not as lively as the TOEFL forum. I don't know the reason why. Do you?

Yeah, TOEFL stuff is much more active than any other part. To be honest, I think a lot of people who are very, very smart and could contribute greatly are hesitant to contribute because they think their English skills are not sufficient. I wish I could make them believe that all of us here value their input as much as anybody else's...

5) Please include a "Search" feature to search the entire website, not just the forum. for example, I couldn't find the page on "subordinating conjunctions". I know it's there, but can't find it.

Most pages have a search function at the bottom. This capability is provided by Google, which provides excellent results. Google is simply awesome.

I work on this website every day and add stuff all the time. I've got lots of pages that aren't listed for various reasons, but I'm working on getting more pages up.

[raghuveer_v]

Wow!

Not only did you correct the minor flaws i pointed out,
you also launched a new section for "suggestions"!

Great.

and Thankyou for spending your entire time, helping students like us.



Raghuveer.