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Graeme · 23-11-2008, 05:06 PM

im not sure, depends whos looking at it - without the Ws is the cool kids version.

Aaron · 23-11-2008, 05:10 PM

You put everything different down to people being "cool".

It's modern, knowledgeable kids doing it the right way, not cool kids.

Why does a website need a www subdomain (which is what the www. is).

As you can probably all tell, this poll wasn't to help me make a decision, it was to find out how wrong people are.

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

Scopeslave · 23-11-2008, 05:14 PM

Im not that bothered, but if I had to chose then I go with the www. Old habits die hard.

Maus652 · 23-11-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

ooo! ooo! I don't!

I just say....facebook.com slash profile

or whatever I'm going for here.

Liam · 23-11-2008, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

You put everything different down to people being "cool".

It's modern, knowledgeable kids doing it the right way, not cool kids.

Why does a website need a www subdomain (which is what the www. is).

As you can probably all tell, this poll wasn't to help me make a decision, it was to find out how wrong people are.

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

I agree, but I guess it's tradition and most people are used to it.

When typing a website, I never type the www. - but that's partially because firefox dos'nt neeed it.

And when giving some-one a web-address I don't say the www. , but every-one on telly does.

abomufc108 · 23-11-2008, 06:43 PM

WWW

BlackGarden87 · 23-11-2008, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

Never but visually it looks better with a www.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divine Medibuh

When typing a website, I never type the www. - but that's partially because firefox dos'nt neeed it.

Not really true - whether the www. is needed depends on the website (specifically its server/s), not the browser. I sometimes buy clothes from routeone.co.uk, but if you enter just "routeone.co.uk" in your browser, oops, does not work. Add the www. and it works. Good example of a poorly set up server there, really both versions should work.

But to be perfectly honest... If it's a .com website I never type www.blahblahblah.com I just type "blahblahblah" and hit ctrl+enter to let Firefox fill in the blanks.

Aaron · 23-11-2008, 07:09 PM

But if both versions work, our wonderful friend Google (and other search engines - apparently they exist!) decides that you have 2 versions of your site with duplicate content, which is why a decision should always be made, and all requests to the "wrong" URL silently redirected.

I've taken the decision to redirect all http://www.* requests to http://*, just because it seems like the most sensible choice. Digg does it, Twitter does it, Pownce does it, every decent company does it.

MySpace and Google force the www., but then Google is a pretty old fashioned company and MySpace has never done anything right.

www. is deprecated.
Why Using No WWW Can Boost Your Pagerank |

EAUK_Aurora · 23-11-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

I always do because invariably if I leave it out people ask if it starts with www.

There are plenty of people who are still not that comfortable and knowledgeable about such things and need walking through things as simple as URLs.

simmiscarlett · 24-11-2008, 09:04 PM

With w's, but it doesn't make much of a difference to me.

xXx

Ayeffen · 24-11-2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

I never do. It reminds me a bit of when my Grandad tries to give me links to websites over the phone.

"It's doubleyou-doubleyou-doubleyou-dot,this is a website-dot-co-dot-uk".

limabifrost · 25-11-2008, 01:22 PM

Www. I'm just used to seeing them there, it's like a comforting little friend. Like the internets Blankie.

Aaron · 25-11-2008, 01:34 PM

Well it's time to grow up! No more blankie for you.

limabifrost · 25-11-2008, 01:41 PM

You're never too old for blankie!

Aaron · 25-11-2008, 01:50 PM

Desmond says you are. Desmond is right.

limabifrost · 25-11-2008, 02:27 PM

Is Desmond the name of your Blankie?

Aaron · 25-11-2008, 02:28 PM

Desmond is the name of my lover.

Maus652 · 25-11-2008, 02:39 PM

He's given up on women, now, you see. ToolSoldier pushed him over the edge.

limabifrost · 25-11-2008, 02:42 PM

I see. Still, it's a bit wierd having a blankie for a lover.

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23-11-2008, 06:43 PM	#31 (permalink)
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25-11-2008, 01:22 PM	#37 (permalink)
limabifrost Forum Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Age: 22 Gender: Female Posts: 4,522	Www. I'm just used to seeing them there, it's like a comforting little friend. Like the internets Blankie. __________________ Limabifrost Forum Moderator Feel free to call me Emma Forum Rules

25-11-2008, 01:41 PM	#39 (permalink)
limabifrost Forum Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Age: 22 Gender: Female Posts: 4,522	You're never too old for blankie! __________________ Limabifrost Forum Moderator Feel free to call me Emma Forum Rules

23-11-2008, 05:10 PM	#27 (permalink)
Aaron EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27,982	You put everything different down to people being "cool". It's modern, knowledgeable kids doing it the right way, not cool kids. Why does a website need a www subdomain (which is what the www. is). As you can probably all tell, this poll wasn't to help me make a decision, it was to find out how wrong people are. How often, when giving someone a URL (vocally), do you mention the www.? I hope it's never.

23-11-2008, 05:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
Scopeslave Rookie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex - U.K. Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 340	Im not that bothered, but if I had to chose then I go with the www. Old habits die hard.

23-11-2008, 07:09 PM	#33 (permalink)
Aaron EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27,982	But if both versions work, our wonderful friend Google (and other search engines - apparently they exist!) decides that you have 2 versions of your site with duplicate content, which is why a decision should always be made, and all requests to the "wrong" URL silently redirected. I've taken the decision to redirect all http://www.* requests to http://*, just because it seems like the most sensible choice. Digg does it, Twitter does it, Pownce does it, every decent company does it. MySpace and Google force the www., but then Google is a pretty old fashioned company and MySpace has never done anything right. www. is deprecated. Why Using No WWW Can Boost Your Pagerank \|

25-11-2008, 01:34 PM	#38 (permalink)
Aaron EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27,982	Well it's time to grow up! No more blankie for you.

25-11-2008, 01:50 PM	#40 (permalink)
Aaron EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27,982	Desmond says you are. Desmond is right.

25-11-2008, 02:27 PM	#41 (permalink)
limabifrost Forum Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Age: 22 Gender: Female Posts: 4,522	Is Desmond the name of your Blankie? __________________ Limabifrost Forum Moderator Feel free to call me Emma Forum Rules

25-11-2008, 02:28 PM	#42 (permalink)
Aaron EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27,982	Desmond is the name of my lover.

25-11-2008, 02:42 PM	#44 (permalink)
limabifrost Forum Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Age: 22 Gender: Female Posts: 4,522	I see. Still, it's a bit wierd having a blankie for a lover. __________________ Limabifrost Forum Moderator Feel free to call me Emma Forum Rules