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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfe, Joanna" <joanna.wolfe AT oup.com>
> The feature is a scrolling ticker similar to the one on the Durham
> County Government website (left hand column - under This Week) as seen
> at: http://www.co.durham.nc.us/
> 
> What do you think about this feature?

 I see no reason for it to exist. It is annoying at best. A dynamic 
navigation list in the column would be much more effective in getting 
the people to click on the links. My feeling is that this is a 
wing-ding brought up by someone who likes blinking text on the screen.

 The site seems to be fairly clean except for this "feature". I assume 
that the audience for the site is citizens looking for county gov 
info. How does the feature help them or would it make the search for 
information more difficult for the average citizen? In my estimation 
it would not be helpful to them. Keep it simple. There are much more 
useful and cleaner ways to do announcements, etc.

 Then, I surf the web with Javascript off and I despise HTML email 
messages. YMMV. Enjoy, Roger