Do people "pass by" plain-text sites?

[Mike McGuire]

On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, KAREN SCHNEIDER wrote:

> On another discussion list, in the midst of  a debate about the
> relative value of graphics on websites, the statement was made
> that "there are MANY,MANY people who will pass a plain, text
> only (no graphics) site right by."  

Geez ... let's hope not.

It's been my experience that content-rich sites get their richness from
the text they contain, not the graphics. Sure, they're nice to look at and
add a bit of interest (along with bandwidth) and many of the pictures
occasionally complement the text. 

Mike McGuire
Library Director 
Community Network Administrator