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Old 18-12-2006, 12:59 AM
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I put my €0.02 in New Luas website - the muppetry continues in the commuting forum on boards (see below)
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I presume a lot of money was handed over to the design company for this.
The homepage's code does not validate [see here...]. however, given that the designers homepage doesn't validate, I shouln't be surprised. However, the fact that they state in their Accessibility Statement that all pages validate etc is incorrect.
Im not sure why but the 'standard fare' link under the 'custtomer care' drop down brings you to a page which tells me that the standard fare will soon be payable online. What about other fares? Shouldn't this link be under the 'Tickets & Fares' link? There is an FAQ here which is also under FAQs (why have a search FAQs tool?).
There are several grammatical errors throughout (e.g. i instead of I).
The developers seem unsure of what an email address should look like - luascustomercare.ie.
As for the language drop down - why not just list all available languages there?

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the luas.ie is a laugh. the buttons are how can I put this "huge".
You can not miss them.
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re: Luas.

I'm terribly disappointed, as I consider Luas to be one of the truly great public transport systems in Europe.

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This website is designed to make your journey on Luas a pleasant one. The site is designed to be fully accessible to everyone and easy to use.

You will find on the website answers to the most commonly asked questions from routes and frequencies, the ticket that best suits your travel needs, safety guidelines to information on some of Dublin’s best known tourist attractions.
Also, I'm dubious about sites that have to explain to me what the site is about. Shouldn't it be obvious, or more precisely shouldn't it be about what people want it to be about (if you get what I mean)?

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I still have to give it to

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/home/


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Bus Éireann - Home


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Yeah. An absolute pig that site is.
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I actually contacted CIE about this. I told them I was doing a report and would like to get in touch with who designed the site.

They replied saying that the site is currently being redesigned as a result of feedback over the past few months.

Looking forward to the new face.
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I actually contacted CIE about this. I told them I was doing a report and would like to get in touch with who designed the site.

They replied saying that the site is currently being redesigned as a result of feedback over the past few months.

Looking forward to the new face.


interesting - but still doesnt explain why it still looks the way it does - since early november of last year when it was first spotted
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interesting - but still doesnt explain why it still looks the way it does - since early november of last year when it was first spotted
I agree. I was simply trying to find out what company got the tender and duplicate what they are doing to get the business (Except do it right).
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I particularly like the way the menu images have been prostituted and stretched out to use for those "Buy your tickets online" and "Bus Eireann News" boxes, just priceless.
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