The discussion board is directory-specific , which means discussions cannot be moved to a new machine. Additionally, the use of server-side JavaScript caused difficulties in all but the very latest browser software. The use of frames makes it impossible for search engines to access. The designers broke the back button on standard browsers. Because the site uses a meta refresh tag to push the lower left frame from animation to animation, the user can t use the back button.
Users rely on the back button, and by breaking it the site becomes difficult to use.
None of the messages provide the recipient with any indication that the message came from MuniMall. Moreover, only one of these links the one to Sherrell Steele should be present on this page. The links to the Minister and the Grants Administrator should be placed on more appropriate pages. This is because it has been set up as an addendum, like a little room off to the side where conversation is to take place. No effort has been made to integrate it with the site s contents, and therefore, no topic of discussion has been suggested.