Project Abandoned

I hate to do this, but I pulled the plug on RateAJohn last night. I'd love to continue the project, but other things to do took priority over it. If anyone wants to buy the domain, let me know. Right now it points to my wife's updated justkeepingbusy.com project.

I've Not Given Up

I have 100 other projects I need to complete before I can do more work on RateAJohn. I'll post more as soon as I get back into development.

Still Working

I haven't forgotten about RateAJohn.com. I've been working on some other projects and I'm trying to get some more testing done.

My brother travels quite a bit and I've asked him to play around on the site and let me know his opinions. Up to now he hasn't done any ratings. He called me yesterday to let me know an amateur comedian friend of his was going to do a routine in his act about RateAJohn. I am, of course, flattered; but, the site's no where near being "ready for prime time."

I asked bro why he hasn't tested it up to now. He told me he doesn't like the way it looks and he's waiting until I dress it up a bit. I had to explain to him that we're still testing the programming and, although I have an artist mulling over concepts for me I'm not going to pay him for real work until I know the site is really ready for the public.

I'm hoping, now, that he'll start putting in some ratings. Perhaps his comedian friend will generate a little buzz about the site and get some more testers in there.

In the meantime, I'm still working on some other projects which have forced me to put RateAJohn on the back burner for a time. I'm hoping I'll have those projects wrapped up soon and I can get going on this site again.

Updating The Look

I've been working on some large projects at my day job and also working on a couple sites for others, so I've had to let RateAJohn rest for a while. In the meantime, I've gotten some great suggestions which I have started to implemented.

I'm also working a bit on the appearance of the site. I'm not an expert in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by any means, so it's also a learning experience. I have a certain look in mind for the ratings display and I'm working towards that look right now. Things are going to change here and there in the next days, but the site will function just as before.

I would still like some testers. Please feel free to sign up and rate some johns and let me know how your experience was.

New Features Coming

My wife is quite the web-savvy gal. She's been going over the interface and came up with some great ideas.

Unfortunately, I have to finish her web site before I can start working on RateAJohn again.

Please keep testing and send in your comments and suggestions, too.

Does There Have to Be A Law?

Florida Bill Would Require Restrooms to Have Toilet Paper at All Times

Maybe I'm just naive, but does there have to be a law requiring restaurants to keep up their rest rooms?

I guess there must be. If all places kept up their rest rooms, there'd be no need to a site like RateAJohn.com.

Having inspectors check out rest rooms isn't a bad idea. They're going to be in the place inspecting the rest of the place, why not have them check the rest rooms?

New Categories Added

I added "mall" and "government building" to the establishment list. I pondered the idea of adding "hospital," but as I thought about it I felt hospitals weren't really "public" buildings in the sense of full public access like other types of places. If someone can give me a compelling reason to add "hospital" I will certainly consider it again.