This is just to give a little progress on what has been done so far from my end, (better late than never!) and to offer apologies for the errors and slips that inevitably come along the way. The restructuring work and reconfiguration of images continues to bring up errors and inconsistencies. With perseverance, it should all look tidy eventually.
Site Structure
The restructure, it is hoped, will bring easier navigation around the wealth of pages that the site has had to offer. Some of the finest content here has been sorely neglected (though I hope not to overstate the case), and hopefully the different areas of the site will now be easier to navigate. The restructuring may not yet be fully complete, and links to pages and images will continue to break despite all best efforts to keep track of them all when any movement or restructuring takes place (The Series Guides page is one of the biggest victims, and is one under watch for correction). Even if current news is not in abundance, this can still be a site that propagates high quality content. A full index for the site is in the planning, which will underpin the whole regeneration, and will include the invaluable IKM too.
Media
Media updates, specifically images, have been my most recent priority.
Rise and Fall
All Series pages should now have higher quality images, all nicely embedded through Rokbox to offer the extra sharpness in the thumbnail with the full-size option. It has been good to occasionally add more images where allowable, which adds more visual depth and completeness to the pages. Inspired by Forester’s summaries on the Lexicon [example], most quests now feature images of individual advisors [example]. Some image pages have been reorganised to give more coherence. Series 6, Level 2 now has a WitchHaven, for example, which did not exist before.
The neat thumbnail display will allow some areas (likely Experiences) to be condensed. A gallery page of thumbnails is more palatable than twenty clicks through a full-size gallery; such changes could facilitate navigation to encourage interest rather than discourage it.
Old and New
The Challenge Poker adverts that come with the new captures have been a hindrance. Series 3 is worst affected, whilst Series 8 suffers from large Millionaire ads. I am editing images to remove the adverts with reasonable success, but it has been a fairly time-consuming process and it will now be continued once all other image work is done.
Many clips and images that have been taken from VHS rips (much of the Behind the Scenes / CITV etc), we obviously cannot improve to the same standard. If anyone has access to better quality versions of such content, that would be very welcome.
Troubleshooting
Many of the remaining images across the site were joined together prior to the transfer, but now have had to be separated again and re-done. Some images are not showing due to permissions issues, small mistakes, or where the image size is smaller than the standard thumbnail. Many apologies for this. I suggest that if anyone has been hyper-linking pages or images and values their accuracy, they might like to check the integrity of those links. One can only hope for a combination of pedantry and patience. I hope that we can keep the ‘Website corrections’ thread alive, and I am glad of your help to continue the exacting standards the site has always sought to uphold.
Corrections
One of the most joyous aspects of all of the content work so far has been noting some absolutely choice corrections. Some of the finest include:
• That great Hampshire town of Lipuk [Liphook]. [Series 5, Team 1]]
• Folly’s French masterpiece, ‘En contre’ [Au contraire]. [Series 1, Team 6]
• Confusion over poor Alexander’s gender [no doubt owing to the splendiferous pink shell-suit bottoms; now corrected].
![Image](http://www.knightmare.com/images/stories/series4/teams/team7/team7alexander_thumb.jpg)
• There was also quite a cool gaffe regarding either Smirkenorff or the Brollachan, which I cannot remember off the top of my head. [Will amend if I come across it]
This is absolutely meant to celebrate (and not in any sense undermine) the amazing work of our glorious alumnus webmaster, Nick, and to accentuate the joys to be found in working so closely with the site material. Are there any more delights out there that have been missed? Please record your finds here, or at the Corrections thread.
What Next?
There is still some material to come in the near future! Clearly, the video content needs to be updated to complement the image work. Aside from that, there will hopefully be some extra snippets on Chevalier, the Timegate pilot clip, and a few other bits and pieces.
Onwards and upwards (or downwards – whichever you see as the most positive!)
Keith / KaM
PS: If you have not yet come across it, please do visit David Rowe’s forum appearance here, and his website: http://davidrowe.net.