Your Thoughts

Not from what I see. Not even the splash page validates.

Well, it does validate CSS & XHTML if I strictly use the tags but not inside of the php page. It gives me errors, but the code is good. So perhaps it's not 100%, but it's as close to valid as it's gonna get for right now.

Any other comments other than its validity?

~Brett

I think the site would benefit well from a drop shadow around the left and right content edges, to give it some depth. You already have a #wrapper div surrounded by (ulp) <center></center>. Just apply the bg image on that element with the necessary shadowing (or not).

background: #fff url(somebg.gif) 0 0 repeat-direction;

Other than that, the page looks all right. You seriously should validate this code when you have the time. It matters more than you think.

Antibland

Cool, thanks for the thoughts.

Why the "(ulp)" (which I'm guessing is *gulp) with my center tags? Setting the body{ text-align: center;} didn't work for me so I had to resort to using them.

~Brett

The center tag is a deprecated html tag, and should not be used. To center a site on any modern browser, you can do the following. You already have a #wrapper div, so this should be easy to fix.

body { text-align: center; } 
#wrapper { margin: 0 auto; }

Antibland

http://www.ridgeswimclub.org

~Brett

Lose the intro page. You're just creating another layer of space between your visitors and the information you want them to see. One click might not seem like much, but you only have a few seconds to get your intiial message across before people start clicking away from your site. Don't waste those seconds on an intro page. From what I can tell, however, most of your visitors will be community people specifically looking for some information before they click away: When is the pool open? How much does it cost? Can we bring something to eat? Stuff like that.

Other than that, your layout is good, and I like your menu. Get it to validate and I think you've got a nice-looking, functional website.