<p>Garrity, I don't know what Dabu plans to study in college, but if he wants to go into website design or computer science or something along those lines, having a from-the-home website setup that creates websites for other companies, artists, etc, than maintaining a professional website is a very strong EC. If the person wants to be a physical therapist, I wouldn't see it as that great of an EC except for the time requirement. But on the other hand, the communication and promotion for his website so that he's the one building sites and not a competitor, shows some personal strengths.</p>
<p>Cards4Life: I respectfully disagree with you. Doesn't mean that I'm right,just that I think that I am right. I would catagorize an at home web site creation as an academic accomplishment-sort of like doing an extra project at home for extra credit (EC),but not as an extra curricular (EC)activity. If the web site involved a group of students meeting and working together,then okay it is an EC and not an EC. Am I clear on that? However,any EC-whether it be an EC or an EC-if it saves the world,or even a tiny part of it,it is an EC-even if it really only appears to be an EC. Are you with me? Again, I am writing of the real interpretation of an EC,and not just the literal definition of such.</p>
<p>A journal with 300 entries? Anyone can do that, and it doesn't benefit your community or society in any way.</p>
<p>Garrity, I understand where you're coming from and what you're saying. I have my opinion and you have yours. That's what makes discussion. We've both made our points and kept it peaceful and polite (unlike some other threads floating around here). Personally I feel arguing on the internet is pointless and a few typed words won't change someone's opinion on a message board, and that's why I'm not going to drag this out any further. I made my point, you made yours, we both think we're right and that argument would go over and over and over in the same circle. But it's done.</p>
<p>On that note, I'm off to bed!</p>
<p>@Dabu: Your HTML markup is terrible. You obviously used DW's WYSISYG editor and slapped on some images. The CSS is redundant, you're using XHTML improperly, and there is a serious lack of semantic HTML. On one of your pages you have markup preceding the doctype (which you obviously don't know how to use properly) and the code as a whole is a mess. Ever heard of psuedo classes?? I can go on and on.</p>
<p>For those who are unfamiliar with web design, Dabu's work compared to real web design is like comparing paint-by-number to Picasso's work. They both look the same on the outside, but one is worthless while the other requires a level of skill. He did nothing except use $300 software to drag and drop pictures and call himself a web page designer.</p>
<p>Well, how does playing on a basketball team help society?</p>
<p>@SQL</p>
<p>First of all, all of my code was done by hand without any use of a WYSIWYG program. Secondly, there is no "proper" way to use XHTML. It is just like using HTML except for applying a stricter set of standards and was used in Dabu4u for organizational purposes. The website validates and displays correctly in all four major browsers last time I checked. As far as CSS being redundant, there are reasons for everything (some of which you cannot see and some of which are not available yet). Semantic HTML is a personal preference between web developers any many professional developers I have encountered do not agree with its necessity. Also, on some of the sites (KCCP and AAOps), the HTML was not done by myself. I did the PHP work for those sites.</p>
<p>So please SQL, please be quiet when you have no idea what you are talking about. Is my work at the level of a professional that has been coding for the past 20 years? Maybe not, but it is something that I take great pride in and for you to come in here and make uninformed comments is not only rude but irresponsible. The time commitment and leadership required to develop and run an organization or to head up a development team is not determined by how "professional" the site's code is. Frankly sir (or mam?), you are an *******.</p>
<p>Jonathan--not directly, but yes. The teamwork, responsibility, commitment, communication, etc., helps a person grow into that kind of adult. It involves working with others for long hard hours to accomplish a common goal. Having people who can use these skills is very beneficial to society because they are leaders whose traits will rub off on others in the workforce.</p>
<p>Why cant something you do at home be an EC?</p>
<p>When colleges ask for a listing of your Extra Curricular Activities, they want just that. They want to know what your doing with your time. They want insight in to you. </p>
<p>Go for it, tell them you write a journal, play basketball, or whatever. If thats how you spend your time thats how you spend your time. </p>
<p>Just make sure you explain your self. Dont make a day of hoops in the park with your friends in to "weekly competitive basketball tournaments hosted by the Park Association of NY state". </p>
<p>Stay honest, do what you'd like, present your self as a full and realized person and you'll be rewarded for it.</p>