oreoresti t1_iuifukk wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Reply to comment by k1lk1 in "The Queens Public Library has launched an online archive of information on over 1,300 people whom schools, streets, buildings, parks, monuments and other public spaces across the borough have been named after." by yourbasicgeek

This is a bit aggressive, take it easy. You know the city has been cutting the budget every year for years now. The fucking children’s librarians get like less than 200$ a year to spend on stuff.

It cost a lot of money to upgrade those things. They probably paid a lot of money for the upgrade that moved their systems off of fucking MS DOS, and no shit it is far from perfect.

If you know how to program websites, I’d suggest volunteering to help make it better. Support libraries, support people and politicians who support libraries.

k1lk1 t1_iuig65f wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:02 PM

I guarantee you all that fancy shit cost them MORE money than if they just defined something simple in the contract.

They were trying to be relevant, and it looks like trash, and actively impedes people looking for information.

Yes, I am a software engineer. They don't just let randos work on their web design. If they did, I would be more than willing to cull all of the junk.

oreoresti t1_iuigggl wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:04 PM

I agree, decisions were made by people who maybe were not aware of all the best practices for web design. It probably cost a lot of money. The point is, to fix it is not so simple. I don’t understand the aggression

k1lk1 t1_iuigql3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:06 PM

It's bluntness. Not aggression. This is NYC, surely you understand the difference.