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June 30, 2005
Usability Views - 10,000 articles done so far
Three years ago I created Usability Views. It was an attempt to collect and organise links to articles that were of interest to me.
You are now reading article number ten thousand. That means that I have added an average of ten articles a day for the last three years. Phewwwwwww.
Why would anyone do such a thing?
Well it isn't for the money that's for sure. Whilst I do earn enough from ads and amazon links to just about cover my hosting costs I donate my time and effort for nothing.
Being an atheist I know that I won't get my reward in heaven, but that's Ok because the friends I have made through the site is reward enough for me.
Thanks to everyone who has given me support and help during the early days, especially the Webword crew (you know who you are).
However there are two people who deserve extra special thanks. My wife Heather and nine month old son Gabriel. At various times during the week they will hear those ominous words "I'm just updating my website." I will then disappear for an hour or so while I check my source sites and add any new articles that take my fancy.
Gabriel wanted to say hi to all of those people from all over the world who visit his dad's site, so here he is waving hello.
If you are a regular visitor or a first time viewer, why not come over and leave me a message. It would be really great if you could spare the time just to say hello.
Or maybe you would like to post a link to picture of you waving back at Gabriel.
Ps: here are some links to the site from the wayback machine so you can see how Usability Views has changed over the years.
11 Oct 2002 - 628 articles
28 Nov 2002 - 2,421 articles
16 Jun 2003 - 4,524 articles (a little bit political)
22 Jun 2004 - 8,059 articles
June 30, 2005 in Usability | Permalink
Comments
Hi Gabriel - I visit your Dad's website almost every day - he's a worldwide phenomenon. In future we'll understand if he's too busy taking you for walks and swims...
Posted by: Zef | 6 Jul 2005 00:49:53
Chris, here's a wave to Gabriel and a lifted glass to you! Thank you for your continuing sharp eye and ascerbic sense of humour...
I'm not sure your wife will thank me for it, but I look forward to the 20,000th...
Ann
Posted by: Ann | 4 Jul 2005 12:21:02
Ah Chris, congratulations.
I have admired your work for a long time, and you write almost as prolifically as I do. Except I'm rich. HA HA HA HA.
And your links should be blue and underlined.
Best regards
Jakob
Posted by: Jakob Nielsen | 2 Jul 2005 19:00:42
Hello Chris,
Amazing work!! Congratulations on your site posting the 10,000th article, a great achievement that!!! I have been thoroughly enjoying and learning a lot from your site and it is a tribute to your dedication that what you started for yourself is now a homepage for many a member in the UX community..
My best wishes to you and your family!!!!
Posted by: sudhindra | 2 Jul 2005 05:27:40
Great work! I've been reading Usability Views almost since day 1, and keep coming back for more. Thank you for everything!
Posted by: Marjut | 1 Jul 2005 03:59:48
Chris,
Over the years I've immensely enjoyed your meticulous work at Usability Views. I read it every day, you are my 'eyes and ears' for all usability stuff on the web. Thanks!
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Oskar van Rijswijk | 30 Jun 2005 22:16:17
Chris -
A great big v-2 "hooah!" for all the hard work you've done. You know I rely on you to be not merely a trusted resource, but the "loyal opposition" - your work has done so much to puncture the fatuity which can overwhelm the UX community if we let it.
Again, many thanks, with all the best wishes from a big fan.
Posted by: adam | 30 Jun 2005 22:06:36
congrats, chris and keep up the awesome work. userati unite!
Posted by: Kevin Cheng | 30 Jun 2005 21:27:15
