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CHS1975.Com — in General

     CHS1975.Com is designed to help you share interesting, relevant and useful information with our classmates, on a system that is intuitive and easy to use. There are no frills (or annoyances) such as "Flash" splash pages, streaming videos, or background music, so the site will ordinarily work efficiently even with slower computers and dial-up Internet connections. The site is privately hosted by Dean Jones, a 1975 graduate of Carthage High School, so there is no commercial advertising or third-party content.

     To eliminate spam nuisances and outright abuse by web trolls, CHS1975.Com is fully moderated. This means that everything submitted is received, reviewed, manually added and uploaded to the web server by me, Dean Jones. If you'd like to volunteer to maintain this website, by all means let me know.

     With sensitivity to your privacy concerns, information about you that may appear on the site is limited to what you choose to make available. If you elect to publish your email address for your classmates, it will be coded using a simple system of character entities which usually defeats spambots spidering the site in search of saleable email addresses. If you wish to provide a broad spectrum of information about yourself, your family or your life in general, this site has provisions for directing your classmates to your personal website, MySpace profile or any other social or professional networking URL you may wish to share.

Website Navigation

     The website is designed for easy navigation. Two menus, with links to its mainline content, appear on the home page, and only on the home page. Links to primary content appear at the left of the page. Links to useful resources or items of special interest appear at the bottom of the page.

     A few pages have subordinate links; links to content that is only relevant within the context of that page. An example is pages with forms that you can use to submit information for that particular page. Otherwise, all pages link back to the home page, and its main menus.

Classmate Contact Information

     The "Classmates" page is the central resource for information about others. Classmates are listed in alphabetical order, by their original surnames. All are included; not just those on the graduation roster. Information provided can include:

     • Full original name
     • Married name (as applicable)
     • Spouses name (as applicable)
     • Place of permanent residence
     • Current email address
     • URL of personal website or online personal profile

     Names of married classmates appear on the "Classmates" page like this:

Smith, Mary Jane (Doe) — Pleasantville, ST

- or -

Doe, John R (Mary Jane) — Pleasantville, ST

If the classmate has chosen to share their email address, mousing over their name, as in the examples above, will reveal their email address as a "mailto" link on the status bar at the bottom of the browser window. Click on the name to provide a pre-addressed email message form.
Mouse over the names in parentheses to see the spouse's name, if there is one, appear as pop-up title tip.
If the classmate has provided a link to a personal web page, social networking profile, or other source of additional information about themselves, that will be indicated on the status bar as you mouse over their place of residence ("City, ST"). Clicking on their place of residence will bring up that resource.

     This information is available only from the "Classmates" page. Links to people provided on other pages, for example on the "Guestbook" page, will merely bring you to their listing on the "Classmates" page.

Privacy/Cookies/Copyrights

     Please see the "disclaimers page" for information about these concerns.

Web Browser Compatibility

     The CHS1975.Com website is hand-coded and tested in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 to assure compatability with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 3. I myself prefer Mozilla Firefox.

PDF Viewer

     Some content is provided in the Adobe PDF ("Portable Document Format"). An example is the scanned pages of our high school yearbook. Clicking on links to PDF files should result in those pages appearing in your browser window. If that does not work for you, please install the free Adobe Reader. You may download it here. The installation will automatically configure the Adobe Reader as a browser helper.

     You may also download PDF files and save them on your hard drive for off-line viewing with the Adobe Reader. Simply right-click the link to the PDF file, and select "Save Target As..." (IE) or "Save Link As..." (Firefox) from the context menu that pops up.

Want to start your own class web site?

     If you would like to start your own class web site for a different year, the source code is available to you at no charge. You would only have to enter your own data for your class. This website is simple and easy to use without annoying bells & whistles. If you're interested in starting your own "Class Of XXXX" web site, I'll be glad to show you how I did it using a template from the link on the bottom right of home page.

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	Help - User Guide CHS1975.Com — in General CHS1975.Com is designed to help you share interesting, relevant and useful information with our classmates, on a system that is intuitive and easy to use. There are no frills (or annoyances) such as "Flash" splash pages, streaming videos, or background music, so the site will ordinarily work efficiently even with slower computers and dial-up Internet connections. The site is privately hosted by Dean Jones, a 1975 graduate of Carthage High School, so there is no commercial advertising or third-party content. To eliminate spam nuisances and outright abuse by web trolls, CHS1975.Com is fully moderated. This means that everything submitted is received, reviewed, manually added and uploaded to the web server by me, Dean Jones. If you'd like to volunteer to maintain this website, by all means let me know. With sensitivity to your privacy concerns, information about you that may appear on the site is limited to what you choose to make available. If you elect to publish your email address for your classmates, it will be coded using a simple system of character entities which usually defeats spambots spidering the site in search of saleable email addresses. If you wish to provide a broad spectrum of information about yourself, your family or your life in general, this site has provisions for directing your classmates to your personal website, MySpace profile or any other social or professional networking URL you may wish to share. Website Navigation The website is designed for easy navigation. Two menus, with links to its mainline content, appear on the home page, and only on the home page. Links to primary content appear at the left of the page. Links to useful resources or items of special interest appear at the bottom of the page. A few pages have subordinate links; links to content that is only relevant within the context of that page. An example is pages with forms that you can use to submit information for that particular page. Otherwise, all pages link back to the home page, and its main menus. Classmate Contact Information The "Classmates" page is the central resource for information about others. Classmates are listed in alphabetical order, by their original surnames. All are included; not just those on the graduation roster. Information provided can include: • Full original name • Married name (as applicable) • Spouses name (as applicable) • Place of permanent residence • Current email address • URL of personal website or online personal profile Names of married classmates appear on the "Classmates" page like this: Smith, Mary Jane (Doe) — Pleasantville, ST - or - Doe, John R (Mary Jane) — Pleasantville, ST If the classmate has chosen to share their email address, mousing over their name, as in the examples above, will reveal their email address as a "mailto" link on the status bar at the bottom of the browser window. Click on the name to provide a pre-addressed email message form. Mouse over the names in parentheses to see the spouse's name, if there is one, appear as pop-up title tip. If the classmate has provided a link to a personal web page, social networking profile, or other source of additional information about themselves, that will be indicated on the status bar as you mouse over their place of residence ("City, ST"). Clicking on their place of residence will bring up that resource. This information is available only from the "Classmates" page. Links to people provided on other pages, for example on the "Guestbook" page, will merely bring you to their listing on the "Classmates" page. Privacy/Cookies/Copyrights Please see the "disclaimers page" for information about these concerns. Web Browser Compatibility The CHS1975.Com website is hand-coded and tested in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 to assure compatability with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 3. I myself prefer Mozilla Firefox. PDF Viewer Some content is provided in the Adobe PDF ("Portable Document Format"). An example is the scanned pages of our high school yearbook. Clicking on links to PDF files should result in those pages appearing in your browser window. If that does not work for you, please install the free Adobe Reader. You may download it here. The installation will automatically configure the Adobe Reader as a browser helper. You may also download PDF files and save them on your hard drive for off-line viewing with the Adobe Reader. Simply right-click the link to the PDF file, and select "Save Target As..." (IE) or "Save Link As..." (Firefox) from the context menu that pops up. Want to start your own class web site? If you would like to start your own class web site for a different year, the source code is available to you at no charge. You would only have to enter your own data for your class. This website is simple and easy to use without annoying bells & whistles. If you're interested in starting your own "Class Of XXXX" web site, I'll be glad to show you how I did it using a template from the link on the bottom right of home page.
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